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300 win mag reduced loads for 12 year old
03 September 2008, 07:31
liv2shoot300 win mag reduced loads for 12 year old
Does any one have some sugestions on reduced loads for 300 win mag for a 12 year old? To start with dear hunting Wisconsin white tails.
03 September 2008, 09:04
ramrod340Check the Hodgdon sight
http://www.hodgdon.com/PDF/Youth%20Loads.pdf
As usual just my $.02
Paul K
03 September 2008, 09:48
N E 450 No2For information purposes.
I have shot the Remington Managed Recoil 150gr load in my 300 Win MAG.
It kicks like a standard 308 load.
A lot less than the 300 Mag but still might be too much for a 12year olds first hunt.
I have loaded 150gr bullets for the 30-30 at 2000fps in a 308 and a 30-06 for new deer hunters and they killed game just fine.
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03 September 2008, 13:53
seafire2There are lots of loads that will do well..
I had some fun with 22 grains of Unique with a 150 grain bullet duplicating 30/30 velocities and 30/30 recoil...
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03 September 2008, 22:33
skb2706No doubt there are plenty of good reduced loads for a .300 Win mag. But unless you have a rifle with a shorten stock or your child is unusually large the fit will be less than desirable anyway. Poorly fit rifles will have more felt recoil due to the awkward way they must be held to shoot.....just a thought coming from a father of a boy who started hunting and shooting very early.
04 September 2008, 04:48
bartschequote:
Originally posted by liv2shoot:
Does any one have some sugestions on reduced loads for 300 win mag for a 12 year old? To start with dear hunting Wisconsin white tails.
Yes! It is a 257 Roberts,100 gr. Hornady interlock driven x 42.5 gr. H380. Oh My
roger
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04 September 2008, 19:39
tnekkccWhen I was 12 years old and weighed 80 pounds, I hunted with a 12 gauge that almost pushed me over every time I shot.
No sympathy from my father, he laughed at how far it pushed me.
05 September 2008, 06:27
LWDquote:
But unless you have a rifle with a shorten stock or your child is unusually large the fit will be less than desirable anyway.
This is a key point. A proper gun fit not only reduces the felt recoil it will help the shooter handle the gun and sight properly. You don't want to turn off a potential hunter and shooter by making him labor with a 9 lb 300 Win Mag that he's too small to shoot well anyway.
Roger's idea is excellent.
LWD
05 September 2008, 21:32
skb2706quote:
Originally posted by tnekkcc:
When I was 12 years old and weighed 80 pounds, I hunted with a 12 gauge that almost pushed me over every time I shot.
No sympathy from my father, he laughed at how far it pushed me.
Last year while my son and I were antelope hunting...out of the blue my boy decides he wants to fill his license using the .300 Win mag. He is 13, never shot the gun before in his life. I left him off to get a good position on his antelope buck, 240 yd. shot dropped the beast in his tracks. The boy got clocked right in the middle of his glasses. He quickly learned a couple of lessons about recoil and gun fit. I don't load reduced loads.
He did however use the same rifle one month later to make a beautiful shot on his first cow elk...injury free.
06 September 2008, 08:03
jstevensA .243 or even a .22-250 will inspire a lot more confidence than even a reduced load in a .300. Too much rifle for a twelve year old, IMO. He will be far more likely to kill a deer with a .223 and good bullets.
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07 September 2008, 08:32
Sambar 9.3quote:
Originally posted by bartsche:
quote:
Originally posted by liv2shoot:
Does any one have some sugestions on reduced loads for 300 win mag for a 12 year old? To start with dear hunting Wisconsin white tails.
Yes! It is a 257 Roberts,100 gr. Hornady interlock driven x 42.5 gr. H380. Oh My
roger
As others have said, a good deal depends on the fit of the rifle. Probably moreso than the calibre.
JMHO, best of luck.
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