Originally Posted By: yotehunter57 I personally don't like small caliber guns for kids where a bad shot could lead to a cripple never found and sour a youngster to hunting. I feel this way about 243s and down as a first deer gun. Remington makes the Managed Recoil loads in many calibers now even your 7mm Mag. And yes, I've killed many deer with a 223, but we're not talking about adults here.
I'll take a 53gr TSX through the ribs over a 160gr whatever in the guts or in the @$$ any day of the week! Quickest way to sour a youngster is to put them behind a rifle that scares them and causes them to develop a flinch.
I'll take a 53gr TSX through the ribs over a 160gr whatever in the guts or in the @$$ any day of the week! Quickest way to sour a youngster is to put them behind a rifle that scares them and causes them to develop a flinch.