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<blockquote data-quote="ShootnMathews" data-source="post: 1134148" data-attributes="member: 59915"><p>My dad is almost 72 and I just did this with him. He has trouble holding up his older guns which are heavier. So I shopped around to find the lightest gun I could. I stayed with a short action because they should be a smidge lighter. I bought him a Marlin XS7 in 7mm-08. It and the Ruger American were the two lightest I found. I have a XS7 in 243 that's a 1/2 minute gun so I felt better with the marlin for him. He's shooting the superformance with the GMX bullet at about 3/4 MOA. Which I was pleased with for factory ammo. One day I'll buy some dies and hand load for it to see what it will do. The superformance is the only ammo I've tried in it. It shot great so I stuck with it. Recoil is manageable for him. The Marlin has a great recoil pad. Very soft. And it grips your cloths so it takes less pressure to hold.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ShootnMathews, post: 1134148, member: 59915"] My dad is almost 72 and I just did this with him. He has trouble holding up his older guns which are heavier. So I shopped around to find the lightest gun I could. I stayed with a short action because they should be a smidge lighter. I bought him a Marlin XS7 in 7mm-08. It and the Ruger American were the two lightest I found. I have a XS7 in 243 that's a 1/2 minute gun so I felt better with the marlin for him. He's shooting the superformance with the GMX bullet at about 3/4 MOA. Which I was pleased with for factory ammo. One day I'll buy some dies and hand load for it to see what it will do. The superformance is the only ammo I've tried in it. It shot great so I stuck with it. Recoil is manageable for him. The Marlin has a great recoil pad. Very soft. And it grips your cloths so it takes less pressure to hold. [/QUOTE]
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