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Offline Jim Thomas

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managed recoil 308
« on: February 08, 2012, 10:44:27 PM »
Good Mornin can anyone give me any info on how the remington factory managed recoil does in the handis  thinking about it to get my wife & 8 yr. old son into shooting.oh by the way this is a 308.    Thank you for any responses                                                                                                                                                                                                       
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Re: managed recoil 308
« Reply #1 on: February 09, 2012, 04:29:45 AM »
Jim, I  wouldn't start an eight year old shooting with anything like a .308....managed recoil or not.  I'd start with a .357 loaded with light .38s and slowly work up from there.  You don't need the kid scared and flinching, or he'll never be a shooter.  JMHO.

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Re: managed recoil 308
« Reply #2 on: February 09, 2012, 04:43:16 AM »
+++1 on what Pete said ;)
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Re: managed recoil 308
« Reply #3 on: February 09, 2012, 04:47:24 AM »
+1 on Pete's post.
I started my 6 year old grandson on the short bbl Handi with the stock only about 6 in long. I then loaded him some 243 youth loads. He killed a doe last year and this year he got a spike.
 The 308 would probably make him a little gun shy even with the managed recoil.
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Re: managed recoil 308
« Reply #4 on: February 09, 2012, 04:04:16 PM »
I started my son out with a 223 handi and then to a 44 mag handi. You can shoot 44 specials in the mag as well. He's killed deer with both. The 308things is too much for the little guy.....
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Re: managed recoil 308
« Reply #5 on: February 10, 2012, 05:35:33 AM »
I agree with all of the above. Let him work up to a
more powerful round when he is ready. Don't scare the ' heck ' out
of him. We need to hang on to all the future shooters we can get.
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Re: managed recoil 308
« Reply #6 on: February 10, 2012, 06:58:40 AM »
You could work on a cast bullet load for the 308 Win that wouldn't scare the kid.
I've noticed in the Hodgdon Site a Trail Boss load using 150 gr bullets that have to be as mild as it gets for a jacketed bullet in that cartridge.
 
If you can make the308 fit him properly I would not discount it.
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