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I know a few guys that bait and most of them mainly use popcorn. Some other foods are oats (from the damage one did in my oat field a few years ago I know they like them!), beaver carcasses from trappers, bread, I've heard of jello powder and the fryer grease too. We're having some areas shut...

Lol. 15 lbs. might be a bit much for her to carry... It sounds like, from most of the replies her, that pretty much any of the 6.5's with the exception of magnums are going to be fine for her. Thanks all for the input! Now to find a lefty in one of them

Yeah not too fussy about them. The 6.5's will cover everything she is going to shoot and well you know women - unless it's shoes I get the what do you need more than one for? So I will get her a 6.5 something and she will be happy to go hunting. And finding a woman that wants to go hunting with...

So the Creedmoor has minimal recoil like the 6.5x55?

Yeah the 6.5x55 can be tough to find at smaller places though the big stores in the city seem to have them. The issue I found when I had one was the "premium" ammunition was too hot for the old rifle (an older Voere) - both Nosler and Hornady 140's would stiffen up the bolt to be very hard to...

Thank you

Ah, forgot about that one

Is there anywhere that has a number rating to the recoil? Seems to me I saw an article that had a number value attached to it with the 6.5x55 having a value of 12.9, 30:06 at 23 but 6.5x47 wasn't listed. I'm looking at a hunting rifle for my fiancée and she is concerned about recoil (currently...