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<blockquote data-quote="fluxed" data-source="post: 2000529" data-attributes="member: 26125"><p>Im a huge fan of the 22-250 or 220 Swift for starters/younger kids. A 55 grain Hornady soft point at 3600-3800 will enter about 2-3 inches before it begins to come apart. It dumps the entire bullet energy into the animal (roughly 1500-1700 ft/lbs) VS shooting a larger caliber straight through and losing some of the energy to the exit. With this; the kids can keep the shots under 150 yards, not freak out or flinch over recoil, and learn to hone their skills. Once they learn to be good shooters you can move up the caliber and distance they will shoot and the 22-250 can be moved to coyote, etc and the range extended to 500-600 yards. This idea serves to teach them longer range shooting. So if they get a big daddy hung up out there at 400 or so yards one day they will have the experience to make those longer shots. </p><p></p><p>22-250, Swift, 224 Wby</p><p>243 or 7mm-08</p><p>Some 30 caliber</p><p>338 or 375 </p><p></p><p>Building a long relationship with a mild caliber puts a solid base under their belts when they want to move up. A 22-250 is not exactly a super loud cartridge either when compared to say a 30 caliber and it will drop a deer like a stone with a clean heart or lung shot every time.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="fluxed, post: 2000529, member: 26125"] Im a huge fan of the 22-250 or 220 Swift for starters/younger kids. A 55 grain Hornady soft point at 3600-3800 will enter about 2-3 inches before it begins to come apart. It dumps the entire bullet energy into the animal (roughly 1500-1700 ft/lbs) VS shooting a larger caliber straight through and losing some of the energy to the exit. With this; the kids can keep the shots under 150 yards, not freak out or flinch over recoil, and learn to hone their skills. Once they learn to be good shooters you can move up the caliber and distance they will shoot and the 22-250 can be moved to coyote, etc and the range extended to 500-600 yards. This idea serves to teach them longer range shooting. So if they get a big daddy hung up out there at 400 or so yards one day they will have the experience to make those longer shots. 22-250, Swift, 224 Wby 243 or 7mm-08 Some 30 caliber 338 or 375 Building a long relationship with a mild caliber puts a solid base under their belts when they want to move up. A 22-250 is not exactly a super loud cartridge either when compared to say a 30 caliber and it will drop a deer like a stone with a clean heart or lung shot every time. [/QUOTE]
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