but honestly, for deer and smaller, good 243 bullets are laser beams. (Probably not the best adjective.) Anyone who has ever carelessly shouldered and fired magnum buck in a 12ga knows the feeling.Ĥ44 - I have a 708 M70 FW for my wife and the Hornady Lite (120 I think) are basically 243 recoil. ![]() ![]() I think a big issue with smaller kids is that they can't hold a full sized stock in tight, so rather than a push, they get a hard jolt.ġ0-11 year olds also don't have as much muscle mass on their shoulders-which is a big reason more recoil can actually hurt, not just jolt them back. The kid wasn't unusually sensitive, but it was a full power Corelokt and definitely did his best to fight back a tear or two. I watched someone let a 10-11 yr old shoot a 270 after only ever shooting a 22. ![]() I shoot a Ruger Hawkeye Predator 6.5 CM (not the American variant) and the rifle weighs about 10.5 pounds with scope. One thing that was mentioned is to purchase a heavier rifle. But I will say that there is a noticeable difference between the 243 and the 6.5. ![]() Without reduced loads it's a big jump for a kid. The recoil differences are what you have already been told. The following caliber guides and ballistics tables linked to from this page provide comparisons of the most popular rifle and handgun cartridges based on bullet weight, price, versatility and various performance metrics including velocity, energy, usage and recoil.
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