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2006-12-07 13:45:58 · 23 answers · asked by julia r 1 in Sports Outdoor Recreation Hunting

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The kind you buy in the toy department.

2006-12-07 13:54:45 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1 9

Bound had a good answer.

It has to fit the person. I consider .223 a little too light for deer and it is illegal is some states.

The .243 is nice gun for deer and is a flat shooter. The wind does take the bullet a bit and they should practice alot.

The .270 is nice for deer, elk, moose, bear as is the .30/06. Both can be had is some good nice reduced recoil loads and come in rifles that are pretty light. Some have compensators so they can be light but not kick too much, browning a-bolt comes to mind. Also, with .270 or .30/06 you don't need a new rifle later on. I started hunting with a .30-30 when I was 12. Only because my dad didn't have at that time a spare rifle to use, other than his competition gun which he sure as hell wasn't going to use hunting. So he had an 06 and I had his old .30-30 from when he was in Wisconsin, for 150 yds or less it is a good gun and was as heavy as the .30/06 but was short and thus felt lighter and better. But, if your 13 year old is a good size he/she might be able to support the .270/ or .30/06 and thus you would only have to buy one rifle. I am a small guy 5' 4" and a 140lbs and was a little less than that when 13 and could lug a heavy WWI U.S. enfield sporterized .30/06 in the field and shoot it, so should other 13 year olds. This is mountains and back then we hiked our butts off!!!! Dad of course carried the 06 alot of the times but gave me the 06 when sitting so I would have a better chance. Other times I didn't except so he could have a better chance.

Hope that helps, everyone is different, so it depends on the kid.

2006-12-07 17:30:03 · answer #2 · answered by az outdoorsmen 2 · 0 1

I would guess you are starting them off target shooting so they can get used to the rifle. I would go with a 22 as it is easy for them to handle and inexpensive for them to shoot as well.

If they are hunting bigger game, I would start them with a 30-30 or perhaps a 243 or 45. Yes the 45 comes in a rifle version.

Where I am from we can't use a rifle to hunt deer, but I would use a 30-06 specifically a Remmington Game Master.

2006-12-07 18:08:09 · answer #3 · answered by wall_id_pike 3 · 0 0

many weapons can be used at that age. my son has been shooting since he was 5 years old. bought him a desert eagle 9mm when he was nine. Winchester 44 mag rifle at eleven for deer hunting. if the hunting is in open country then the .270 or .243 would be great for the longer shots. hunting in forest or brush country 30.30, .308, 44 mag carbines are good selections. how much time has the child spent on the range? have they been thru the hunter education program given by the state wildlife commission? safety is the most important factor. hope this helps. for all those that said insane: our fore-fathers founded this country carrying weapons to protect and feed them selves. we have been a culture of hunter gathers since the good Lord put us here. in the last 2 decades we have lost about 2 million hunters in this country. that's a lot of our future generation that will not pass along a part of this culture. WHAT A LOSS!!

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2006-12-07 14:37:31 · answer #4 · answered by richard h 1 · 2 0

To hunt deer, a .243 is really hard to beat. It recoils lightly but has enough power to kill a dear cleanly and humanely. The light recoil means that their is less chance that he or she will develop a flinch. Once this happens it is very hard to get rid of and it will be impossible to shoot with any degree of accuracy. If the kid is a bit bigger (over 110lbs.) a .260 Remington or a 7mm-08 would be good. Neither one recoils much more than a .243. One other thing. Make sure the rifle isn't super light. 7.5 pounds with a scope is good. Really light rifles recoil more than heavier rifles of the same caliber and are therefore harder to learn to shoot well. Most importantly have a lot of fun.

2006-12-07 18:53:22 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

Bound's hubby here:

I expect that when my daughter is 13, if she wants to go hunting that she will be joining me. At the age of 13 I will limit her to the hunting of ducks, small game and deer. I believe that she has to be able to drag whatever she harvests.

For hunting ducks and small game she will either have her own 12 or 20 guage semi-automatic shotgun (a Remington 1100).

For deer hunting... if we are in the woods my daughter will use a Winchester Model 94 in .30-30. If we are in an open environment, she will probably be using a bolt action rifle in .243 Winchester or 6mm Remington.

Regardless of what gun she will have, the important thing that has to be kept in mind is that the gun must fit her.

"Best" is always a subjective term. What is best for one person, may not be best for another. What I have stated above is what I hope to guide my daughter to. Only time will tell for her what is best.

Good luck.

2006-12-07 16:06:02 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2 1

depends on the size of the kid, and the species they'll be hunting. Assuming that you have an average sized kid and are talking deer hunting, I would go with any of these that you can find in a youth model, or with a beater stock that you can trim down to fit: .243, 25-06, 7mm-08, .257 roberts, or .308. Any of these calibers is suitable for deer (with the right bullet) and can be loaded up or down as the child grows and becomes more recoil tolerant.

2006-12-08 06:27:57 · answer #7 · answered by joda_68 4 · 0 0

giving a 13 yr old a rifle is not insane, come to the midwest sometime. i started shooting a gun when i was 5 yrs old. but i would say the best for a 13 yr old to start off would be a 223, or a 22-250 or a 25-06 all have little to no kick to them. and they all are great guns, and both can take down deer,antelope and predators. if you are hunting elk than you will want to muscle up some and go with a 270 or 30-06

2006-12-07 13:55:11 · answer #8 · answered by mastermind 4 · 6 2

Depends upon what this child will hunt, 22Lr or Mag is good for small game and varmints ,243 Win or 260 Rem is good for whitetail deer sized game for a younger hunter,recoil is mild and guns can be had in youth models.

2006-12-08 01:22:06 · answer #9 · answered by Droptine s 4 · 0 0

I have a 13 YO that just started shooting. He can shoot my Mosin Nagant, which kicks like an mad mule. Realistically, the tamer rounds are best. .243 is good in a bolt action and the Marlin lever guns in .357 mag will do fine for deer and smaller game. For rabbits, anything in .22 caliber is good to teach the basics.

It is far better for a parent to teach their child gun safety than it is for a neighbor kid.

2006-12-08 02:55:11 · answer #10 · answered by ___ 3 · 0 0

It's traditional to give a kid that age a twenty-two, but it depends on what he's going to hunt. Deer? Ducks? Rabbits?

I read something interesting, but I can't say how accurate it is: A child is 100 times more likely to be killed by a swimming pool than by a gun in the house.

I have known three people who drowned in unrelated incidents, all in the Potomac river. I have never known anyone who was killed by gunfire except in war. My grandfather went hunting in 1917 and while he was climbing a stone wall, his gun went off and killed him. I was born more than thirty years later.

2006-12-07 14:03:25 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 2 0

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