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I think im changing my mind and will be going with a 7mm-06. After reading some reviews on it, i seemed to like that one more than the .243. Either way cant go wrong with either one of them.

Do you mean the 7mm08 because the 7mm06 would be the 280 rem

I think he does mean the 7mm08.  It is a better round as far as its ability to put an animal down than the 243.  Very accurate too.  It'll retain more energy for a longer range than the 243.

Lol yea I meant 7mm-08, didn't notice the typo

All three of my kids shot their first deer before age 10; the boys were both 7, since they were more motivated. Both of the boys used a Rem 600 308 Win loaded down to approximately 30-30 velocities and loaded with 30-30-type bullets to ensure adequate expansion at low velocity. My daughter used a 6mm Rem 788 specially purchased for her southpaw style. She used 90 grain Nosler Ballistic Tips because she liked the "purple bullets." All of them had thousands of rounds of practice with 22's and hundreds of rounds of 308 loaded down to 30 Carbine starting when they were four. (an Anschutz Woodchucker is a great training tool) Each of their deer went down with a clean standing broadside heart shot from 22-45 yds. My eldest shot his second and third deer the next year with a 35 Whelen Improved loaded down to 35 Remington equivalent. They were all sitting on my lap when they fired, with the buttstock over their shoulders and resting on my shoulder - a bit awkward, but the red dot sight was very forgiving. My goal was to produce a close bonding experience; a dead deer was just the icing on the cake.