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scoped! now my wife fear's shooting.
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<blockquote data-quote="Bigeclipse" data-source="post: 1366348" data-attributes="member: 52437"><p>all,</p><p>thanks for the replies. This rifle was custom built and fit for her. the length of pull is perfect and is based off of her 243 custom fit rifle which she has owned since she was 22. She has also been shooting since she was 14 (she is now 31) so plenty of experience, including longish range stuff (500 yards). She is actually a better shot than me when we sit and shoot over summer. It all came down to the fact she made a poor mistake and held the rifle in a very awkward position which allowed it to kick back into her nose. Even her 243 would have done this I think. FYI, this the 7mm08 is not a feather weight setup. it weighs in at 9.2lbs with the scope. The recoil literally is nothing to me. This is 100% in her head type issue. That being said, I was thinking of what many you have stated. The rifle is topped with a leupold VX-II (which from what I read has plenty of eye relief). She has shot probably 300 rounds through this rifle with zero problems prior to this and has taken 9 game animals now. I think making some very light recoil loads will help but I think mostly she just needs to shoot to bring her confidence back.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Bigeclipse, post: 1366348, member: 52437"] all, thanks for the replies. This rifle was custom built and fit for her. the length of pull is perfect and is based off of her 243 custom fit rifle which she has owned since she was 22. She has also been shooting since she was 14 (she is now 31) so plenty of experience, including longish range stuff (500 yards). She is actually a better shot than me when we sit and shoot over summer. It all came down to the fact she made a poor mistake and held the rifle in a very awkward position which allowed it to kick back into her nose. Even her 243 would have done this I think. FYI, this the 7mm08 is not a feather weight setup. it weighs in at 9.2lbs with the scope. The recoil literally is nothing to me. This is 100% in her head type issue. That being said, I was thinking of what many you have stated. The rifle is topped with a leupold VX-II (which from what I read has plenty of eye relief). She has shot probably 300 rounds through this rifle with zero problems prior to this and has taken 9 game animals now. I think making some very light recoil loads will help but I think mostly she just needs to shoot to bring her confidence back. [/QUOTE]
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