Gun for the wife???
#11
I love the .243 and used it for years for deer. But I also have a 7-08 and also used it successfully for deer. Either will work fine. The 7-08 delivers more energy using the same case as the .243 with just slightly more recoil.
#13
Fork Horn
Thread Starter
Join Date: Aug 2008
Posts: 330
Thanks for all the help guys. We are still just looking but this gives me a direction to look in. I like the Remington model 7. But I will let her pick the gun that fits best. Sounds like either caliber will do the job.
#14
Spike
Join Date: Feb 2012
Location: Wisconsin
Posts: 61
One of the most popular bullets available for reloading is the 7mm (.284). I have been reloading the 7mm 08 for years for my daughter's rifle. Due to the better B.C. numbers I'd go with the 7mm over the .243. Happy hunting!
#15
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Nov 2008
Posts: 1,143
Another advantage to a .243 is 100gr Remington CoreLokts work as well as any bullet out there...You can catch them on sale for $15-18 a box whereas 7mm-08 bullets are as scarce as hen's teeth and CoreLokts in that caliber run almost $30 a box...Practically any place that sells ammo has .243 ammo...
I personally like my 243...PLENTY for deer.
#16
Any decent gun shop carries 7-08 in a variety of bullet weights. So getting ammo would not even be a consideration.
#17
Look at the Savage Lady Hunter, they are chambered in the 243 and 7-08 and are built with a lady in mind.
http://www.savagearms.com/firearms/model/11Lady
#18
I would recommend one of the new "lite" bolt action rifles in .243, that feels good in HER HANDS, and have it cut down to fit her LOP with a new pachmayr decelerator pad on it.
Take a look at these;
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http://www.ableammo.com/catalog/marlin-bolt-action-rifle-xl7270-winchester-black-stock-stainless-steel-finish-p-117249.html
http://www.ableammo.com/catalog/ruger-hawkeye-bolt-action-rifle-hmk77rfp-7119-winchester-black-synthetic-stock-stainless-steel-finish-p-99578.html
http://www.ableammo.com/catalog/tikka-lite-bolt-action-rifle-jrtb318-winchester-bolt-action-black-synthetic-stock-stainless-steel-finish-p-90826.html
http://www.ableammo.com/catalog/remington-stainless-bolt-action-rifle-7267-winchester-black-synthetic-stock-stainless-steel-finish-p-86358.html
http://www.ableammo.com/catalog/howa-1500-rifle-whogue-stock-hgr62612-winchester-bolt-action-black-synthetic-stock-stainless-steel-finish-p-99595.html
http://www.ableammo.com/catalog/savage-116fcss-weather-warrior-rifle-17799-bolt-action-black-stock-stain-steel-finish-wdbm-p-86703.html
http://www.ableammo.com/catalog/thompson-center-icon-weathershield-rifle-5547-winchester-synthetic-stock-weathershield-finish-p-112298.html
Take a look at these;
http://www.ableammo.com/catalog/weatherby-vanguard-rifle-vgs270nr4o-winchester-griptonite-stock-stainless-finish-p-121954.html
http://www.ableammo.com/catalog/marlin-bolt-action-rifle-xl7270-winchester-black-stock-stainless-steel-finish-p-117249.html
http://www.ableammo.com/catalog/ruger-hawkeye-bolt-action-rifle-hmk77rfp-7119-winchester-black-synthetic-stock-stainless-steel-finish-p-99578.html
http://www.ableammo.com/catalog/tikka-lite-bolt-action-rifle-jrtb318-winchester-bolt-action-black-synthetic-stock-stainless-steel-finish-p-90826.html
http://www.ableammo.com/catalog/remington-stainless-bolt-action-rifle-7267-winchester-black-synthetic-stock-stainless-steel-finish-p-86358.html
http://www.ableammo.com/catalog/howa-1500-rifle-whogue-stock-hgr62612-winchester-bolt-action-black-synthetic-stock-stainless-steel-finish-p-99595.html
http://www.ableammo.com/catalog/savage-116fcss-weather-warrior-rifle-17799-bolt-action-black-stock-stain-steel-finish-wdbm-p-86703.html
http://www.ableammo.com/catalog/thompson-center-icon-weathershield-rifle-5547-winchester-synthetic-stock-weathershield-finish-p-112298.html
#20
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Jan 2008
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Posts: 2,186
You may already have made your choice, but here's a late input anyway. Either cartridge will kill white tailed deer. The 243 Win. and a quality 100 gr. hunting bullet is bad medicine on deer sized game. This is what my daughter uses.
However, I am a fan of "bigger' (to an extent). I would go the 7mm/08 route. The 7mm/08 Rem. is a wonderful round. Most handle 130 gr. bullets very well. The recoil is not all that bad either.
As far as which rifle ... in my opinion fit and feel is a big deal when it comes to a shooter being comfrotable and confident. If your wife is small framed, don't forget to look at so called "youth" rifles. These have a shorter "standard" lengths of pull (LOP).
If you expect her to really get into hunting may I suggest a Styer Pro Hunter "Mountain". Styer rifles are very well made and everyone that I have ever shot has been big time accurate. The factory trigger is very nice. This rifle also has spacers in the butt plate that can be removed (or added) to better fit the shooter's LOP. It is a bit pricey but in my book a good value for anyone that is, or will become, a dedicated hunter.
However, I am a fan of "bigger' (to an extent). I would go the 7mm/08 route. The 7mm/08 Rem. is a wonderful round. Most handle 130 gr. bullets very well. The recoil is not all that bad either.
As far as which rifle ... in my opinion fit and feel is a big deal when it comes to a shooter being comfrotable and confident. If your wife is small framed, don't forget to look at so called "youth" rifles. These have a shorter "standard" lengths of pull (LOP).
If you expect her to really get into hunting may I suggest a Styer Pro Hunter "Mountain". Styer rifles are very well made and everyone that I have ever shot has been big time accurate. The factory trigger is very nice. This rifle also has spacers in the butt plate that can be removed (or added) to better fit the shooter's LOP. It is a bit pricey but in my book a good value for anyone that is, or will become, a dedicated hunter.