Ordered a 10/22 for my wife's birthday.

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My wife just got her PAL, but hasn't been super eager to start shooting. I really dont blame her, we don't own a great collection of arms / nothing rimfire. Her birthday is coming up, so I've been keeping my eyes peeled for a new or used .22lr. She was wanting a Savage with a wood stock, so that's what I was focusing on but I ended up finding a Ruger 10/22 carbine. Read a few reviews and watched a few videos, and I feel like I made the right choice. She doesn't like the size of my Remington 788, she said it feels too big and clumsy, so I think the size of the 10/22 will suit her well. She'll be using it for target practice and pest control around the farm. Hopefully she'll love it, and shooting flourishes into a hobby we both thoroughly enjoy.
 
Circa Late 1970's, I was in same boat - my wife finally agreed to get her first hunting licence - I got her a Rem 788 in 243 - had to shorten that barrel (to 19 inches??) and shorten and slim that stock (a LOT) to make it fit to her. She ended up to take a single shot to take her mule deer buck - easily the 300th shot she took with that rifle, though. Her younger brother on Vancouver Island has the rifle now - it had a Leupold 2-7 power scope the last that I saw of it - probably a Vari-X, or Vari-X II, I think. It had a Weaver K3 when my wife got her deer with it. Our son took his first whitetail deer with that rifle and K3 scope - as a 243 Win - our daughter used the same rifle to get her first deer, but it had a 22" 308 Win barrel by then.
 
Yes, Avoid that 'hole' and go for Variety - like some Quality Bolt rifles. Start with a CZ Match (not necessarily a VMTR, but a Match chamber rifle) Or a Bergera, still in 22LR. Then when she develops accuracy you can move to 'light caliber' Centrefires.
 
My wife really enjoys shooting my 10/22. Just the right size and of course the recoil and sound are not a problem.

A suggestion in case you haven't thought of it: if using a scope, make sure the eye relief is set right for her. Even with just a 22, getting scoped in the eye would make it hard for her to want to shoot. Burris Signature rings, with the plastic inserts, are very forgiving for moving the scope back and forth to figure out the right position without scratching the scope. A red dot makes it easy, or even a 1x prism because those usually have pretty generous eye box.
 
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sillymike said:
While the 10/22 is nice... The obvious choice would still have been...


The vast majority of girls we've brought to the range were more interested in shooting tiny groups than plinking
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The ladies at our Rimfire for Beginner shoots advance very quickly to reactive targets and the ultimate accomplishment is hitting golf balls at 50 yards. Going to try golf balls at 100 yards for our Ladies day.
 
You did make a good choice. There are some slimmer rifles that ladies like to hold like the Gevarm E1 but an E1 is never going to win any shooting competitions and you said she's going to compete. 10/22's are the gold standard of reliability. Accuracy has to be bought though.
Hope she loves it. I just bought a used 10/22 Deluxe Sporter off ####### so I'm anxiously awaiting it.
 
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