priv8ter
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My wife had expressed interest in the past with going hunting. Just something she had kind of mentioned. But, now she has gone as far as looking into where and when hunters safety classes are offered around here. On her own!
After some discussion, and looking at season dates, we decided that it would be best to start out with just deer, and that we would stick to modern firearms, rather than having her jump right into black powder, which is what I have done for elk each year.
Now, here is where she is really cool. She has much more pistol experience than rifle experience, and she has proven to be somewhat recoil sensitive in her long gun experience. My plan, being a cheap guy, has always been to get her something like a .270 when the time comes, to use as a deer/elk rifle. Knowing her recoil problems, she asked if it was possible for her to get a smaller caliber rifle now to get used to for deer.
After I agreed, she smiled and said, 'Besides, then you would have an excuse later to get a seperate gun for me just for Elk, right?'
How was I so lucky to find this girl???
But, here is my quandry. The only rifles I really have experience with are .270, .30-06 and 7mm Rem Mag. I don't know how recoils compare in smaller calibers.
I have done enough research to have narrowed things down to the following calibers: .243, .25-06, 7mm-08, and .308. Personally, I have always wanted a .25-06, but, from what I have heard, recoil is not much less than a .270.
My next choice is 7mm-08. Seems like a neat caliber, that would do all I need it to do. The only problem is a lack of factory loadings around here. It is pretty slim pickings for anything less than a .270 around here. That also applies to .243. You don't see a lot of them used around here.
Which leaves .308. It is readily available. AND, it could be a deer/elf rifle.
So, what I am really looking for input about is, assuming a standard 7.5-8 pound bolt rifle, how do these calibers compare recoil wise?
Thanks for everyone's help.
Oh, and please don't recommend something cool like .22-250...needs to be at least .24 caliber here in Washington for anything other than cougar.
greg
After some discussion, and looking at season dates, we decided that it would be best to start out with just deer, and that we would stick to modern firearms, rather than having her jump right into black powder, which is what I have done for elk each year.
Now, here is where she is really cool. She has much more pistol experience than rifle experience, and she has proven to be somewhat recoil sensitive in her long gun experience. My plan, being a cheap guy, has always been to get her something like a .270 when the time comes, to use as a deer/elk rifle. Knowing her recoil problems, she asked if it was possible for her to get a smaller caliber rifle now to get used to for deer.
After I agreed, she smiled and said, 'Besides, then you would have an excuse later to get a seperate gun for me just for Elk, right?'
How was I so lucky to find this girl???
But, here is my quandry. The only rifles I really have experience with are .270, .30-06 and 7mm Rem Mag. I don't know how recoils compare in smaller calibers.
I have done enough research to have narrowed things down to the following calibers: .243, .25-06, 7mm-08, and .308. Personally, I have always wanted a .25-06, but, from what I have heard, recoil is not much less than a .270.
My next choice is 7mm-08. Seems like a neat caliber, that would do all I need it to do. The only problem is a lack of factory loadings around here. It is pretty slim pickings for anything less than a .270 around here. That also applies to .243. You don't see a lot of them used around here.
Which leaves .308. It is readily available. AND, it could be a deer/elf rifle.
So, what I am really looking for input about is, assuming a standard 7.5-8 pound bolt rifle, how do these calibers compare recoil wise?
Thanks for everyone's help.
Oh, and please don't recommend something cool like .22-250...needs to be at least .24 caliber here in Washington for anything other than cougar.
greg
