light weight rifles?

[Magnum_Willys]

Managed recoil rounds are always mentioned, but that won't get the rifle weight down.

They're not designed to. They do allow more potent calibers to shoot more pleasantly in lightweight rifles. Often, the lighter loads are more than adequate for the task at hand.

Dang!   

[bobcat]

I'd go with Tikka, Browning, Howa, or Savage, and I'd go with the 243 since she's only hunting deer. Take a hard look at the Howa Alpine that someone else already mentioned. Howa makes a really good rifle at a reasonable price. But whatever you get, make it a 243.

[bobcat]

Howa Alpine:  http://www.legacysports.com/alpine-mountain-rifle

I just noticed it also comes in 6.5 Creedmoor.   

Now I want one!

[birddogdad]

  I am sure this  topic has been done over and over and over.. and  then maybe one  more  time  after  that.  but I  get the feeling that people really like  talking about it. so along with researching in the archives  I'll ask the question  again.

 Wife's  30-30 Marlin lever gun is too heavy.  I have a  Ruger  American  in 30- 06   it has too much kick  for her.

  I'd like    for her to have a gun she can carry all  day and    something that has better  ballistics than her 30-30.

good balistics.. light  weight... low recoil    mules deer and clearcut  blacktails...   


  suggestions?

if the 30-06 would become her primary use, just get a brake on it~! kick would be gone and you would not be as lite in the wallet either... a 30-06 felt recoil with a brake is similar to a 243... just sayin...

[CAMPMEAT]

Tikka CTR....nice gun.

[Fl0und3rz]

Managed recoil rounds are always mentioned, but that won't get the rifle weight down.

They're not designed to. They do allow more potent calibers to shoot more pleasantly in lightweight rifles. Often, the lighter loads are more than adequate for the task at hand.

Agreed.  Just pointing out the existence of the rounds, in that they open up possibilities for the existing 30-06 with a limbsaver/brake, if the weight wasn't still an issue.

[birddogdad]

he has an American in 30-06 which really is within a half pound of comp tikka at around 6.5#vs 6 ish I think. sure if he home loads he could load down for wife. if money is no object, then there are many 1K + options to fit her to something special. My money would be on recoil reduction on that 30-06. recoil reducers (brakes) will effectively half recoil for this fun starting at 20ftlbs to around 11ish which as I posted is close to a 243 round. fitted with a nice recoil pad to her draw length would be an additional step as others have discussed. This would also allow loading up for various game and for the money, is probably cheapest in this situation and would become a nice custom fit rifle for her .

[bobcat]

A muzzle brake is a great idea as long as you're willing to wear ear plugs while hunting. I'm not.

[birddogdad]

A muzzle brake is a great idea as long as you're willing to wear ear plugs while hunting. I'm not.

? for that "one shot"?

I agree with range shooting but come on...

[bobcat]

A muzzle brake is a great idea as long as you're willing to wear ear plugs while hunting. I'm not.

? for that "one shot"?

I agree with range shooting but come on...

Just my opinion. But shooting even without a brake is loud enough and damages my hearing enough. And how do you know you're only going to shoot once?

[Bob33]

A muzzle brake is a great idea as long as you're willing to wear ear plugs while hunting. I'm not.

? for that "one shot"?

I agree with range shooting but come on...

One shot from a muzzle braked gun can easily cause permanent hearing damage.

http://www.asha.org/public/hearing/Recreational-Firearm-Noise-Exposure/

Exposure to noise greater than 140 dB can permanently damage hearing. Almost all firearms create noise that is over the 140-dB level. A small .22-caliber rifle can produce noise around 140 dB, while big-bore rifles and pistols can produce sound over 175 dB. Firing guns in a place where sounds can reverberate, or bounce off walls and other structures, can make noises louder and increase the risk of hearing loss. Also, adding muzzle brakes or other modifications can make the firearm louder. People who do not wear hearing protection while shooting can suffer a severe hearing loss with as little as one shot, if the conditions are right. Audiologists see this often, especially during hunting season when hunters and bystanders may be exposed to rapid fire from big-bore rifles, shotguns, or pistols.

[carpsniperg2]

Tikka CTR....nice gun.

They are. With scope they come in right at around 8.5 lbs. I think that might be a bit to heavy overall. They are shooter though like every tikka I have owned or sold.

[2labs]

Muzzle break= obnoxious. Buy a bow

[skeeter 20i]

my tikka superlite isn't that much lighter than my rem 700 with a slightly shorter barrel.  It's a great gun and I'll buy another here shortly but the "superlite" isn't that "superlite"

[thinkingman]

  I am sure this  topic has been done over and over and over.. and  then maybe one  more  time  after  that.  but I  get the feeling that people really like  talking about it. so along with researching in the archives  I'll ask the question  again.

 Wife's  30-30 Marlin lever gun is too heavy.  I have a  Ruger  American  in 30- 06   it has too much kick  for her.

  I'd like    for her to have a gun she can carry all  day and    something that has better  ballistics than her 30-30.

good balistics.. light  weight... low recoil    mules deer and clearcut  blacktails...   


  suggestions?

if the 30-06 would become her primary use, just get a brake on it~! kick would be gone and you would not be as lite in the wallet either... a 30-06 felt recoil with a brake is similar to a 243... just sayin...

Hearing damage is cumulative and permanent.
No way I would brake a hunting rifle.