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Offline Damnimissed

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Re: My wife loved a rifle!!
« Reply #15 on: July 30, 2014, 08:57:44 AM »
My wife shoots a Browning X-Bolt stalker in 300WSM! :yike: it fits her perfect and that's what she wanted. She's good for about 7 or 8 shots at the range, which is pretty good considering she's 5'4" and 130lb and the rifle weighs under 7 lbs. If I were you, I'd definitely lean towards a 7-08 or even a 270.
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Re: My wife loved a rifle!!
« Reply #16 on: July 30, 2014, 09:08:48 AM »
A youth model would allow you to add a recoil pad to the butt stock which may add an inch of length which would help if you choose a bigger caliber. 243, 270, and 308 are very common rounds to find and cheap to reload. Good luck!
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Re: My wife loved a rifle!!
« Reply #17 on: July 30, 2014, 09:16:05 AM »
7mm/08 in that model would get your wife started nicely, most important is to get her a gun she likes and she will enjoy hunting even more. :tup:
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Re: My wife loved a rifle!!
« Reply #18 on: July 30, 2014, 09:17:05 AM »
my wife has been asking lots of questions about a 338 Lapua...
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Re: My wife loved a rifle!!
« Reply #19 on: July 30, 2014, 09:18:31 AM »
Awesome. I really appreciate all the info and knowledge. With my wife just starting out of course I want everything to be perfect and don't want her to shy away at all. So all the experience helps. I was wondering how much a recoil pad would help. I'm still not sure if I want to go with the youth and pick one of those calibers or just get a higher end gun and just have it dipped like you said twosix.  I'm sure the cheaper method would be just get the 7mm-08 youth and call it a day. But it's funny how you want nicer things for the wife than I did when I got my rifle haha.
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Re: My wife loved a rifle!!
« Reply #20 on: July 30, 2014, 09:19:20 AM »
I didn't read all the posts but it's easy to lengthen the length of pull
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Re: My wife loved a rifle!!
« Reply #21 on: July 30, 2014, 09:25:06 AM »
Quote from: WoodlandShooter on July 30, 2014, 09:17:05 AM
my wife has been asking lots of questions about a 338 Lapua...
Aaaaaannnddd????? Dont leave us hanging!
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Re: My wife loved a rifle!!
« Reply #22 on: July 30, 2014, 09:57:27 AM »
I hope she finds a rifle that she really loves and enjoys shooting! It's pretty exciting getting the wife into hunting. My first date with my wife was a buck hunt 3 miles behind a locked gate. She didnt complain once. Right away I knew I had better hang on to her.
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Re: My wife loved a rifle!!
« Reply #23 on: July 30, 2014, 10:27:58 AM »
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Re: My wife loved a rifle!!
« Reply #24 on: July 31, 2014, 08:48:09 AM »
Quote from: ELKBURGER on July 30, 2014, 09:25:06 AM
Quote from: WoodlandShooter on July 30, 2014, 09:17:05 AM
my wife has been asking lots of questions about a 338 Lapua...
Aaaaaannnddd????? Dont leave us hanging!

nothing yet...but she was looking into a Barret MRAD...
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Re: My wife loved a rifle!!
« Reply #25 on: July 31, 2014, 08:51:09 AM »
Quote from: WoodlandShooter on July 31, 2014, 08:48:09 AM
Quote from: ELKBURGER on July 30, 2014, 09:25:06 AM
Quote from: WoodlandShooter on July 30, 2014, 09:17:05 AM
my wife has been asking lots of questions about a 338 Lapua...
Aaaaaannnddd????? Dont leave us hanging!

nothing yet...but she was looking into a Barret MRAD...
:tup:Nice!
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