Well, that is a true statement but what I meant is that most kids start out with a .243 and when they get old enough to decide on their own or even buy their own rifle, the majority are not going to choose a .243 again. Just because to their buddies it ain't a "cool" caliber to shoot. Most kids aren't going to want to shoot a .243 forever. I started with a .243 and killed a pile of deer with it. Later on I graduated up to a 25-06 and then a .308. Shot a 7 mag for a lot of years, and then finally I bought a Creedmoor several years back to shoot pigs with but I liked it so well I started carrying it as my primary.