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<blockquote data-quote="Fiftydriver" data-source="post: 83169" data-attributes="member: 10"><p>Justin,</p><p></p><p>The problem going very small and light in a rifle is not nessesarily that the rifle will not be accurate but instead, the lighter and shorter the rifles get, generally the more difficult they are to shoot accurately.</p><p></p><p>Think of it as a comparision between driving a Lincoln Town care on the freeway and a 600 HP Camero SS on the quartermile drag strip.</p><p></p><p>The big car is easy to drive, practically drives itself. The smaller Camero is a handful to drive and best suited for experts to get the most out of the car.</p><p></p><p>Same with a rifle. Its better to add a bit of rifle weight and increase the ease in shooting for your girlfriend then get her something that feels like its made of light weight plastic.</p><p></p><p>Obviously we need to be sensible here. I have yet to find a lady that could not handle an appropriately dimensioned rifle in the 7 3/4 to 8 1/4 lb range.</p><p></p><p>The key is stock fit and selecting a barrel that will not make the rifle exceptionally long. What makes a rifle feel much heavier then it is is when it has an OAL that is longer then the shooter is tall!!</p><p></p><p>I would personally do this, if your serious about including elk in your future plans, I would lean toward the 7mm-08 or similiar rounds. The 120-140 gr tipped bullets on the market today in the 7mm-08 are GREAT deer loads. You can then switch up to a bonded core 140-160 gr bullet for the heavier elk. You will not be able to reach out 500 yards and flatten a bull elk but for shots under 400 yards(I would prefer under 300 yards on bulls) with a well placed bullet the little 7mm-08 will easily kill any elk on the planet.</p><p></p><p>Also it is able to be housed in short action rifles which I would recommend the Rem 700 SA if you are going to build. They are as strong as they come. Most accurate factory receiver to build on and also very light weight. Combine that with a stock with a 12.5" Length of pull and a 22-24" barrel in the #3 to #5 contour and you would be ready to roll with a very quality, compact and relatively light rifle.</p><p></p><p>Top it off with a light weight scope and your ready for anything you could ever want to hunt.</p><p></p><p>Kirby Allen(50)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Fiftydriver, post: 83169, member: 10"] Justin, The problem going very small and light in a rifle is not nessesarily that the rifle will not be accurate but instead, the lighter and shorter the rifles get, generally the more difficult they are to shoot accurately. Think of it as a comparision between driving a Lincoln Town care on the freeway and a 600 HP Camero SS on the quartermile drag strip. The big car is easy to drive, practically drives itself. The smaller Camero is a handful to drive and best suited for experts to get the most out of the car. Same with a rifle. Its better to add a bit of rifle weight and increase the ease in shooting for your girlfriend then get her something that feels like its made of light weight plastic. Obviously we need to be sensible here. I have yet to find a lady that could not handle an appropriately dimensioned rifle in the 7 3/4 to 8 1/4 lb range. The key is stock fit and selecting a barrel that will not make the rifle exceptionally long. What makes a rifle feel much heavier then it is is when it has an OAL that is longer then the shooter is tall!! I would personally do this, if your serious about including elk in your future plans, I would lean toward the 7mm-08 or similiar rounds. The 120-140 gr tipped bullets on the market today in the 7mm-08 are GREAT deer loads. You can then switch up to a bonded core 140-160 gr bullet for the heavier elk. You will not be able to reach out 500 yards and flatten a bull elk but for shots under 400 yards(I would prefer under 300 yards on bulls) with a well placed bullet the little 7mm-08 will easily kill any elk on the planet. Also it is able to be housed in short action rifles which I would recommend the Rem 700 SA if you are going to build. They are as strong as they come. Most accurate factory receiver to build on and also very light weight. Combine that with a stock with a 12.5" Length of pull and a 22-24" barrel in the #3 to #5 contour and you would be ready to roll with a very quality, compact and relatively light rifle. Top it off with a light weight scope and your ready for anything you could ever want to hunt. Kirby Allen(50) [/QUOTE]
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