Kid's first hunting rifle?

[KBScobravert]

He went with the 6.5 because no one suggested it and that is what he wanted anyway.

It's how we do things around here, I thought.

I recommend the 6.5.

[jtm98snake]

He'd be fine with any .308 based cartridge. 243/260/7mm-08. 243 is great but I'd think he'd be better served over time with a .260 or 7mm-08 due to the versatility of projectile weights available.

[Baron Von Crowder]

I still have my .243, I wont sell it. One of my kids will get it. When I went to arkansas hunting family land, I used my grandfathers's 30-30, and I have it in the safe too.

[CexMashean]

Svo let his son use his russian rpg that his grandfather mined the materials for, and crafted with his bare hands using a swiss army knife.

[Strychnine]

Svo let his son use his russian rpg that his grandfather mined the materials for, and crafted with his bare hands using a swiss army knife.

I heard it was a Bofors.

[GrayStangGT]

.243 all the way! Let him pick it out. He'll love it more that way.

This, I still remember going to the gun show with my dad and him letting me pick out my first .22. That was 25 years ago and I still have the gun and won't ever sell it.

[BradM]

It's how we do things around here, I thought.

It certainly is.

[JV106]

.25–06 is a good round.

[Sean88gt]

He went with the 6.5 because no one suggested it and that is what he wanted anyway.

Yup. We discussed several calibers, and went with the 6.5.