35 Remmington

[wombat13]

Yes, indeed. I shoot a lot of different cartridges, and perhaps the lines of distinction become too blurred.

I tend to think of recoil in terms of "minor," "average," and "major," which doesn't leave much room for shades of grey in which someone might find a sweet spot or breaking point between what's o.k. for them and what isn't ok.

Perhaps that isn't fair, or the way a smaller stature person might react.

My experience with rifle calibers is much narrower: .22lr, .30-06, .300winmag, .338winmag. I guess those fall into three recoil ranges: none, some, a lot. That's why I resort to recoil comparison tables like the one I linked to.

 

[Kachok]

I never heard anyone claim the 35 is low recoil. If you want a light kicking deer thumper 243 Win/6.5x55/260 Rem are super choices. Love my 6.5x55 a small child can easly handle it, and deer drop with a quickness. 30-30s technicly kick like a sissy too, but often they have a hard buttstock which makes them feel more like a harder kicking round.

 

[Boomie]

I have an old .35 Remington pump gun. It is a very light gun. I would consider the recoil medium to mild. Definitely more than a .243 though.

 

[BrocLuno]

I'm thinking that if you want to start the kids out with a lever action, maybe a Browning BLR in 243? That'll do Calif deer all day long