6.5 X 55 Good choice for female deer hunter

todbartell said:
if you're over the age of 18, and male, you need a 300 Mag for deer hunting - minimum!
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Or you can actually walk into the big scary woods from the road and do some hunting. :p :D
 
6.5 X 55 is an excellent deer cartridge. Mine is a Tikka T3 and I use a 129 gr hornady SST. It's all I need for a good mild recoiling round for deer. I shot a big doe at a lazed 197 meters and it punched through both sides leaving a twoonie sized exit hole (excellent performance). The 129 gr is noticably milder than the 140 gr but even the 140 gr is a mild round. It's a very good choice for anyone.
 
catnthehatt said:
Unless you're over the age of 50 , male and find that a slower less punishing cartridge will gitrdun!:D
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oooh, ooooh, it so pains me to do this Cat :rolleyes:

now....git. :D :D :D :D :D :D :D

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The best choices in almost every situation for deer are the 260 Rem., 6.5x55mm, 7mm-08, and 7x57mm. Anything else is either a bit too big or too small for what you really need.

If anyone can prove me wrong here I'll stand corrected, but I know I'm right in this case. :p :D
 
gitrdun said:
oooh, ooooh, it so pains me to do this Cat :rolleyes:

now....git. :D :D :D :D :D :D :D

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I like sakos, wouldn't have one of those .338 thingys in my rack forr long though, too much "KABOOM" and "OUCH!" for me.

I do have a couple of big caliber BPCR rifles though, does that discount me of being a wussy?:D
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Good choice I shot one for years and killed many deer with it, turned it over to my youngest son when he turned 14 and he still uses it 18 years later. I know the lighter weight bullets are attractive to a lot of people but for accuracy and penetration the 160 grains are what made this caliber famous.
 
I have a Swedish Ljungmann Model Ag 42 and a Swedish Mauser m38 in 6.5 x55 but now I'm thinking of getting something more "modern". I'm not sure who else chambers this but it's going to be most difficult deciding between the Sako 75, Tikka T3, or CZ 550 American.
 
K98 said:
I have a Swedish Ljungmann Model Ag 42 and a Swedish Mauser m38 in 6.5 x55 but now I'm thinking of getting something more "modern". I'm not sure who else chambers this but it's going to be most difficult deciding between the Sako 75, Tikka T3, or CZ 550 American.
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If you have the $$ go for the Sako... but of the other two I'd get the Tikka. I have a Rem 700 Classic and a Tikka 695 stainless/synthetic in 6.5x55mm to compliment the mil-surp M38 I have. A guy 'needs' a couple of 6.5x55mm's in the battery.... ;) :cool:
 
Cappy said:
Make sure there is a decent recoil pad on it and that will help alot. She shoots a handloaded 120gr Speer and can shoot it all day and she's is pretty recoil sensitive.
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I would offer two bits of semi-solicited advice. The comment about a proper buttpad is correct, but stock fit is more important. The average rifle is statistically shaped for a male, and men are taller and built differently across the chest and shoulders than women. How many times have we seen a small person (child or woman) awkwardly grappling with a long rifle? Have the lady try out different stocks while wearing hunting clothes to get a better sense of length of pull and buttplate shape, or you may lose her from the sport. Be prepared to nibble a few inches off her butt between now and the season (Hmmm?? That didn't come out right did it?).

In the same breath, I would offer that I have several rifles in Ramline plastic stocks, including my .300 Win Mag #1 deer rifle. I sense less felt recoil with these stocks because the plastic seems to have some absorbtive whipping motion. There are generic Ramline Mauser 98 stocks around. Whether they fit a Swedish '96 Mauser is a matter of trial and error (and Bisonite).
 
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