There is nothing at all wrong with the .243. My son and I both use them and it kills deer just as dead as my .30-06 did.Maybe it would be marginal on those 400 lb bucks in Saskatchewan, but it's more than enough for the deer y'all have in Florida. .243 is the standard. Folks who say it is "not too forgiving" are simply lobbying in support of their own choice (and perhaps I'm doing the same here for mine...). They "dropped deer in their tracks" with their this or their that... Well, I dropped two deer in their tracks with my .243 this season. And, in previous seasons,I've had to track deer shot with my .30-06. Bottom line is this... If you hit a deer through the lungs with a .243, it's going to die. Period. All this stuff about forgiveness and margin for error is a bunch of hooey. A .260haswhat? 17 thousandths of an inch of "margin for error" over the.243. That is so miniscule that it is patently ridiculous to argue that it has an advantage.

The .243 will beeasier on her shoulder and will be easier for your daughter to learn to shoot well than cartridges that use heavier bullets.