Good gun for my girlfriend?

somebodies got a nice swede 6.5x55 on EE for $150-and I don't think you'd go wrong with that,great rifle,superb workmanship, low recoil, accurate and capable of taking virtually anything in North America if you hold it straight
 
i bought my wife a ruger youth in 7/08 and she loves it.
it great deer and bear gun and it plenty for moose.she will use it on elk too if we ever get the chance.
so far she uses federal fusions for the 4 or 5 deer she has taken.
when she goes for the big stuff i will relaod her some tsx's in 140 gr and it will be plenty,
she keeps all her shots under 200 yards and she is deadlly.
this gun and caliber made the difference,totally,no recoil,fits her well,and she loves to shoot it.
main thing i would say it get a rifle SHE is comfortable with.but if it fits you it just bonus!lol!
 
Bought wife a Ruger Compact in 308. Perfect size, but kicks too much. Go with 7-08, 243 or 260. For ladies the lenght of pull on most rifles is too great especially when they put on a winter parka. Check out all the compact models available.Well worth to have the stock fitted by a gunsmith. Check out the beautiful Steyr carbine in 7-08 for sale in EE section. Let her select what feels good for her.
 
If you're going to reload, go for the 7mm-08.
If you won't be reloading right away, go for a .243.

I taught 2 daughters to shoot with a 7mm-08 rem 788 carbine with a shortened stock. Reduced loads for practise and learning to shoot it, move up to full power when they are ready for it. I loaded 7mm sierra prohunter 120 gr bullets to 2500 fps. That's about the recoil equivalent of factory .243 and it's a capable, flat shooting deer load up to 200yards.

IMO, the worst thing you can do is get a lightweight rifle for a small or junior shooter. The light weight really increases felt recoil. Better to carry an extra pound than to have them scared to shoot it. Success depends on finding their comfort zone before they get turned off on the idea. It's also helpful to let them learn basic shooting on a .22 rimfire before they break into the centrefire stuff.
 
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my wife uses a remy model 700 sps in 243 youth model it fits her well with recoil that she can stand in 100 grain bullet she uses it for deer and has done well.
 
Since you already have the 7RM, I'd go with the 7-08 just to ease reloading, of my family, 5 7rm, 1 7x57, 1 270, 1 300wm. we presently have 6 different 7mm bullets, 3 in 308, and 2 in 270. which guns get shot more?
 
I had been hunting consistantly everything for years with my bolt action .30-06. Recently, I decided to go back to my roots where I started out with a lever .30-30 for deer. There's just something special about these rifles that brings you back to when you didn't need the latest wizzbang and horendous muzzleblast to get the job done.

For an affordable and reliable lever gun, it's difficult to beat a Marlin 336 in 30-30. It has low kick, comes standard with iron sights, easy scope mounting, short and compact. Plus, lately with Hornady's Leverevelution ammo, a fine performer to 200 yards.

If you can find a Winchester AE 30-30 (AE = angle eject for easy scope mounting) at a decent price (just the finding one can be very challenging) in decent condition, it would be a great rifle too. I've tried to find one in my price range, but found that used Marlins were less expensive and much easier to find.

In my opinion, plastic bolt rifles are but a simple tool that are a dime a dozen and have no character, no history, and no soul. They're the ones that get traded over and over as a "starting" rifle because owners grow quickly tired of them. Do they work? Sure they do, but that's where it starts and stops.
 
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