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Women’s rifle and cartridge suggestion
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<blockquote data-quote="Wolf76" data-source="post: 2287193" data-attributes="member: 75779"><p>The 308 wins by a narrow margin. Factory ammo has a super wide selection including the lite recoil 125 sst, which would be fine for deer. Also weatherby and others are going to be offering hammer bullets as a factory option soon. </p><p>The versatility of the 308 is at the top of the chart. If you reload, the sky is the limit. I loaded a 125 gr accubond for my daughter that was ~2200fps. Was barely a heartbeat in the scope.</p><p>With various brakes on the market, there's no reason to sacrifice performance for less recoil.</p><p>Make sure you set reasonable expectations about recoil, as in there will always be some. If the stock fits well and there's a good recoil pad, that's a great foundation. BUT don't overlook the scope and the eye relief. If the scope bites her even once, you've lost. When she knows it's safe to fire a round, she'll focus on the shot and not worry about a little jump. Women thrive when they're comfortable... there is no comfort when their scared of getting bit by the scope and the stock smashes their shoulder. Just something I've learned from being married with 4 daughters.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Wolf76, post: 2287193, member: 75779"] The 308 wins by a narrow margin. Factory ammo has a super wide selection including the lite recoil 125 sst, which would be fine for deer. Also weatherby and others are going to be offering hammer bullets as a factory option soon. The versatility of the 308 is at the top of the chart. If you reload, the sky is the limit. I loaded a 125 gr accubond for my daughter that was ~2200fps. Was barely a heartbeat in the scope. With various brakes on the market, there's no reason to sacrifice performance for less recoil. Make sure you set reasonable expectations about recoil, as in there will always be some. If the stock fits well and there's a good recoil pad, that's a great foundation. BUT don't overlook the scope and the eye relief. If the scope bites her even once, you've lost. When she knows it's safe to fire a round, she'll focus on the shot and not worry about a little jump. Women thrive when they're comfortable... there is no comfort when their scared of getting bit by the scope and the stock smashes their shoulder. Just something I've learned from being married with 4 daughters. [/QUOTE]
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