Thread: Low recoil 308 loads for the young fella

Hi Guys,

Looking for a bit of advice. I have a very keen 8 year old boy who's dead set on shooting his first deer. I put him behind my 16inch 308 shooting 150gr Nosler BTs and I think she was a wee bit much for the little guy, he loved it but it looked pretty unruly!

I was thinking either the 125gr Accubonds or Barnes 130 ttsx to try and reduce the recoil a little for him. Whats your thoughts on these two projectiles? I have used Barnes in other calibers in the past and understand they need a lot of speed to kill well. So I am maybe leaning towards a reduced 125gr Accubond load? Shots are only going to be up to 200 yards max.


Cheers,
James