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Offline jgoetz

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Re: Looking for a wife rifle....
« Reply #15 on: November 11, 2012, 01:35:34 PM »
Take a look at the Savage Model 11.  Great gun.  Shoots a 1/4 inch group at 100 yds.  Recoil isn't that bad.  I am only 5'9" and 120 lbs. and it is easily manageable for me.

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Re: Looking for a wife rifle....
« Reply #16 on: November 11, 2012, 02:03:19 PM »
I bought my 12 year old daughter a Remington 700 SPS in .243 and it is lighter than her friend's Savage Axis Youth Rifle.  She can pack the SPS around all day with no problem and it is a tack driver.

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Re: Looking for a wife rifle....
« Reply #17 on: November 11, 2012, 07:37:27 PM »
My wife absolutley loves her Marlin XS7.  She is only 5'4" so we got her the youth model.  Out the door at Cabellas with a scope it was only 350 bucks.  It really likes my Handloads.
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Re: Looking for a wife rifle....
« Reply #18 on: November 11, 2012, 08:49:53 PM »
Weatherby vanguard. just bought one love the it first group was less than 1/2 inch at 100 yards

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Re: Looking for a wife rifle....
« Reply #19 on: November 12, 2012, 06:34:49 AM »
I was gonna suggest the t3 in 270wsm , It's a dandy round and the recoil nis minimal . :tup:

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Re: Looking for a wife rifle....
« Reply #20 on: November 12, 2012, 08:16:22 AM »
I was gonna suggest the t3 in 270wsm , It's a dandy round and the recoil nis minimal . :tup:
recoil is more than might think in the lite version. not bad, but more than i expected

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Re: Looking for a wife rifle....
« Reply #21 on: November 13, 2012, 06:25:51 AM »
Have had a Ruger Model 77 in .279 for years, great gun does all I want it to do.

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Re: Looking for a wife rifle....
« Reply #22 on: November 13, 2012, 06:30:58 AM »
Any one of the major brands will do the job. Make sure the stock fits her and she is comfortable shooting it. A good trigger is also important. If it takes two Missouri mules to pull the trigger she will never shoot it well. Take her to a store that carries a lot of rifles and let her handle them until she is comfortable with one.
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Re: Looking for a wife rifle....
« Reply #23 on: November 13, 2012, 06:39:52 AM »
My wifes first rifle was a Remington modle 7 in .243win. She really grew fond of the Browning A-bolt I use in .270win. We got her an A-bolt in 7mm-08 composite stalker just like mine and she loves it! Here is her 2011 buck she tagged with her A-bolt 7mm-08. Good chance your wife might like the A-bolt composite stalker as well.
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I felt like a one legged cat trying to bury a terd on a frozen pond!

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Re: Looking for a wife rifle....
« Reply #24 on: November 13, 2012, 06:52:32 AM »
I'm surprised none of you guys have went here yet. He wants a 270 for his wife. I've already got a wife I'm  happy with, so I'm not trading this one in. Should probably mention is she a good cook, does she clean the house good, willing to help with the hunting/camping chores.. :chuckle:... Just joking.. I have a Remington 700 that my daughter loves.

 


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