Sons New .06

[B_Li_Ber_Tar_Ian]

My son turns 12 next month and says he'd like to go on an Elk hunt with his uncles. Sounds like a couple good reasons to get his first .06! It's a S&W 1500. Searching around, I guess these were made for S&W by Howa back in the early 80s. The wood and finish are great. Shoots 3" high at 75yds with some cheap Winchester 150gr PP. I was worried about the recoil but my son didn't even notice. All in all we're both pretty happy with it

 

[jmr40]

Those are nice rifles. I'd suggest much lower rings, especially with that stock design. That is an older style stock with a lot of drop designed to line up your eyes with the iron sights. If you're going to use a scope it needs to be as close to the action as possible so you don't have to rest your chin on the stock to see through it.

 

[LoonWulf]

I used a Deluxe s&w stock on my howa 1500 to spruce it up....came out looking much like that LOL!

 

[MrCleanOK]

Fine looking rifle. Now do that young man a favor and get him some lower scope mounts. I'm guessing those are so high because they're see-thru for the iron sights, but that really puts him at a disadvantage when using the scope. Rings like the Leupold QRWs will let you mount the scope low, but also remove it without tools if it fails on a hunt and you need to access the irons.
https://www.brownells.com/optics-mo...2-1-quick-release-scope-rings-prod116739.aspx

 

[IdaD]

Sweet, I was 12 when I got my first hunting rifle. Also a 30-06 although mine was a Remington. Any other hunting rifle your son buys later in life will be out of choice, not need.