Rifle for my boy .243

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Originally Posted by Allgood

Just a thought.......If its his first rifle I would consider a Tikka T3X Hunter in wood/blued........A very traditional look which will bear the scars and scratches of his hunting history and serve as a permanent reminder of memories that cant be had with a plastic stock.
While I have a few Tikka's/howa's etc in plastic stocks as my 'working rifles', whenever I pick up my first centrefire ( a Sako Vixen in 222) the marks of hunting instantly bring back memories of my first deer and the hunts leading up to that success.
A first rifle in my view should be a little bit special and ,dare I say it, more traditional than an off the shelf plastic/stainless modern model....

But thats just me I guess...

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Yeah , A valid point too ....

243 with 1:8 twist
2.5kg bare rifle
Rigid stock
Suppressed
Good recoil pad

That would be ideal, unfortunately no such rifle exists

The new howa is an exact match . . .

Smack in the middle between 243 and 223 = 22-250

Less recoil than a 243 and kills just as well, a lot more authority than a 223, only negative it has got a '3' on the end

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Originally Posted by Tentman

The new howa is an exact match . . .

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which one? the superlite is 6.5cm /7-08 and 308 not .243

Howa also don't make a 1:8 .243

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Originally Posted by Moa Hunter

Smack in the middle between 243 and 223 = 22-250

Less recoil than a 243 and kills just as well, a lot more authority than a 223, only negative it has got a '3' on the end

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Maybe if you had a 1:8" 22-250 it might come close. However pushing a 105gr over 3000fps packs a lot more punch than a 22-250.
Mine is 18.5" and is doing 2880 fps with the 105s. Shot well over 100 deer since I purchased it last year and no shortage of them under 500 yards. Wouldn't catch me doing that with a 55gr projectile.

Beauty of the 243 is you can get projectiles from 58gr to 115gr depending on your twist rate.
Not hard to down load softer projectiles for minimum recoil. Not that you would need to in reality.

When I emailed Beretta they said they were hoping to see the Tikka 1:8" this year. If you can't wait then could rebarrel a rifle or buy a Ruger American which are 1:9"

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Originally Posted by Seventenths

If going with a .243 then I wouldn’t pass up on using 95 gr targex projectiles, after all their made right here in NZ, have great accuracy and are efficient killers.

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He doesn't know when he can make any more of those, but he has 105gr.

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Originally Posted by gimp

which one? the superlite is 6.5cm /7-08 and 308 not .243

Howa also don't make a 1:8 .243

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Oops quite right, no 243

Young fella will love whatever you do, and having confidence in the setup is 95% of the equation.

It’s a fun process, and you will get to the stage that’s it’s a privilege if they let you shoot an animal.

PS if I can remember correctly, did you buy him a wood stainless 7-08 when he was one :D

Have a look at this listing
https://www.trademe.co.nz/sports/hun...4128856216.htm

How Olds your boy?
My young fella age 8 is loving the 6arc. Shot a big body spiker in the weekend. Was a hell of a carry out. Cant wait for him to be the pack hoarse!
The recoil is slightly more than a 223.

Good call on the 243. If it was me I wouldn’t worry about a carbon stock till later on. Your call of course but I bet he’d be happy just to have a new tikka!

Fast twist barrel is a good call but I reckon a young fella out to 300 yards is plenty so any good 85-100 grain bullet should do the biz.

My first rifle was a 243 at 16 years old and 200 yards was a long shot. You have probably schooled him up on longer range shooting I’m guessing.

Fantastic calibre for nz.

Nathan - pop down to Custom Guns, Greg has the new Howa in stock and at 4 pounds 7 ounces on Greg’s scale they are impressively light and should fit your lad pretty well
With a suppressor and light scope will be a tidy unit

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Originally Posted by Stag

Young fella will love whatever you do, and having confidence in the setup is 95% of the equation.

It’s a fun process, and you will get to the stage that’s it’s a privilege if they let you shoot an animal.

PS if I can remember correctly, did you buy him a wood stainless 7-08 when he was one :D

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Close it was a wood stainless 85 in 7mm rem mag . He's a few years off that yet ....

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Originally Posted by Gkp

How Olds your boy?
My young fella age 8 is loving the 6arc. Shot a big body spiker in the weekend. Was a hell of a carry out. Cant wait for him to be the pack hoarse!
The recoil is slightly more than a 223.

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Coming up 9 but built like most 13 year olds

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Originally Posted by Staffnurse41

Nathan - pop down to Custom Guns, Greg has the new Howa in stock and at 4 pounds 7 ounces on Greg’s scale they are impressively light and should fit your lad pretty well
With a suppressor and light scope will be a tidy unit

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Thanks but im going with tikka when they are available