Gun for my girl
 

Hey guys im needing some help as you know christmas is coming around the corner and im wanting to get my fiancee a gun im looking at that rossi single shot 7mm 08 whats yalls opinions

sounds like ya jus need help with a scope since ya got the gun ya want..i got my daughter a rossi 223 a few years ago with a scope from academy sports fer a couple hundred bucks and has never misfired or had a problem.i put an ol' bsa deer hunter on it 6-18X50 or sumthin like that and it is great, put the scope from the rossi on the Henry 22 so she could practice.she knocked one down thursday mornin and she is still stoked...

Never shot a Rossi rifle but I don't like their pistols.

If your shopping for a new girl friend then go ahead. :hit:

I'm not particularly fond of the rossi single shots and in a 7mm-08 it will kick her quite abit unless she is use to shooting alot. They don't have much of a recoil pad and are fairly straight stocked. JMO:sad:
I would suggest a H&R Handi rifle over a Rossi again my opinion.
But if you really want a special single shot buy her a Ruger #1 they are great. Yes alot more money as well.

just sounded like he was on a budget..get er a Henry then lol..i never owned a H&R but all i hear is good things about them fer the $$$

Why not get her one like you shoot?

Why not get her a bolt action or semi auto? Something she wont want to replace in a few years when she outgrows a single shot? I just don't understand why everyone wants to get their kid or fiancee or whomever they may be getting a gun for a single shot for their first gun. It seems like quite often a few years later you see them wanting to sell it as they have upgraded. Why not just get them something they wont want to upgrade to start with.

I'm just not a fan of single shots and I don't see wasting money on one when chances are they will want to upgrade later anyway.

For the money, get a Stevens 200. http://www.savagearms.com/st_200short.htm

Accurate, and long-lasting bolt gun. No need to upgrade this rifle, it'll do the trick for many years.

Amen to that. It always seems that fellas like to give their kid or wife the gun that requires more skill to be successful with. We need $600 scopes and 30-06's, but spouses only need a $50 job and a 243. I actually caught myself doing that with my wife, then decided to let her start with reduced power ammo on my gun until she is comfortable shooting, them to full power loads. If she likes it, then she can pick what she wants.

But hats off to your gal for wanting to hunt, few do. Its good to do everything not to discourage her.

Exactly. This or the Marlin XL7 or the Savage package with the Accu Trigger one they sell at WalMart would be my choices if I wanted a great gun for cheap. I'd probably prefer the Savage with the accu trigger but if I didn't care about that I'd just get the Stevens 200 since it's basically the same as a Savage 10 without the accu trigger.

The next post is also how I feel about it.

If I was going to buy someone a single shot rifle it would be a muzzle loader. That way they can at least hunt longer and they would still be able to hunt during rifle season with it. I still think one of the others would be better though.

Get yourself a good set-up you can use as a back-up; and let her use it !

had a puma/rossi lever action 92 and traded it. not good on quality

I bought my buddys kid a savage .308 at bass pro last week one of the combos with a cheap scope(he is painting my house) paid 299 for the combo. I shot a box and a half of shells yesterday and i abolutly love the gun,almost as much as my ruger m77 .308. It will last the kid forever and he will he no reason to update anytime soon, except for the scope

Mitchel - Don't know much about the Rossi. But for the same money you can get the Stevens bolt acton model 200 or a H&R Handi Rifle which is a good shooter.
Now, I have a couple 7-08s that I may consider in a trade, but I will have to see a picture of you fiance first!?!?

Amen to that.

I've wondered exactly the same thing. The number of guys I've seen at the club who were shooting a new $1400 Beneli shotgun themselves and then they buy their kid a single shot POS mule-kicker so he or she can "learn" to enjoy the sport. Great thinking, Batman. Junior will enjoy the sport even more after their shoulder is pounded black and blue and they've caught their thumb in the exposed hammer a couple of times.

Dump the Rossi idea. Pony up and buy her a big girl's rifle like a nice bolt action. You'll thank us later. Especially if you ever drop or otherwise disable your gun during the season and your wife then generously lends her rifle to you. You'll feel like a freaking genius then.

Grouse

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Great points. I'm as reluctant to spend a lot of money on my wife's gear as the next guy, primarily thinking of what'll happen if she doesn't enjoy the experience. But, after spending $50 on boots for her a couple years ago, she's wearing nearly the same $200 boot I wear now, and I don't hear any complaints about the cold or sore feet anymore. Same goes for firearms. Thankfully, I chose to spend twice what I could have on her shotgun, but it fits her better, she knows she's handling a quality firearm at least on par with what I'd use. Better yet, she handles it safely and handles it well.

If you're trying to get a spouse, significant other, or a youngster into hunting, the worst thing you can do is make them feel like their skills and experience aren't worth the extra time it takes for you to teach them, or the money it takes to properly and thoughtfully equip them for the hunt.

Gawd, now I feel like an absolute ass for buying my son a Rossi Trifecta youth combo that includes the 243/20g/22lr for Xmas. It's not that I was trying to be cheap, its just that it gave the best bang for the buck and I figured that he could shoot the 22 and reduced loads in the 243 until he was able to shoot full loads. He has already been shooting reduced loads out of my 30-30 and loving it. He is 7 by the way, nearly 8.

I'd crap my pants if my dad got me that when I was 7.

I don't think I'd look at it quite that way. For probably around $300, he can hunt small game, birds, and big game with YOU at least until the point that he outgrows the youth-sized stock. There's nothing wrong saying you can't afford to put him behind a $900 collection of youth firearms right now, which he's ultimately going to grow out of anyway. Nor would it be wise though to suggest to him that he'll never want anything else.

If you bought the TriFecta because it fits him best now, that's not the same thing as buying it solely because it was cheap -- especially if you're open to the idea in a few years of helping him store away the Rossi for his own kids someday and picking out a new rifle/shotgun for himself.

I near did that at age eight over a Red Ryder BB gun. A "real gun" at 7? :woot:

Yes sir!!
 

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Make that +3!!!!

Red Ryder at 8
Marlin 22lr at 10
Ruger Single six at 12
Remington 1100 and Marlin 30-30 at 15

What I wouldn't give to have those guns back. Traded them like baseball cards. Unfortunately, not much has changed, except better guns. Would have never guessed I had all the guns I would ever need by age 15.

No matter how much a woman says she wants to hunt, no woman wants a rifle for a present, let her use your gun and get her some jewelry or some nice girly boots for xmas. youll get alot more "bang" for your $$$ trust me.:D

Red Ryder at 8 (was cool, Fred Harman - the RR cartoonist - lived up the road)
Savage .22LR at 10
Remington 600 .243 at 12
Remington 870 12 ga at 15

The only one I don't still have is the Red Ryder.

And yes, it's true. If you give your girl a firearm, make sure it's accompanied by glittery things.

Thats funny, I actually bought a Red Ryder about 20 years ago. The ones they make now are pretty bad.

Got the wife a nice camo jacket last year for Christmas. Kinda got the "oh. this is nice" disappointment thing. At least until she tried it on and found a pair of pearls in the pocket.

Well I feel a bit better now, thanks unclehomer. My son has been reloading with me since he was 4, shooting bb gun with me since he was 3 and 22 since he was 4 as well. I have an old Winchester bolt action single shot that I would sit with him and shoot till he could prop it up by himself. I have been handloading 100gr half jacket Hornady bullets over Trailboss in the 30-30 since last fall and he loves that. We went to the gun shop and tried a few guns and the TriFecta just seemed to fit him best and cover all bases. He has been with me when I have bagged deer, turkey and grouse and loves it. I figure the $300 now is better than throwing $20-$60 at video games to keep him entertained. I gave him the .243 for now and he gets the 22 and 20 gauge barrels for Xmas.

7-08 or .243 but not the rossi x2
but what about the CVA