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G'Day, From Southside Brisbane. Paper and Steel shooter at the moment, but my boys want to hunt pests to help farmers out.

My sons nearly 17 and its great hunting with him and watching his develpoment and the thrill he gets from being outdoors, camping, shooting and butchering.

i'm in a similar situation with 10yr old, he's a bit immature but showing some interest, he's not bad on the air rifle. for me i just don't think you can beat the .308, reduced loads with 2206h (60% rule) and a soft 150-168gr bullet, increase velocity as they grow. a super lite might be just that bit too light with recoil? the new howa is only 2kg, but you might still want to shorten the stock a touch. i thinking standard sporter weight howa, 20" barrel would be nice rather than the standard 22". hogue do a compact stock if you can find one with a 12.5" length of pull. other options for me are tikka t3x lite with a compact stock (most expensive option). or ruger american compact, 18" barrel, 12.5" LOP stock.