Years ago I bought my son a Remington model seven .243 for his first rifle and when he out grew it bought him a Remington 30.06 that he still has. I messed up an sold the .243 to a friend for his kids and since his daughter loves that rifle he won't sell it back to me. We have grandsons that will be hunting in a few years so I'm thinking about trying to find another model seven but this time in a 22-250. Are there other youth rifles you guys prefer over the model seven? What about choosing the 22-250 over the .243?