Kid's first hunting rifle?

[GrayStangGT]

Originally Posted by YALE

.243 all the way! Let him pick it out. He'll love it more that way.

This, I still remember going to the gun show with my dad and him letting me pick out my first .22. That was 25 years ago and I still have the gun and won't ever sell it.

[BradM]

Originally Posted by KBScobravert

It's how we do things around here, I thought.

It certainly is.

[JV106]

.25–06 is a good round.

[Sean88gt]

Originally Posted by BradM

He went with the 6.5 because no one suggested it and that is what he wanted anyway.

Yup. We discussed several calibers, and went with the 6.5.