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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.

My seven year old grandson has had some experience shooting .22 revolvers and rifles and 20 ga. shotgun. He is slightly large for his age and can handle youth sized long guns. I bought a Mossberg Youth Model 500 in 20 gauge for him to use this year, and I just bought a Rossi Trifecta (got a great deal at Cabela's) for him and his younger cousins (when they get bigger) to shoot. It consists of three interchangeable single shot barrels of .22, .243, and 20 ga. They come with open sights and a Weaver type base for mounting scopes on the rifle barrels

I started all of my kids and grandkids shooting at about 6-7 years of age. I started them all on .22's and paid great attention to hearing protection. My two 11-12 year old grandsons use .243 for deer hunting and have recently discovered that my Garand and 1911 are so much fun that I can't afford ammo anymore.
Pay more attention to hearing protection than recoil (up to a point), and don't push them. Make it fun. A Rossi Trifecta in .22-243-20ga. would be a great choice in my opinion.
Get the kids into our sport!

.243 , 7mm 08 , 30 30 , .270 , .260 , .308 , 30 06

6.5 x 55 sweedish isnt bad either all depends on how big a cal. he can handle i started shooting 22's wen i was 6 and was shooting a .300 win mag by 12

A buddy's oldest daughter (now 13) shot her first deer last season with a .243 in a Thompson Center Pro Hunter. It has some recoil management system in the stock. The little Rem 721(i think) youth .243 was a little sharp on the recoil for her, so 1 shot was all she'd do. Shes still pretty small tho. The next daughter (now 11) has no fear of anything but her arms are just too short for even the youth model. Lol. I think she will be using one of my ARs this fall, has a 6 pos stock on it and she can actually get comfy, and still maintain good eye relief. This is the first season that ks is allowing a .223 for deer. Shots will be at or under 100, and it'll put good bullets in a half inch at that range, so no worries. Kids are especially sensitive to recoil, so gotta move up slow, as they progress, or take a chance of scareing them for a long time. His oldest STILL wont shoot hers again.