Choice for a lady hunter in BC?

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Hey folks. Just wanting to get some input on some choices of rifles for my girlfriend. She is about 5'4 and a petite frame, rather dainty.. :). So we have been starting to research youth and compact guns. So far she likes the Weatherby vanguard compact(I had and loved a submoa) as well she likes the Winchester m70 featherweight compact.

The question I have is as much about cartridge choice. I doubt she will get into dangerous game hunting but being in BC I guess that isn't out of the question. The plan is to build her a smallenough, light enough gun for her to handle, with as low recoil as possible, but enough range and oompf for Sheep, goat, elk, moose and deer.

My initial thoughts are a 308 in either of the above two rifles.

Any female hunters or small frame guys/youth have any comments on recoil and handling of a .308 bolt(I have never shot a 308 before) but the recoil charts show it less than a 270 and far less than what I shoot (45-70 and a 30-06)

a benelli R1 in 30-06 is also on the list as a possible as its lop and comb are adjustable and recoil is apparently very low.

I think if we can find a gun that shoot good out to 300 yards that will do her for a long time to come.
 
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.308, 7mm-08 would be a good choice.... I would look at a Ruger model 77 compact.....

Also, good luck finding a gun that "shoots goo" out to 300 yards.... sorry, I had to :)
 
good for 308 family as the bolt action will be shorter if it matters.

a RSI ruger will be another option and in 308 i know a lady in town that has done very well for a while.
 
7-08.

I'm partial to a vintage Husqvarna Lightweight rifle in 7x57 too, but the trigger is ####ty. Light easy recoiling rifle though and you could kill anything in North America with it.
 
Pisces, that was sort of my thought. We are going to miss this years big game but we may have things rolling to be able to get a non resident small game this year. some light loads in 308 for rabbit might be a good start for this fall and early next fall. Gives her a year to play around with some lighter loads. I haven't looked into a 7-08 at all, but the bullet choices for 308 is clearly going to be better.
 
The ergonomics on the Savage Lady Hunter are weird... try it before you buy it... I would recommend the Ruger compact also... in 7mm-08 or .308 or .260 (if you can find one).
 
The lighter the gun, the more its going to smack her. I have a Mod 70 feather weight and it boots a bit more than other guns with the same ammo.


Having that said, Get reduced loads for the gun she favors.



I was a skinny kid at 13 years old, but I shot a 30.06 with 150s.


Several weeks ago I had an eight year old fire 20 or more rounds out of my M305. He could not have been much more than 80 pounds, so to a certain degree, its mind over matter.
 
Can't go wrong with the 7-08. Both it & the .308 are too easy to make reduced loads for so
she can work on up from plinking loads to moose if she desires. A good session of trying out
some various rifles at a dealer helps, but a range session will give her a better feel of each
rifle & caliber. :)
 
hoytcanon said:
The ergonomics on the Savage Lady Hunter are weird... try it before you buy it... I would recommend the Ruger compact also... in 7mm-08 or .308 or .260 (if you can find one).
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I personally find savage ergonomics wierd in general..... the 77 compact is nice in that op's gf could get a good quality bolt with decent wood... a "keeper" imop....
 
how about a steyr scout or the new Tikka CTR? you can even put the CTR in a MDT LSS chassis to make it fully adjustable for her and flute or replace the barrel with a shorter lighter profile one to make it even lighter
 
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