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.243 is what I started with (well for center fire rifles that is)
the compact rugers are good, but a bit pricey.
remington and weatherby came out with rifles that have a youth stock and an adult stock, so when the kid gets big enough they just swap out the short LOP stock with the normal LOP stock. They can still be found online and in some stores.
for my daughter (turns 13 soon) she didn't like my old rifle in .243, but took to the 6.8 REM SPC and has been deadly accurate with it. Now this is in an AR platform, but with a 6.8 bullet (.270) at 110 grains (nosler accubonds) that is some serious pig and deer medicine. (remington makes a bolt action rifle in 6.8, but is based on the outdated and old SAMMI spec chambers, but they will be soon releasing updated guns with the SPC II chambers and proper 1:10 and 1:11 twist barrels)
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