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<blockquote data-quote="Jon Bischof" data-source="post: 58166" data-attributes="member: 879"><p>CornHunter: Your first responder has given you some good advice. I started my fiancee (who is now my wife and mother of my kids) with squirrel hunting with a shotgun and then rabbit hunting later on. She also likes to shoot pistols.</p><p></p><p>For rifle hunting--and this is true of everybody, not just women---.22 rimfire, </p><p>.22 rimfire, </p><p>.22 rimfire!!!!</p><p></p><p>The man, woman or child who masters basic marksmanship and riflery with the .22 rimfire first will always be the best shooters in the future. You probably already have a .22, but if you are itching for an excuse to buy a .17Mach2 rimfire--this could be it. It would function as a low-recoil marksmanship teacher for your gal and would have a longer range than a .22, so it would actually be good practice for deer and elk hunting.</p><p></p><p>You might also consider taking her prairie dog or woodchuck hunting first before you go after elk with her. I would suggest squirrel hunting too, but I don't know if Montana is the place to try squirrels!?</p><p></p><p>When you do buy a centerfire for her; please, do not get her anything that kicks more than a .270 Winchester--that would be no fun for her (or you).</p><p></p><p>A couple of guys at my deer camp love to hunt deer with the .257 Roberts. Perfect for deer. You might also consider a .260 for deer.</p><p></p><p>For elk, you can do no better than the .270 Winchester for a small framed gal or even a small framed man who wants to avoid heavy recoil. If she never flinches when shooting (watch for this) and recoil doesn't bother her any, perhaps a .308 Winchester or .30-06 in the future.</p><p></p><p>Another way to make recoil a piece of cake for her in a centerfire rifle is to get the lightwieght (alloy receiver) Browning BAR. Even in harder kicking cartridges, the BAR is always pleasant for the shooter because its gas-operation reduces the felt recoil. And they are accurate too.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jon Bischof, post: 58166, member: 879"] CornHunter: Your first responder has given you some good advice. I started my fiancee (who is now my wife and mother of my kids) with squirrel hunting with a shotgun and then rabbit hunting later on. She also likes to shoot pistols. For rifle hunting--and this is true of everybody, not just women---.22 rimfire, .22 rimfire, .22 rimfire!!!! The man, woman or child who masters basic marksmanship and riflery with the .22 rimfire first will always be the best shooters in the future. You probably already have a .22, but if you are itching for an excuse to buy a .17Mach2 rimfire--this could be it. It would function as a low-recoil marksmanship teacher for your gal and would have a longer range than a .22, so it would actually be good practice for deer and elk hunting. You might also consider taking her prairie dog or woodchuck hunting first before you go after elk with her. I would suggest squirrel hunting too, but I don't know if Montana is the place to try squirrels!? When you do buy a centerfire for her; please, do not get her anything that kicks more than a .270 Winchester--that would be no fun for her (or you). A couple of guys at my deer camp love to hunt deer with the .257 Roberts. Perfect for deer. You might also consider a .260 for deer. For elk, you can do no better than the .270 Winchester for a small framed gal or even a small framed man who wants to avoid heavy recoil. If she never flinches when shooting (watch for this) and recoil doesn't bother her any, perhaps a .308 Winchester or .30-06 in the future. Another way to make recoil a piece of cake for her in a centerfire rifle is to get the lightwieght (alloy receiver) Browning BAR. Even in harder kicking cartridges, the BAR is always pleasant for the shooter because its gas-operation reduces the felt recoil. And they are accurate too. [/QUOTE]
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