Stock design and technique has a lot to do with felt recoil. Took a lot of years for the guys on here to convince me after a bad experience with a husky 3006 as a teen.
That all being said, bullet weight matters. 80gr 243 vs 140gr 6.5 or 130gr 270 will be a big step up, even in a well fitting rifle, if he’s sensitive.
243 in a rifle that fits, will allow him to kill deer to 300 and coyotes/pests a lot farther. Have him do most of his shooting with a 22lr set up to the same dimensions as his 243. Buy a gun that has stock length and cheek adjustments. If there ever was a purpose for those chassis rifles, a fast growing teen is it.
You can always buy more guns as the boy and the game get bigger, but it’s real hard to unlearn a flinch
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Last edited by 3blade; 03-01-2023 at 09:34 AM.
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