7MM08, 25-06, 243 or 270

What will she be using the gun for? I got a 7-08 for my wife and am very impressed with it.

.270 or 25.06. With .270 being more versatile.

mtnrunner260 said:

What will she be using the gun for? I got a 7-08 for my wife and am very impressed with it.

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Deer and Elk.

Remington Model 700 .270 WIN

Stick a decent scope on there and she'll be able to shoot anything from 110-120gr reduced recoil loads to 150-160gr. Elk slayers. Doesn't get much more versatile than that, IMO.

I would of said the .25-06 until you said elk.

Now I would go with the .270.

I think all of the calibers listed will do everything you want on deer and elk out to a certain range. I was recently down the same road you are with buying a rifle for my wife... First, I bought a Tikka T3 270 WSM that I put a muzzle brake and recoil pad on and the recoil was very very mild. The gun itself was just a little too long and bulky for her, so I went and got a Savage .243 for her that fits her small frame a lot better.

Moral of the story, I would not be so worried about which of the calibers listed, but the overall fit of the rifle. I know a lot of people would never dream of shooting an elk with a .243, but I am not one of them!! ;-)

I'm trying to figure out how you summoned the courage to refer to your wife as stout on a public forum..You are a brave man!! Now back to the question lol, of those 4 I would go .270 but I would toss into the mix a Savage 111 6.5x284. Recoil is lower than a .270 but it can do everything a .270 can up to 140gr bullets and if shooting beyond 300-400 it will out perform the .270 hands down.

Bo0YaA said:

I'm trying to figure out how you summoned the courage to refer to your wife as stout on a public forum..You are a brave man!!

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I had this exact same thought but figured it could have been worse...

Talk about an "oh ****" moment. I was pretty sure stout meant sturdy or of strong body but you guys got me thinking. I looked it up and uhhh??? Uh oh? Ya lots of heavy set or even worse.... fat references. I did find the definition I was looking for eventually. Honey if your lurking on here remember I meant strong of body by this term; and oh ya your present is no longer a surprise

I've been mighty impressed with my 15 year old boys 7mm08... so far, he has tipped over 3 cow elk, 3 antelope and 1 deer (his other deer have been with a ML). Its pleasant to shoot and on animal performance has been great.

-DallanC

I was going to go with the 7mm-08 or .270 but now I think you should really just forget about the caliber and focus a single shot or something with long slow action that takes plenty of time to load.

Of those choices, .270. But if you're going with short action, why not a .308? It is superior to all of the other choices in just about every way you can look at it.

GaryFish said:

Of those choices, .270. But if you're going with short action, why not a .308? It is superior to all of the other choices in just about every way you can look at it.

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I agree!!!! I have a special place in my heart for the 308 and my wife knows it. If I buy her that she will know I had alternate motives for this purchase. ;-)

270 And if she ask how she looks holding it don't say stout.:shock: It could be loaded. Sounds like she getting great Christmas present.

Browning White Gold Medallion.....BEAUTIFUL!

http://www.browning.com/products/catalog/firearms/detail-historic.asp?fid=001B&cid=035&tid=021

Model 700 CDL

http://www.remington.com/products/firearms/centerfire/model-700/model-700-cdl.aspx

wyogoob said:

It goes without saying that women don't get caught up in that "my Dad can beat up yer Dad" nonsense so make sure the stock is wood, nice-lookin' wood.

Trust me, I know little about guns but a lot about women.

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First we got a guy callin his wife "stout", now we got a guy claim to know a "lot" about women...hum, I am thinking both you fellers need to be heading down to Jared's and hope it works.

BPturkeys said:

First we got a guy callin his wife "stout", now we got a guy claim to know a "lot" about women...hum, I am thinking both you fellers need to be heading down to Jared's and hope it works.

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Just make sure you don't go to Jihad's...