Gun for my wife
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cooperjd
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i'd look for a tikka 1:8" .223 or .22-250. I have the .22-250 and last time i shot, i went 3" at 550y with 85gr RDFs.
7mm-08 or 6.5 CM would be my choice. I started my wife out with a 243 that I knew would eventually be passed to my son, then gave her my 6.5 CM so I could justify building myself another semi custom. Terrible I know but it worked out great...sometimes you have to do what you gotta do lol
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If your prior service there are several optics that will give you a discount. I mention this because it was said early on but spend more for a good optic (and trigger)
As far as caliber, I am partial to the 6mm's and 6.5's but I'll admit I have never owned a 7mm 08 but if in your shoes I would give it a hard look too.
I have always felt like more new shooters are turned away from the sport by starting with something that has brutal recoil for size/experience. Just my two cents worth and as we know that doesn't buy much these days
As far as caliber, I am partial to the 6mm's and 6.5's but I'll admit I have never owned a 7mm 08 but if in your shoes I would give it a hard look too.
I have always felt like more new shooters are turned away from the sport by starting with something that has brutal recoil for size/experience. Just my two cents worth and as we know that doesn't buy much these days
hesse
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I don't mind a Savage access put the Boyds at one stock on it fed it put a chimney trigger in it and the bolt lift kit. For right there about 600 bucks but then I did a bunch other work to it great shooter
Damage Inc.
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I just know that when women shooters are involved, a muzzle brake is a terrible answer to reducing "felt recoil". The bones in a woman's face, particularly those in the Mastoid Cavity (next to your nose, under your eyes), are far more fragile than those of a man… so muzzle blast can not only be painful, but can still damage their hearing even when using plugs/muffs.
memtb
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I wasn't aware of this! But, if someone 'insists" on a brake, perhaps a directional…..like the Gentry Quiet Brake! memtb
Calvin45
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I dont care that people have a problem with it.
6.5 creed makes a ton of sense. Or 260 rem. Or if youre feeling classy and respectable a 6.5x55 Swede haha.
.25-06. 257 Roberts is a sweet little round too.
6.5 creed makes a ton of sense. Or 260 rem. Or if youre feeling classy and respectable a 6.5x55 Swede haha.
.25-06. 257 Roberts is a sweet little round too.
Calvin45
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I agree…it makes sense and also the point of mitigating the recoil is to reduce flinch and make for a better shooter who isn't afraid
To pull the trigger. I honestly shoot my .300 win with the brake closed now (savage adjustable type)…the hit to the shoulder isn't half as distracting and challenging not to flinch or close my eyes during the shot as that horrid concussive blast!
Additionally when shooting from anything close to prone the dust or snow kicked up by a brake, and yes even a tank style brake, not just radials, is a further distraction and can obscure the target when it's most important to see what happened.
So again…medium size .25 or 6.5 cal, no brake needed.
cooperjd
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but I thought "men" and "women" are constructs of a white supremacist patriarchy, and here you go touting "biology" and "science" nonsense
Rich's brakes at High Tech Customs in CO Springs are fantastic for this. They're not bad at all for the shooter, and they look great and work even better. Now for someone next to the shooter....
He tested them using the decibel tester that cops use for overly loud exhaust pipes (after getting a ticket for his bike for being too loud), and about 15 degrees either side of the shooter is not much of an increase in noise. I shot my mule deer last year before having time to put in ear plugs and I was pleasantly surprised that I didnt' blow my ears out.
Calvin45
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but I thought "men" and "women" are constructs of a white supremacist patriarchy, and here you go touting "biology" and "science" nonsense
Oh dear don't get me started on all this nonsense. The OP shouldn't even refer to this person as his wife…in this day and age we don't assume and just say "my partner" or my spouse (though the institution of marriage is a form of oppressing women and forcing Christian monogamy on people too)
.I'll shut up right away as I know I'm just preaching to the choir here but I'll add psychology to your observation…:it's been observed that in Scandinavian countries, the most progressive nations on earth, the disparity between how many men vs women are in engineering, science, math etc…IS GREATER THAN IN LESS PROGRESSIVE PLACES. And same with the number of women compared to men in nursing and healthcare. Almost like, while acknowledging and not having a problem with exceptions to the rule, men are actually more interested in things like that and women are actually more naturally inclined and capable caregivers, on average. Not that they're being kept out of some careers and coerced into others (and I sure don't want one of you dudes taking care of me if I get sick
)Anatomically iV read that the male skull is optimized to be able to take a punch. Men are built for fighting and hunting and stuff like that. Women qr built to be able to survive the ordeal of childbearing. There's nothing shameful or oppressive or socially constructed about that, and it's a wonderful thing!
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Damage Inc.
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I remember a girlfriend of mine, who had zero issue shooting a 26" barreled 7 Mag, but hated shooting a 21" .243. "Recoil" wasn't the issue, it was the "blast" that she hated.
