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Old 11-14-2011, 11:25 PM
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Need all advice I can get! First time hunter on my hands. Need outside advice for a very stubborn woman! 234 - 7mm08, .308 or anything else!
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Old 11-14-2011, 11:32 PM
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Heard a lot of good things about 7mm 08. There was a youth rifle thread...not saying your wife cant handle recoil but it had some useful info. Lemme see if I can find the thread.
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Old 11-14-2011, 11:34 PM
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Old 11-15-2011, 01:46 AM
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Need all advice I can get! First time hunter on my hands. Need outside advice for a very stubborn woman! 234 - 7mm08, .308 or anything else!
Something to consider....... is this "very stubborn" woman, 98 lbs soaking wet or shall we say 120++. You don't want a rifle that kick so much that she will be scared when shooting the rifle.

I have been shooting a .243 cal rifle for 25 years and never felt like I needed anything bigger. This gun does require good shot placement or you may not recover the Deer.

I would think the 7mm-08 would be a rifle to consider. You can get the "managed" recoil bullets for that caliber which shoot more like a .243 cal rifle or shoot the regular bullets and have more knock-down power than the .243.

A 270 cal is another good all around rifle to consider.

Here is a little more info:

Everything kicks.
this is from chuck hawks recoil table http://www.chuckhawks.com/recoil_table.htm

caliber * bullet weight * recoil energy

.243 100gr 8.3
30/30 170gr 11.0
25.06 120gr 12.5
7mm08 140gr 12.6
270 150gr 17.0

12 guage
2 3/4 1 1/8oz shot 25.0

270 managed recoil 115 g 9.5
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Old 11-15-2011, 05:52 AM
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If you are a Remington person take a look at the Model 7, its the same as the Model 700 but alittle more compact with shorter barrel and butt and you can get it in several differnt rounds or Ruger makes a Ranch rifle that is compact.
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Old 11-15-2011, 06:10 AM
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my mom shoots a .270 and has killed her fair share of deer. She is about 120lbs, and when she first started hunting was pretty scarred of shooting but once she started putting down deer she completely forgot about the kick. I also think that she has the Sims Vibration Labrotory recoil pad which requires cutting an 1" or so to the stock and mounting in the factory but pad's place.
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Old 11-15-2011, 09:28 AM
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Those managed recoil rounds claim to reduce recoil by 50% without changing your flight trajectory from regular loads. Supposed to be really good stuff.
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Old 11-15-2011, 09:45 AM
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Don't overlook the 25-06. My son used one for mule deer killed a very nice buck-one shot at 225 yards on a deer that dressed out at 220 lbs. The issue with the 7mm-08 and the 25-06 is the availability and price of the ammo.
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Those managed recoil rounds claim to reduce recoil by 50% without changing your flight trajectory from regular loads. Supposed to be really good stuff.
I shoot managed loads in my 7mag. It makes a difference. No change in placement at 150 yards from normal loads.

Less powder is compensated with a lower grain bullet.
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Old 11-16-2011, 10:17 AM
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Thanks guys! Good info!
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Ruger Compact - in .243 or 7mm-08.
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buy what you want then get managed recoil for here.... win win
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Ruger Compact - in .243 or 7mm-08.
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I would go with the .25-06 saving my chips to have one custom built
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