Rifle for wife

[MathGeek]

Originally Posted by fishinpox

looked at the christensen arms ar10's today ...carbon fiber wrapped barrels ...holy ship shap! that thing was awesome . super solid but super lightweight and super expensive lol

ok so im pretty sure im gonna do the tikka .243 or the tikka 25-06 unless she wnts the a r10 ( fingers crossed she wants the a r10 so i get to play with it )

Lighter 25-06 rifles can have a bit of recoil. .243 is a better choice for a sensitive shooter.

[fishinpox]

Originally Posted by MathGeek

Lighter 25-06 rifles can have a bit of recoil. .243 is a better choice for a sensitive shooter.

25-06 seems to be a bit flatter round though

[MathGeek]

Originally Posted by fishinpox

25-06 seems to be a bit flatter round though

It depends. I owned one for many years and shot a lot of deer and groundhogs with it. From a 26" barrel, 85 grain bullets at 3450 fps or 100 grain bullets at 3200 or 115 grain bullets at 2900 are all plenty flat, but when the wind blows, it all gets much harder.

Reading the wind is harder than adjusting for drop. Unless shots are rushed, the higher BC bullets of the .260 Rem or .243 Win are easier to adjust for, a bit more drop, but less wind drift. The way I hunted, there was always plenty of time to laser range the distance and dial up for the drop.

I don't think I'll own another 25-06. BCs for long range start at 0.5 and I really prefer 0.6.