Thread: what calibre for the young fella

Good stuff. My daughters, 13 & 15, both shot there first deer with my suppressed 7/08. 13yr old used Barnes 110TTSX and 15 yr old used 120 Nosler BT.
My friend has used a 243 for years on deer. In the last few years he has switched to 80gr Barnes TTSX and has had a very good run with them.
The other really important thing is practising from improvised rests. Neither of my girls was able to shoot their deer prone off a bipod. One had to rest over a large rock, the other had to rest over my upright pack while sitting behind it.