Thread: 6.5 Grendel advice for young shooter

Hi Team, I am looking for real-world advice around 6.5 Grendel for a smaller, young shooter. My son is almost 12 but he is small framed - just a wee tacker lol. He goes well on the .223 and shot a few goats, has a good eye and is comfortable banging over targets out to 225m.

I'm looking at getting a rifle that affords a bit more 'margin for error' than the .223 - just to allow for those misses where the shot isnt perfect on an animal. I don't want him to have a bad experience on wounding an animal and we have a goal of him getting his first deer this year.

My 7mm08 (suppressed) just pushes him around too much and the few shots he has had I can see he is flinching already, so I put him straight back on the .223. He's shot a friends .243 (suppressed) and that was alright for him.

But, I am thinking the 6.5 Grendel might just be the sweet spot for him.

Does anyone on here have some good intel for me on this calibre please, especially with younger shooters. Thanks in advance