ORIGINAL: elgallo114
ORIGINAL: heeze gutshot shortee
MARINE.....'06 and those managed recoil loads.. or work up some light handloads...that way she'll never need to buy another gun...and you can buy yourself sumthin new for being so darn smart...semper fi
I'd definately agree with this. My30-06 was too much when my 12 year old first started shooting it. We switched to managed recoil rounds from Rem, and he shoots great now. Helped a lot with his confindence too. One thing toremember is that they will place different than regular rounds, so you can't just switch back and forth without sighting it in again. But I gotta tell ya, I don'tmind shootingthem either, so it worked just fine.
It makes no sense to buy a rifle chambered in a cartridge that is more powerful than she'll need or be comfortable with the intention to load it with reduced power loads. It makes much more sense, in this case, to get her a rifle in a cartridge that meets her needs completely when loaded to its potential. Since he already stated that he has, or soon will have, a 300 Win Mag for himself, he can get her her own rifle.
The managed recoil ammo is an excellent idea when a person already has a rifle that is too much for a new, young, and/or female shooter and cannot afford to buy another rifle specifically for that person. If, however, the purchase of another rifle is possible, then that is, by far, the best way to go.
Trust me on this, if he just gives her one of his rifles, and she likes shooting, it will no longer be his rifle. She'll also appreciate have HER rifle, that he too the time with her to pick out just for her.
Mike