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Women’s rifle and cartridge suggestion
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<blockquote data-quote="Teri Anne" data-source="post: 2287384" data-attributes="member: 118816"><p>From a fair amount of experience with smaller people (I am a DNR Hunter Safety Instructor) I would have to recommend the Weatherby Camilla in .308. The Camilla is built for Women, It has a shorter length of pull than usual but not as short as a youth model. </p><p></p><p>Checking the ballistics on the Federal ammo web site the 7mm-08 and .308 are fairly even until one comes to energy at range. At 300 yards, which would be in my estimation the longest ethical shot with either of these cartridges Federal reports the following:</p><p> 7mm .308</p><p>Muzzle velocity 2800 2700</p><p>300 yard velocity 2191 2161</p><p>Bullet Drop -13.5 -14.5</p><p>Energy (ft lbs) 1772 1994</p><p></p><p>As one can see both are relatively equivalent until it comes down to energy at 300 yards where the .308 has a 222 ft lb advantage, which is a substantial advantage when hunting larger animals like Elk. While I prefer wood (Yes old school) I do own several rifles with composite stocks. All shoot well. Federal classes the 7mm-08 as a Medium Game cartridge while the .308 is considered a Big Game cartridge.</p><p></p><p> The Camilla comes with a recoil pad but if the recoil of the .308 is still a bit heavy for a smaller woman then a good muzzle brake will tame it down a lot. </p><p></p><p>There you have my humble opinion as a Woman with much experience with smaller hunters both male and female.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Teri Anne, post: 2287384, member: 118816"] From a fair amount of experience with smaller people (I am a DNR Hunter Safety Instructor) I would have to recommend the Weatherby Camilla in .308. The Camilla is built for Women, It has a shorter length of pull than usual but not as short as a youth model. Checking the ballistics on the Federal ammo web site the 7mm-08 and .308 are fairly even until one comes to energy at range. At 300 yards, which would be in my estimation the longest ethical shot with either of these cartridges Federal reports the following: 7mm .308 Muzzle velocity 2800 2700 300 yard velocity 2191 2161 Bullet Drop -13.5 -14.5 Energy (ft lbs) 1772 1994 As one can see both are relatively equivalent until it comes down to energy at 300 yards where the .308 has a 222 ft lb advantage, which is a substantial advantage when hunting larger animals like Elk. While I prefer wood (Yes old school) I do own several rifles with composite stocks. All shoot well. Federal classes the 7mm-08 as a Medium Game cartridge while the .308 is considered a Big Game cartridge. The Camilla comes with a recoil pad but if the recoil of the .308 is still a bit heavy for a smaller woman then a good muzzle brake will tame it down a lot. There you have my humble opinion as a Woman with much experience with smaller hunters both male and female. [/QUOTE]
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