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Youth Deer Gun?

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#1 ·
Wondering what your kids are shooting for deer. My son is 11 and weighs 80 lbs. and I need to buy him a deer gun. I was thinking about starting him on a 410.

What are your kids shooting for deer?

ski
 
#12 ·
When I was 11 (and probably weighted 80 lbs), I used a .410 my first year. After that I upgraded to a semi auto. That way I could shoot slugs and that absorbed the recoil. I still have a semi auto that I had from back when I lived in OH. I do agree about using an inline muzzleloader. Just as accurate as a riffle but not near the kick.
 
#14 ·
Agree with the .410 thoughts. It'll work but takes great discipline, a close shot, and a bit of luck. I let my oldest start hunting last year at 8, but he was and still is too small for a 20 gauge. I bought a CVA single shot in 44 mag. Recoil isn't terrible and it gives him a solid 100 yard gun.
I tried light loading my muzzle loader last year and that was a HUGE mistake. It was easy to shoot, but accuracy was unbelievably bad.
 
#15 ·
my oldest son was 10 when I started hunting with him. I got a small 45 cal tc muzzleloader that was an awesome gun loaded with 70 grns of powder and a round ball. I don't remember the model of the gun but it was a small gun.

then my youngest son started when he was 10. and I started him with my old 16 ga Remington 1100 auto loader. I cut about 4" off the stock then added a slip on recoil pad. it was a great gun for him.
Sherman

any of the new rifles that's legal for deer hunting would make a great rifle for hunting. my older brother got a new 357 rifle lever action that's just awesome. we shoot at 50 yrds and its very accurate. one of these is what I would get if I had a young one starting to hunt. but I would probably get it in 44 cal.
sherman
 
#21 ·
45/70 does kick very similar to a 12gage in my opinion .
I am going through the same thing as you right now for my daughter we went inline muzz and she actually laughed and said that it doesn't kick to bad it just sounds like it would .
Youth season 7 doe in neighboring field 0.in ours 4pm. 1st day of gun only saw 1 deer it was a nice 10pt 140yds broadside couldn't find it in the scope uggggg then i ask herbare you on it Yes I look at her she is not looking through the scope she was looking next to the gun (around it)at the deer the deer made his way down the field o well.
But first we had to play Pictionary to find the deer in the field good thing that buck was patient before leaving
It built memories and laughs.
Good luck!!
 
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