I came to this forum last fall and winter seeking advice, and also did quite a bit of reading in addition to the questions I asked. After putting everything together I wanted to thank everyone again and let them know some results.
My 9 year old is shooting a brand new Traditions Pursuit Ultralight XLT this year. I topped it with a Nikon and had it boresighted a few weeks ago.
This week we took everything to the range and sighted it in. I have him shooting 60 grains of Blackhorn behind a 250 gr. Hornady SST. The recoil is just noticeable and very easy for him to handle. I've got him shooting 3" groups off a shooting stick at 40 yards. He is also on a pie plate out to 75 yards. We're both very excited for youth season to get here. We're going to shoot once a week from here on out and try to make this new gun feel like an old friend by the time September rolls around.
My 9 year old is shooting a brand new Traditions Pursuit Ultralight XLT this year. I topped it with a Nikon and had it boresighted a few weeks ago.
This week we took everything to the range and sighted it in. I have him shooting 60 grains of Blackhorn behind a 250 gr. Hornady SST. The recoil is just noticeable and very easy for him to handle. I've got him shooting 3" groups off a shooting stick at 40 yards. He is also on a pie plate out to 75 yards. We're both very excited for youth season to get here. We're going to shoot once a week from here on out and try to make this new gun feel like an old friend by the time September rolls around.
