CalHunter

I think some of these guys are thinking of what rifle they want their wife to get so they can shoot it a lot.

jeepkid

Lol...I gave my wife a Howa .243 two years ago and last year she bought me the same one just a different color lol

Bocajnala

Just will have to have her try them out. I like the remington model 7 and the ruger 77 compact.
-Jake

Bob H in NH

Thanks for the words of advice! We will be visiting a couple of places for her to check things out.

Semi-auto is not an option, for two reasons:
- she has a ruger .44 mag right now for NH hunting, she likes that, but it's short range.
- at least one of the states we are planning to hunt in the near future says no semi's

as with her bows, she wants one that is "hers" not a hand me down (.44 used to be my dads)

HatchieLuvr

For MY wife I'd use a MINIMUM of a 375 H&H. I'd be afraid of her if I just grazed or wounded her with a marginal caliber. When my ol lady gets ill it AINT purty... now that I think about it I'd say just go on ahead & jump up to a 458 & take no chances!

Hell hath no fury.....

MudderChuck

I bought the wife an 1100 Remington that has turned into my favorite shotgun. The handgun I bought for her is my go to handgun now.

My stalking rifle is 85 years old, I really want to buy her a Styer Scout.

Big Uncle

Considering the hunt you wish to take in a couple of years I would suggest something on the order of a .270 in a lightweight rifle. My wife does most of her deer and pronghorn hunting with either a 257 Roberts or a .25-06, but when larger game such as elk are possible she carries a 700 Mountain Rifle chambered in .270.

bronko22000

No sense beating a dead horse. You have a plan by taking her to different places to try several out. I'd worry about fitting her up first then chambering. Find one she likes, find out what chamberings it comes in and determine what would be the best all around one for what she will be hunting. If she can handle the .270 as many suggested, that would be a fantastic choice. So would the 270 WSM. I've heard good things about that relatively newbie. But anything from a .243 up would be suitable for deer sized game. I'll likely leave a few out but .243, .260, 7-08, 308, 270WSM, 257, just to name a few all come in short actions which fit nicely into a youth size rifle.

Bocajnala

Is there a "Post of the Week" award??
-Jake

bronko22000

Reminds me of the old joke. I got a shotgun for my wife - best deal I ever made.