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Rifles, Reloading, Optics, Equipment
Rifles, Bullets, Barrels & Ballistics
Light weight, short action, low recoil, mid range build input wanted
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<blockquote data-quote="Timber338" data-source="post: 809170" data-attributes="member: 33822"><p>My first thought was either the 7mm-08 or the 308 as well. I've been going through this same exercise trying to figure what would be the best rifle for my son to start out with. If you were not planning on the larger animals I would say 7mm-08, but given you want to hunt bigger critters, I would definitely go 308.</p><p></p><p>Yes, you can kill just about any critter with one of the smaller calibers, but I am personally a believer in bigger is better for large animals. With the 308 you can always hand load very light, low recoil loads that will have the same recoil as a light 7mm-08 load. But with heavier bullets, the 308 will out perform the 7mm based on energy.</p><p></p><p>Load up some light loads with light bullets for practice at the range so your wife does not develop a flinch. on the side you can work up the heavy load and get it dialed in for the hunt.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Timber338, post: 809170, member: 33822"] My first thought was either the 7mm-08 or the 308 as well. I've been going through this same exercise trying to figure what would be the best rifle for my son to start out with. If you were not planning on the larger animals I would say 7mm-08, but given you want to hunt bigger critters, I would definitely go 308. Yes, you can kill just about any critter with one of the smaller calibers, but I am personally a believer in bigger is better for large animals. With the 308 you can always hand load very light, low recoil loads that will have the same recoil as a light 7mm-08 load. But with heavier bullets, the 308 will out perform the 7mm based on energy. Load up some light loads with light bullets for practice at the range so your wife does not develop a flinch. on the side you can work up the heavy load and get it dialed in for the hunt. [/QUOTE]
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