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So, Herself half-jokingly told me a few days ago that if I got her a pink rifle, she'd come hunting.

I'm thinking I just might test that. :evil: Of course, if I end up doing this, I 'll look for something really affordable...

I guess a .22 would be a good way to start her out. Anyone got a fave pink bolt or semi?

Oh: She's a lefty. I imagine that finding an affordable, pink lefty rifle'd be tough as hell.

Though, she plays guitar right-handed, so maybe... I'm going to get her to shoulder mine somehow to see how comfy she is.

Anyway, nothing's sure, but if I can find something interesting for a few hundred bucks, I just might see how serious she was.
 
blargon said:
Get a cheap lefty, and some Pink Krylon...
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+1

I was thinking a Stevens 200 with some pink Krylon. Yeah, I know they don't come in lefties but maybe she could work with it. If it doesn't work out you can repaint the stock & flog the rifle on the EE.... :cool:

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NAA.
 
Say NO to the Pink!!!! I'm female and I HATE pink particularly when associated with anything I consider cool.

She may end up going hunting with you but you won't get anything because they'll see it coming a mile away!!
 
amdacosta said:
Say NO to the Pink!!!! I'm female and I HATE pink particularly when associated with anything I consider cool.

She may end up going hunting with you but you won't get anything because they'll see it coming a mile away!!
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Sometimes a walk in the woods is just that, a walk in the woods.

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NAA.
 
I just picked up a Plinkster 802 from Mossberg and they come in pink.

The 802 is bolt, the 702 is semi-auto.

Very cheap rifle. Works well.

As always, it may pay to look around for the best price as I found them going from $139 to $299 (huge difference to me).

Good luck.

S.
 
amdacosta said:
Say NO to the Pink!!!! I'm female and I HATE pink particularly when associated with anything I consider cool.

She may end up going hunting with you but you won't get anything because they'll see it coming a mile away!!
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If they don't see my Blaze orange vest and hat, they won't see her pink rifle...;)

I suggested the pink paint, as the color can be changed the color if she doesn't like it...If my wife or daughter wanted pink, to go hunting/shooting, they'd be getting pink...
 
I just bought one of these: hxxp://www.savagearms.com/cub_pink.htm and haven't had time to take her out and see what she can do. A few friends have daughters who are about 5 years old so I figuere this would be a good way to introduce them to the sport!

Here's a few other pink ones:

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amdacosta said:
Say NO to the Pink!!!! I'm female and I HATE pink particularly when associated with anything I consider cool.

She may end up going hunting with you but you won't get anything because they'll see it coming a mile away!!
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I'm with you on pink. My approach to pink is that it's not so much a colour as it is an eye disease. Also, If I do this, I'm making sure that the pick gun's a .22, so that if she likes it, maybe I can get her interested in something less crass for the actual bush. And if she still doesn't like it, I'm not trying to sell a pinkified centrefire at a loss.

Using the .22 for hunting is a non-issue, as firing at a deer with anything less than a .243 in Québec is an excellent way to catch hell.
 
You did not say how old she is. I bought my son a thumbhole Savage Cub in .22LR. Great little rifle. Great trigger. Spoiled he is when I think of the old Cooey I learned on and the horrible trigger it had. The Cub's come in pink. Thumbhole or no. Right bolt only though. Great little rifle.
 
Curt said:
You did not say how old she is. I bought my son a thumbhole Savage Cub in .22LR. Great little rifle. Great trigger. Spoiled he is when I think of the old Cooey I learned on and the horrible trigger it had. The Cub's come in pink. Thumbhole or no. Right bolt only though. Great little rifle.
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Good point. We're both... er, on the wrong side of 25, shall we say. She's fairly petite, though. About 5.4, I guess. You think that's junior model territory?
 
amdacosta said:
Say NO to the Pink!!!! I'm female and I HATE pink particularly when associated with anything I consider cool.

She may end up going hunting with you but you won't get anything because they'll see it coming a mile away!!
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Thems fighting words. :D

My 12 year old cousin will be coming after you for that statement.

She won't leave the house unless she is wearing something pink. I just bought her a pink Crosman 760 Pumpmaster pellet gun for her birthday in August, and she went crazy over it.
 
roadkill7205 said:
Good point. We're both... er, on the wrong side of 25, shall we say. She's fairly petite, though. About 5.4, I guess. You think that's junior model territory?
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Savage Arms has a pink .22 single shot bolt action.

Model T Cub Pink with accutrigger.

Weighs 3.5 pounds. Lebaron sells it for $312.72

Here's a link to the Savage arms sight:

ht-p://www.savagearms.com/2008_pressrelease.htm

It's at the bottom of the page.
 
The Cub is a short rifle, don't know what the LOP is, but it is WAAAAYYY too small for me. A guy could add a rubber recoil pad to lenghten it out an inch or so. Barrel is 16". Little rifle.
 
Curt said:
The Cub is a short rifle, don't know what the LOP is, but it is WAAAAYYY too small for me. A guy could add a rubber recoil pad to lenghten it out an inch or so. Barrel is 16". Little rifle.
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I handled it recently. I'm a fairly short guy, about 5'8", maybe a touch taller. To put it in perspective, I had the counter lady handle it after me (she stood about five-nothing), and we agreed no girl over four feet tall would ever enjoy handling that rifle.


Get her to shoulder a gun, and see how she tries to operate the bolt.
 
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