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 I want to buy my wife a new rifle for our 40th anniversary
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01/13/17 07:04 PM
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Mr. T.
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My wife is 70 and about 150lbs at 5'2". For 40 years she has shot a 30/06 with federal 180 bullets. This is the first year that I had to put a recoil pad on it for her. I used a limbsaver. And again this year she shot it one time to sight in and got a bulls eye and one shot to drop a nice buck. Most of her shots are with in 200 yards, 300 will be the max limit. I'm open to any suggestion that you may have. Thank you all in advance for your help. 
Last edited by Mr. T.; 01/13/17 07:07 PM.
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Re: I want to buy my wife a new rifle for our 40th anniversary
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01/13/17 07:06 PM
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I'm partial to the 7mm-08 with 140 grain bullets.
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Re: I want to buy my wife a new rifle for our 40th anniversary
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01/13/17 08:19 PM
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Re: I want to buy my wife a new rifle for our 40th anniversary
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01/13/17 08:33 PM
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I'm partial to the 7mm-08 with 140 grain bullets.
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Re: I want to buy my wife a new rifle for our 40th anniversary
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01/13/17 09:16 PM
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Weatherby Camilla in 7mm-08
For it is not the quarry that we truly seek, but the adventure.
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Re: I want to buy my wife a new rifle for our 40th anniversary
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01/13/17 09:23 PM
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I'm partial to the 7mm-08 with 140 grain bullets. The 120 grain SST Hornady custom lite works great too
For it is not the quarry that we truly seek, but the adventure.
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Re: I want to buy my wife a new rifle for our 40th anniversary
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01/13/17 09:54 PM
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Weatherby Camilla in 7mm-08
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Re: I want to buy my wife a new rifle for our 40th anniversary
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01/13/17 10:00 PM
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Re: I want to buy my wife a new rifle for our 40th anniversary
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01/13/17 10:00 PM
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Are you looking for a lady or youth sized gun that fits her better? At 5-2, I suspect her length of pull would be a better match for it.
Also, are you looking for a "nice" gun or more of a utility rifle?
"Some people will never like you because your spirit irritates their demons."
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Re: I want to buy my wife a new rifle for our 40th anniversary
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01/13/17 10:52 PM
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Re: I want to buy my wife a new rifle for our 40th anniversary
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01/13/17 11:09 PM
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Does she hunt game larger than deer?
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Re: I want to buy my wife a new rifle for our 40th anniversary
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01/13/17 11:36 PM
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Browning x-bolt 270. 130 grain Federal Premium A much easier round to shoot that's still main stream and kills them just as dead. Or.....270WSM in 140 is a great choice that would give her a short action. 
Last edited by Pitchfork Predator; 01/14/17 01:33 PM.
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Re: I want to buy my wife a new rifle for our 40th anniversary
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01/14/17 12:37 AM
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I don't have any suggestions but congratulations on your 40th!  Going on 23 here so hope to catch up you sometime 
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Re: I want to buy my wife a new rifle for our 40th anniversary
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01/14/17 01:31 AM
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7-08 with 120 grain bullets. My wife is 4'10" and about 90 lbs. She shoots that out of a Browning Micro Midas. She hates recoil and loves that rifle. With the Ballistic Tips, it flat puts deer down. I've been very impressed with the whole package.
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Re: I want to buy my wife a new rifle for our 40th anniversary
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01/14/17 04:12 AM
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I'll cast my vote for a 260/6.5 Creed/6.5 Swede. Tikka or RAR Compact.
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Re: I want to buy my wife a new rifle for our 40th anniversary
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01/14/17 04:26 AM
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.25-.06 is a low recoil laser even with 100 grain Core Lokts
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Re: I want to buy my wife a new rifle for our 40th anniversary
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01/14/17 04:44 AM
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Can't help on the rifle recommendation but congrats on the 40 years
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Re: I want to buy my wife a new rifle for our 40th anniversary
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01/14/17 04:44 AM
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300 wsm has very manageable recoil and will take anything she wants to hunt. Use it for everything from antelope to my cow bison this year. Flat shooting with 165 gr bullets.
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Re: I want to buy my wife a new rifle for our 40th anniversary
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01/14/17 06:38 PM
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25-06 or 22-250 if you hand load, flat, accurate, deadly with little recoil
"everyone that lives dies but not everyone who dies lived..."
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Re: I want to buy my wife a new rifle for our 40th anniversary
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01/14/17 06:51 PM
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I would just go Tikka T3 wood/blue in 7-08. My daughter loves hers.
My wife loves the Wby. Vanguard in .257 Wby she used this year. It's a Vanguard I and ain't much in the looks department but shoots wonderfully. An added bonus is its flat stock bottom works well for blind hunting because it sits nice and flat on the window opening.
I learned long ago you can't reason someone out of something they don't reason themselves into.
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Re: I want to buy my wife a new rifle for our 40th anniversary
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01/14/17 07:21 PM
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Re: I want to buy my wife a new rifle for our 40th anniversary
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01/14/17 07:47 PM
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7-08 with 120 grain bullets. My wife is 4'10" and about 90 lbs. She shoots that out of a Browning Micro Midas. She hates recoil and loves that rifle. With the Ballistic Tips, it flat puts deer down. I've been very impressed with the whole package. Perfect combo IMO. Those 7mm 120BT's are very impressive performers with very light recoil for sure.
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Re: I want to buy my wife a new rifle for our 40th anniversary
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01/14/17 10:52 PM
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40 years is special, be a little different. Find her a good 7x57.
Shoot. Eat. Repeat.
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Re: I want to buy my wife a new rifle for our 40th anniversary
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01/14/17 11:00 PM
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40 years is special, be a little different. Find her a good 7x57. I like that idea too. A la Eleanor O'Connor....
I learned long ago you can't reason someone out of something they don't reason themselves into.
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Re: I want to buy my wife a new rifle for our 40th anniversary
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01/15/17 12:35 AM
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