New rifle for girlfriend

[husky390]

A word to the wise from someone who's been there... Buy YOURSELF a nice new rifle that she can use. That way, years from now, when the girlfriend is long gone, you will still have the rifle. Win - win. I don't miss that wack job one bit, but I would have dearly missed that rifle!

Great point. .270, 30-06, or .308. After talking with Luke Moffat, I'm gaining a whole new respect for the .308.

 

[BowHunterJake]

.243, 7mm-08, .270, or .308
You can't go wrong.

I do agree with previous poster about getting something that you would both enjoy. Even if the relationship continues, her enthusiasm for hunting may not.

Tikka is the better choice IMO.

 

[MuleyFever]

I think you are right on with the 7-08 and it will kill anything she will hunt. Got my wife a 7-08 and she enjoys shooting it. I think that is most important. If she is scared of it she wont want to shoot it and wont shoot well.

 

[Daniel Bybee]

Well it looks like we will be headed to cabelas to take a look around. As far as getting a rifle we both can enjoy, she's a lefty and I am not lol.

 

[boom]

My 257 wtby kicks like a mule.

7mm08. Soft recoil. I'd go with a tikka if it were me.

 

[WestNE]

Another vote for a T3 in 7-08! Shot my first muley with one regret the day I parted ways with it.
I shoot factory ammo as well, not because I couldn't reload but because I found one load that would do practically everything in this caliber AND put 3 shots into half an inch. Nosler Trophy Grade 140gr. Accubond.

 

[flyingbrass]

Remington Model Seven, 7mm-08
This is a short stocked gun but not a youth model. Even grown men love this gun

 

[Fjelljeger]

My wife shoots lefty too and because her length of pull is short we went with the Browning Xbolt micro hunter in 7mm-08. I shoot it sometimes too just for fun....doesn't matter that it's a lefty to me.

 

[Daniel Bybee]

Ended up going down to Cabelas and She really took a liking to the feel of the Ruger American 7mm08, We didn't pull the trigger but I think that's what we will end up with. Thank you to everyone for the suggestions. Daniel

 

[badkneesbro]

That Ruger may be the best deal there is on rifles these days. If you go with the American, be sure to give us a review sometime. I haven't heard too much bad about it.