Best Youth Deer Rifle

[vetman1]

I want a rifle for my two boys to start deer hunting with this next season. The catch is it needs to have a short or adjustable stock and threaded for a Silencerco Suppressor. These are the options I am considering.

Remington Micro 7 in .300 Blackout

Remington 700 SPS in .300 Blackout and change the stock and flute the barrel

Remington 700 youth in .243 Sporter profile threaded

.300 Blackout Upper with adjustable gas block so that I have to manually cycle the action

Any and all help is appreciated.


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[DocUSMCRetired]

I would go with this honestly Mossberg & Sons | 41026 ive held one, and shot one. 30-30 is great for learning on, very forgiving. Lever action forces you to work on your fundamentals because you have to come completely out of the rifle and back in.

 

[lancetkenyon]

How big are your boys?

My two 10 year daughters have both shot/shoot a .270 Win with a muzzle break for deer/elk. Awesome round shooting the 150 ABLR.

 

[MarkCO]

My 12 year old is hunting with a TC Encore in .308. Worked well for him at 85 pounds. He put a deer and an elk in the Freezer. The barrel is easy for any decent smith to thread. Easy to change calibers, lengths, etc.

 

[Punisher29073]

R700 243 youth was what my boy got. Still like that rifle for a light easy shooting rifle. Excellent shooter to boot.

Ryan

 

[PatrickChewing]

I would vote for something in 243.

 

[Blackfoot 7]

Take a look at the Ruger American Compacts. Various calibers to choose from. Lightweight, inexpensive, and of course compact.

 

[hahco]

Rem 700 youth out of those choices. It's the solid choice, the .243 is near about the ideal whitetail-killa. don't go the snake oil route for his 1st rifle.

 

[majohnson2]

You might look at some of the different chassis, since they are adjustable you might have enough adjustment to fit now. Then as they grow you can extend the adjustments as needed. Then you can use any 700 barreled action and also change caliber has they handle more recoil.

 

[vetman1]

Any recommendations on a lightweight chassis with an adjustable length of pull?

 

[Rustybroadhead]

I have two nephews that are 8 and 11 years old. One has started growing and the other has not.... So i took my Encore 25-06 and bought a choate stock for it.

Choate Adjustable Stock Thompson Center Encore (Only) Rifle Steel

Now whoever is shooting can adjust it to their liking. Oh yeah, I can still use my rifle too

 

[XTREM HTR16]

I went with the 700 youth 243 for my 10 yr old son, had to wait till a lefty showed up at Buds Gun Shop but it was worth it. I went a different route and ordered a McMillan Classic with a 13" LOP with 1/2" Decelerator pad. Shooting light loads with 70 grain NBT right now, will load a few rounds with the 85 TSX when it's time to shoot deer. Then when he gets bigger (he's already over 5') I'll have the 1/2" pad taken off and put a 1" pad on it, presto we have a 13.5" LOP!


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[BCP]

how old are your kids? And how much are you willing to spend on these two rifles for them? Set up to reload 300blk?

FWIW, I killed deer with a 223 and soft points when I was a kid. They are blacktail deer out here though and not very large.

 

[thagunshow]

My son shot the mossberge 7-08 from 9 to 14. Has fluted barrel and stock spacers that can be added as they grow and the gun will shoot 1" group at 100. Many deer have meet there maker due to that boy and his rifle. Had a 300wsm built for him this year for is 15th birthday. Time to join the big leagues.

 

[Coldcase1984]

This:
http://http://www.weatherby.com/product/rifles/vanguard_2/wby_x_whitetail_bonz_compact

Note twist on .223 and .308 versions. Wife has VG1 Youth .223 in the slower twist and it's a tack driver.

While the bbl is being threaded have 'smith punch it to AI if you go with .223 or .243. Make a great truck gun for Dad, too...

 

[wade-19]

I would look into the Howa 1500 2n1. Comes with a youth and an adult stock

 

[JBNj]

Take this with a grain of salt... Pick the rifle they will use when they are big and older and use reduced velocity loads while they are still young. No sense in having something they will grow out of. Just my two cents.

 

[wade-19]

That is why I suggested the Howa. Buy once, use it for life .

 

[DrillersGoDeeper]

My 8 year old son killed his first deer this past season with a 300 BLK Handi Rifle. It's already threaded and he likes to practice shooting with the suppressor attached. (Currently not legal to hunt with suppressors here in LA, but it is in the works for this year).