I like the reduced load or Lite .308 option. I would try that yourself first and see if you think she could handle it. I would not let her shoot the .308 with a standard ammo. It is very hard to desensitized a young person to the experience of heavy recoil. You don't want to scare her. Hunting / Shooting should be fun. If you want to buy her her own rifle I also think the .243 is a good option... maybe a 7mm-08.
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Gumpbuck
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My wife shoots a Ruger American youth model in 308. She has seen me "scope" myself with my 270 and is very concerned about recoil.
She loves her 308, feels very comfortable shooting it and put her first two bucks on the ground with it this year.
She loves her 308, feels very comfortable shooting it and put her first two bucks on the ground with it this year.
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Maybe. I wouldn't start her on a bolt gun in 308, butttttttt I have several 308 gas guns with adjustable collapsible stocks and my 12 year old can shoot it with no fear.
joeythehunter
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can't find it
but maybe one of the members has it
a chart that shows caliber and the ft/lbs of recoil energy
something close to memory was
.243 = 12 ft/lbs
7mag = 22 ft/lbs
keep in mind that recoil is proportionate to the size of the rifle
started my son with a Rem Model 7 Youth in 7-08
and the factory 140gr loads were a hard kicker
reduced loads were the ticket
but maybe one of the members has it
a chart that shows caliber and the ft/lbs of recoil energy
something close to memory was
.243 = 12 ft/lbs
7mag = 22 ft/lbs
keep in mind that recoil is proportionate to the size of the rifle
started my son with a Rem Model 7 Youth in 7-08
and the factory 140gr loads were a hard kicker
reduced loads were the ticket
00Beau
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6.5 Creedmoor, Hornady Eldx 143 grain Precision Hunter ammo. 6.5 out performs 308, lots less recoil. Shot the 3 hogs in my avatar picture last weekend, DRT.
Major Wader
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rwh
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7mm-08, 6.5 creedmoor, .6.5x55 swede and a few others can all do what a .308 will do with less recoil.
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Cool chart! 600 Nitro Express looks like a fine choice for hunters
Major Wader
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This chart is what interested me in the .257 Roberts. Very light recoil, and it has a 100 yard energy advantage on the .243.
I killed two very nice bucks with it this past season. One fell over, the other made it almost 20 yards.
110 grain Nosler Accubond at 3000 FPS
I killed two very nice bucks with it this past season. One fell over, the other made it almost 20 yards.
110 grain Nosler Accubond at 3000 FPS
furtaker
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That's a good chart but the problem is that the rifle weights are all over the place so it's hard to make a good comparison. Rifle weight plays a major factor in recoil.
spearjunky
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I would just use reduced recoil ammo I have a 12 year old who has a 7mm-08, who shoots it with no problems she started shooting it at 8 and she is very small
willie1971
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In hancock??
one hogman
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The creedmoor might be great as a long range target steel plate popper but in the hunting woods under normal deer/hog killing ranges there is no way it out performs a .308, the 308 has a bigger bore, carries a heavier bullet and has more energy.
one hogman
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The bullets today really make the smaller calibers kill a LOT better than they use to IMO!!
one hogman
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They make Tikkas in .308 too, lol, I got a T3 lightweight in .06 it is a tack driver!!
SakoL61R
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If you reload or want to start, go with a .308 and don't look back.
Starter / target rounds:
Between 10 & 14 grains of Trail Boss behind a 150gr boolit. The recoil-o-meter is rather low (14 gr = about 1400fps).... slightly lower recoil than a .204 Ruger.
https://www.hodgdon.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/trail-boss-reduced-loads-r_p.pdf
Hunting and practice loads:
Reduced H4895 loads with a light boolit. (My fave and field tested last year-125 Nosler BT running around 2250 fps.) Put it in the boiler and it's lights out! (recoil is about like a 7.62x39).
https://www.hodgdon.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/h4895-reduced-rifle-loads.pdf
My son, (almost 7) with his Ruger compact .308 and Trail Boss loads (was not happy about his "flier"
haha!). He'll shoot a box of 50 and want more....
And yeah, he rolls his own under my supervision.
Starter / target rounds:
Between 10 & 14 grains of Trail Boss behind a 150gr boolit. The recoil-o-meter is rather low (14 gr = about 1400fps).... slightly lower recoil than a .204 Ruger.
https://www.hodgdon.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/trail-boss-reduced-loads-r_p.pdf
Hunting and practice loads:
Reduced H4895 loads with a light boolit. (My fave and field tested last year-125 Nosler BT running around 2250 fps.) Put it in the boiler and it's lights out! (recoil is about like a 7.62x39).
https://www.hodgdon.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/h4895-reduced-rifle-loads.pdf
My son, (almost 7) with his Ruger compact .308 and Trail Boss loads (was not happy about his "flier"
haha!). He'll shoot a box of 50 and want more....And yeah, he rolls his own under my supervision.
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deers2ward
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The creedmoor might be great as a long range target steel plate popper but in the hunting woods under normal deer/hog killing ranges there is no way it out performs a .308, the 308 has a bigger bore, carries a heavier bullet and has more energy.
This^^
glynr329
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243 great gun for a young girl.
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