Thread: Selection of caliber for new shooter(s)

A .22 and a .243.
The .243 will have a better margin for error on goats than the .223 and that is what you intend on using it for.
If you find one with a 1:8" twist you can shoot the heavier projectiles out of it. If you decide to hunt deer they put them down very efficiently.
My 7 year old can shoot the .243 but there is no way I would ever let him shoot my .308. The recoil is notably different.