Rifle for daughter

Deano said:
I agree, the 6.5 x 55 is the one to go for. If she only had one rifle for the rest of her life, the 6.5 wouldn't be that bad of a choice.
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True. The 6.5 is a totally adequate round, if not my personal first choice.

Also, a Swede Mauser sporter can really be a thing of beauty if done properly.
 
The Savage combo is as good as it gets for a pkg. rifle, the scope is not the greatest but it is does the job well. I think the .243 is a little light for a beginner, kill shots have to be right on or you have a lot of wounded game running around the bush. I like the 7-08 or .260 Rem but 7-08 is probably easier to find ammo for.
 
I'm assuming someone with a name of 7-08 knows the benefits of the cartridge. I feel the .243 is also a good choice for a beginner rifle. She can always upgrade later to .308 or whatever you feel is suitable.

You will know how much she can handle, she will let you know. You are the best in terms of judgement and not us.


Let us know what you chose.
 
The bonus of the 243 as a starter is that if she wanted to go bigger in the future, you could either sell it, or just have it rebarreled to anything 308 based. No muss, no fuss.
 
if price isn't an object, the Remington youth model 700 in various calibres is also a good choice. You don't give your daughters age or size. The youth models of either the Stevens or the Remington come with good recoil pads and the stocks are already short enough for smaller shooters. You have to be careful of stock length with smaller young shooters, it can make a good experience bad in a very short time if they have to struggle with an overlength stock. As they get older and larger it is very easy to increase stock length if neccessary, but a real pain to shorten a synthetic stock. As for the 710 Rem, I don't think that they make a youth version, but I've seen a couple that shoot extremely well. If you can come accross a short action, used Rem 700, I have a synthetic youth stock for it. To get a kid shooting, you can have it for the shipping price. bearhunter
 
Here what I bought my kids, my daughter is 10 and my little guy is 7.
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Here is the caliber.
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Here she is with it.
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As you will note she is a lefty and the boy is a righty.
Right now my daughter is shooting 120's over a light load of 4064.
She laughs cause it's bark is definatley bigger thanit's bite.
 
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My daughter will be 12 this july she is 5'1" 116 pounds she has shot her 15 year old sisters .243 which is a Winchester model 70 mini carbine.My wife has
a Remington model 7 in 7mm-08 (hence the user name) with a 18.5" barrel.
She uses 140gr. bullets and man that thing kicks and is loud.A wicked cartridge though.I actually prefer it over the .243 it is a heavier bullet and has awesome knockdown power.I myself have a Remington model 700 BDL LH
in 30.06.So I would prefer to stay with one of the similar cartridges above.
That is why I was looking at the savage package deal in .243.She loves to eat deer but when it comes to shooting one it might be a totally different story.Which is also why I am looking for something relatively cheaper in price.
Thanks to everyone who has replied back to this post!
 
agree, the 6.5 x 55 is the one to go for. If she only had one rifle for the rest of her life, the 6.5 wouldn't be that bad of a choice.
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So what is there that the 6.5 can do the 7mm-08 can't?
I like the 6.5 but I still think the 7mm can do more
 
Boer seun said:
So what is there that the 6.5 can do the 7mm-08 can't?
I like the 6.5 but I still think the 7mm can do more
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What can the 7-08 do that the 6.5 swede cannot?

They are really to similiar to worry about!:)
 
I went with a M70 Fwt in .270Win. to start my kids on big game. With lighter handloads, my teenage daughter has no problem. I also had the stock shortened 3/8" and had a Pachmeyer decellerator pad installed. Made a world of difference.
 
Claven2 said:
The Remington 710 is a FINE piece of Remington engineering in Remington's attempts to produce the crappiest American made hunting rifle on the market. They employed a large team of their most inexperienced engineers in their bid to outdo the Mossberg ATR, Savage 110 and the illustrious NEF Handi-Rifle.

From the "self lubricated" [sic] symthetic bolt guide to the locking lugs being machined into the barrel, rather than the cheaply made cast low carbon steel receiver - the Remington 710 never fails to disappoint.

Remington insiders went a step further by claiming in their ad copy that the barrel-integral locking lug recesses and the cheapest/lowest quality possibly receiver is actually a selling feature by claiming:


The one area that the designers failed at in vying for the crappiest rifle of all time was in incorporating a 60 degree bolt throw rather than the traditional 90 degree throw. I'm guessing this actually redeeming quality was included more by accident than by design in the quest to produce this piece of turd.
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LMAO! Thank you.
Hey, Tod:
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I wouldn't say Remington 710's are junk. No no no, I can think of something much worse to call them, words that are not permitted on the boards :p

Seriously, they're not that bad, I mean they shoot pretty straight and they're light and all, but they're made for the average overweight american who hunts once a year, doesn't go to the range regularly or clean his rifle and leaves the gun in his moldy attic in a plastic case w/trigger lock on for the remaining 51 weeks of the year. When I was shopping for something cheap in .30-06 I had it narrowed down to the Remington 710 and the Savage 111, both from SIR mail order. Side-by-side comparison of the two will show which one is superior, from tip to tail. I went with the Savage. No plastic in my reciever, thank you!

As far as a first gun for a teenage girl, .243 is just fine. Yes, shot placement is more critical, but as long as she shoots it enough to get good and accurate she should have no trouble. My buddy up north has an old Remington (not sure what model) in .243, he claims that he shoots 2 inch groups all day long without even trying, which is plenty tight enough for a heart/lung shot or basal skull/spine or whatever the hell else you want.
 
7mm-08 makes even more sense if you already have one in the family, you've no need to buy more loading equip. load that 7mm-08 cartride down a bit with 120gr or 100 gr bullets & most of the recoil is gone. And loaded down it still has more kill power than the .243. I think if you compare ballistics (impact & trajectory) the 7mm-08 is way ahead.I have a Ruger MkII 7MM Mag, loaded with 100 gr JHP bullets their is almost no recoil, even less than the .30-30. Then there is also no need to upgrade later on. Also the model 7 is a light short rifle hence more recoil & a bigger bang.
 
I've never even heard of 7mm-08 before this topic, is it common in Canada? I don't think I've ever seen commercial ammo for it on the shelf, either. Is it a wildcat or something? Wierd :confused:

Also (Q for Lefty ####), where did you get the youth model Handi-Rifle from? I've only ever seen NEF rifles in the SIR catalog, and none of them in the calibers I like/want. Actually, I have my heart set on a Survivor model in .223, but that's a different story :p
 
Contact P&D they have an add up top. They deal with the distributor that our now defunct local shop did. It took about 8 months for it to show.
As for 7mm-08 its been a factory loaded cartridge since 1980.
Remington, Federal, Winchester,and Hornady all list loadings for 7mm-08
Dont count on Arabian Tire or Wally World to carry it, but most better gun shops certainly do.
 
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7mm-08 said:
.I told her when she passes her hunter safety I will buy her a rifle.
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I told my eight year girl that when she passes grade 3 I'd let her get her ears pierced,,, She already has a rifle;)
 
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