New Gun for the Girl

smith87e · 07-04-2011, 05:01 AM

I'm Looking to get my girl a hunting rifle she will be hunting with me and with not hunt for anything bigger than white tail.. i was looking into two different cals 7mm 08 and 308. Any suggestion what make model and cal would be good as well as good price.. much appreciated

Champlain Islander · 07-04-2011, 05:09 AM

My hunting buddy got his 15yr old daughter a 7mm -08 and it is a sweet deer gun. Not sure what frame it is on but it is pretty small, light and almost no recoil. She dropped a 191" muley last year with one shot.

the jigger · 07-04-2011, 06:25 AM

I would look at the Savage Model14 Classic in 250 Savage. If you have have a problem with the quarterbore you can't go wrong with a 7/08;
however it will have a bit more recoil. The last two deer that I have taken with my 250 have been DRT. One was at 96yds(lasered) and the other was at an estimated 130yds. With 100gr Partitions or BalTips the
250Savage is a fine whitetail cartridge for anyone,especially for the ladies.
GOOD LUCK and GOOD SHOOTING!!!!

smith87e · 07-04-2011, 08:02 AM

i was looking at three makes the Weatherby, Remington, and Thompson Centers... preferably the models with free floating barrels... anyone have and experience with these... im looking in the $450 to $550 price range? i use a tikka t3 30-06 but there models are to expensive for her since she will not be hunting as much as me

Sheridan · 07-04-2011, 10:17 AM

cuda67 · 07-04-2011, 04:19 PM

My opinion would be to go with a Savage model. Good gun for the money. Either a .243 or a .270. They have little or no kick and are very flat shooting. Look at the ballistics. You really don't need anything bigger for deer.

GTOHunter · 07-04-2011, 05:18 PM

I have a Savage Model 111 GCNS in a 7mm-08,Bolt-action with the wood stock and the Accu-trigger and its a great gun and it has a lighter recoil then a .308 or 30-06.Another thing You can do is to get the Remington Managed Recoil shells if You get Her a Bolt-action Rifle,the MR shells are great for less recoil and as Your Girl gets older She can change over to the regular shells and the point of impact on the regular shells won't be far from the other managed recoil shells.

As Cuda67 mentioned the .243 is also a very good Rifle for a Younger Hunter and I also use one too for Hunting Whitetail Deers!

Centaur 1 · 07-04-2011, 06:51 PM

You didn't say how old or how small she is. Assuming that she's not that large, you can't go wrong with a .243 or a 30-30. The .308 recoil will probably be a bit much. It's much better to give her a gun that won't scare her.

smith87e · 07-04-2011, 07:16 PM

shes not a young girl she has shot my Tikka 30 06 to much kick for her but i have 223 she likes that one... there is a Remington varmint 308 with the heavy barrel that's a package deal for 549 but its not a free floating barrel though don't know how much that would affect accuracy... Ive never shot a 270 so i couldn't compare it to anything

Centaur 1 · 07-04-2011, 08:47 PM

I have to be honest with you. If the 30-06 has too much kick, then you should forget about the .308, .270, 7mm-08. On paper that 7mm-08 might look like it has less kick, but chances are she won't like it either. My best suggestions to you are; if she's a good long range shooter and you hunt where long shots are possible, then I'd get her a .243 win.. I'm tired of getting beat up by my guns so I switched to a Marlin 336SS in 30-30 a couple of years ago. This is an awesome deer rifle. I'm honest with myself and my shooting abilities, and this gun is able to hit and kill deer further than I'm capable of shooting. With Hownady Leverevolution ammo you have a 300 yard rifle, or you can load cast bullets using Trail Boss powder for plinking loads. I load 8 grains of Trail Boss under a Ranch Dog 165 grain fn bullet. My daughter is 5' 4" 100 pounds, and when we go to the range with these plinkers, I have to beg for range time with this gun.