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Re: I want to buy my wife a new rifle for our 40th anniversary
[Re: 603Country]
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01/16/17 01:10 AM
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I'll cast my vote for a 260/6.5 Creed/6.5 Swede. Tikka or RAR Compact. X2
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Re: I want to buy my wife a new rifle for our 40th anniversary
[Re: Mr. T.]
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01/16/17 01:17 AM
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I would keep her gun, put a muzzle brake on it from briley. I think it reduces it to less than a .243. She get to still have the memories of the Winchester.
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Re: I want to buy my wife a new rifle for our 40th anniversary
[Re: Mr. T.]
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01/16/17 04:01 AM
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I'm surprised that no one has recommended .243. Stoke them with 95 or 100 grain Nosler Partitions and they go on steroids. Plenty for mule and WT deer and perhaps larger.
Not enough for you, .260 or 7-08. Heck, even some 150s in the '06 would take some off the recoil. I have been killing deer with 150s for over fifty years.
Best,
Jack
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Re: I want to buy my wife a new rifle for our 40th anniversary
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01/16/17 05:42 AM
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I'm not sure what you ought to do now, but maybe you could get her a lighter caliber rifle that she could enjoy target shooting. It sounds like she doesn't enjoy that at all now, but maybe a lighter caliber with less recoil could get her more interested in it. My wife has no interest in killing an animal, but she likes to punch paper and work on shooting tight groups. She shoots an old savage model 99 in .243 congratulations on 40 years of marriage ... hopefully after that long you can get away with posting her weight on an internet forum
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Re: I want to buy my wife a new rifle for our 40th anniversary
[Re: Mr. T.]
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01/16/17 06:17 AM
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I'm not a caliber fanboy but there is a reason 6.5 Creedmoor is soaring in popularity. More ammo selections everyday. I do not like long action rifles and I much prefer to see my kills through the scope I am shooting over being rattled by recoil. My 8 and 10 yr old boys are pretty big fans of the 6.5 Creedmoor. Long shots are not a problem for them. I range it, dial the dope and tell them to take out the shoulder. Nothing has walked off yet.
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Re: I want to buy my wife a new rifle for our 40th anniversary
[Re: Mr. T.]
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01/16/17 02:31 PM
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That's a great story, congrats on 40 years. "Whatever you do, be sure that she picks it out. You want her to be happy with it, and for it to feel right in her hands."
Now I have a problem!!!!, I told her that I was going to get her a new rifle for our 40th anniversary and she looked at me and said, "I like my 30-06. I had it for almost 40 years. I shot it 25 times and have 21 whitetail, 2 mule deer and 2 antelope, all on the ground, all with one shot. Why would I want a new one?"
Her rifle is a long story. It is a Springfield 1903 Sporterized 30-06. When I was in high school, the ROTC program was in a portable building. They had 30 original and fully functional Springfield 1903....it was a different world then. The building caught fire and everything burned up. I bought 2 of what was left of the riles for $5 each. I saved up my money, (this was in 1969) and had them both Sporterized. Cost me a total of $100. Then I saved up some more money from cutting the lawns in my neighborhood during the summer and bought two Weaver 4 power scopes. When she came along, I had the stock cut down a little, I did not have it fitted to her, I did not know you did stuff like that. Anyway, that is the rifle that she has used all her life and she has never even shot another one. Only change is that two years ago, I took the 4 power off and put a 6 power on. I too had only shot my rifle until two years ago, when it began hurting my shoulder and so I decided that I needed a Weatherby 270 because all my life I have wanted one. I bought it on my 65 birthday. I love my wife very much, so I'm still going to buy her a new rifle and most likely it will sit in the closet while she uses her old Springfield. But maybe someday she will try it....Women, if it was a few new pair of shoes I was talking about, she must have 50 pair now and would jump up and down at the thought of some new ones. So, maybe we will get both.
Shoot. Eat. Repeat.
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Re: I want to buy my wife a new rifle for our 40th anniversary
[Re: Mr. T.]
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01/16/17 02:35 PM
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"... hopefully after that long you can get away with posting her weight on an internet forum"
I never claimed to be smart, but there is no way I'm that darn stupid!!! She boxed both my ears when she saw I wrote she was 70.
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Re: I want to buy my wife a new rifle for our 40th anniversary
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01/16/17 02:50 PM
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.50 BMG. One shot and she's done. After 40 yrs you need some time to yourself.
How come everybody I meet is a deer hunting expert?
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Re: I want to buy my wife a new rifle for our 40th anniversary
[Re: 603Country]
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01/16/17 03:13 PM
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I think a 6.5 Creedmoor would be outstanding for her but I'm a little partial, that being said 6.5x55 Swede, 7-08, 25-06, will also work great!
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Re: I want to buy my wife a new rifle for our 40th anniversary
[Re: Mr. T.]
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01/16/17 03:17 PM
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Get her a fun gun like an AR
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Re: I want to buy my wife a new rifle for our 40th anniversary
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01/16/17 03:34 PM
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Since she likes her rifle so much, and she probably won't hunt with the new one you get her, why not get her a really nice .22? She could shoot it for practice and plinking. Henry and Browning make levers with beautiful wood. Or search around for a really nice bolt action with good wood.
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Re: I want to buy my wife a new rifle for our 40th anniversary
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01/16/17 04:16 PM
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Since she likes her rifle so much, and she probably won't hunt with the new one you get her, why not get her a really nice .22? She could shoot it for practice and plinking. Henry and Browning make levers with beautiful wood. Or search around for a really nice bolt action with good wood. That's a great idea right there. I love, love my little BL .22.
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
[Re: Deerhunter61]
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01/16/17 08:10 PM
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I think a 6.5 Creedmoor would be outstanding for her but I'm a little partial, that being said 6.5x55 Swede, 7-08, 25-06, will also work great! I'm leaning towards a 6.5 creedmoor that Weatherby makes for woman.
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Re: I want to buy my wife a new rifle for our 40th anniversary
[Re: Mr. T.]
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01/16/17 10:58 PM
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Congrats!!! only read first and this page, but why not put a break on her gun????? Will cut recoil by 40% or better, newer recoil pad, she will hopefully get another 40 years with the same gun. nice deer too...
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Re: I want to buy my wife a new rifle for our 40th anniversary
[Re: Mr. T.]
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01/16/17 11:42 PM
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I would stay away from youth/lady's rifles. They are light and will beat them up. The hardest kicking gun I have shot recently was a youth 243, that thing kicked like a mule. My daughters and my wife all ended up with heavy barrel full size rifles, their choice. They smirk every time they hear a guy say he needs a lighter rifle or a shorter one to move around in the blind. My girls are all petite and will carry their rifle 1/4 mile to the blind and love the stability and less recoil it offers.
"Man is still a hunter, still a simple searcher after meat..." Robert C. Ruark
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Re: I want to buy my wife a new rifle for our 40th anniversary
[Re: Mr. T.]
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01/17/17 12:19 AM
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You sure that woman is 70? She doesn't look a day over 55
The very atmosphere of firearms anywhere and everywhere restrains evil interference. -George Washington
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Re: I want to buy my wife a new rifle for our 40th anniversary
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01/17/17 12:20 AM
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no better present for your hunting wife than a
wood stock Winchester 1895
classic, timeless
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Re: I want to buy my wife a new rifle for our 40th anniversary
[Re: Mr. T.]
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01/17/17 12:27 AM
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It sounds like she knows how to shoot. Get her a new M70 in 22-250. She'll be able to watch them drop in the crosshairs.
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Re: I want to buy my wife a new rifle for our 40th anniversary
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01/17/17 12:52 AM
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Mr. T, I have n recommendations on a firearm that probably hasn't already been covered, but mucho congrats on 40 years my man I'm sure she will be happy with what ever you get
If at first you dont succeed, then skydiving is not for you..
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Re: I want to buy my wife a new rifle for our 40th anniversary
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01/17/17 01:44 AM
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As many have said Mr. T, congrats on the 40 years!
I would look hard at a 6.5 creedmoor. Savage makes a model called the lady hunter that would be a tack driver. I'm very fond of that round as I bought a 6.5 creedmoor to be used by me and my wife. Between the 2 of us, we've shot 9 animals this year with that rifle and all have been DRT. 7-08 is a close second to me.
Last edited by el_cazador713; 01/17/17 06:19 AM.
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Re: I want to buy my wife a new rifle for our 40th anniversary
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01/17/17 05:13 AM
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I got a .243 for my wife.
I thought it was a pretty good trade.......
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Re: I want to buy my wife a new rifle for our 40th anniversary
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01/17/17 06:00 AM
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Re: I want to buy my wife a new rifle for our 40th anniversary
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01/17/17 01:42 PM
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You sure that woman is 70? She doesn't look a day over 55 You made her day...Thanks!
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Re: I want to buy my wife a new rifle for our 40th anniversary
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01/17/17 01:58 PM
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Since she loves her rifle, and doesn't feel the need for a new one, what about getting her a high quality pair of binoculars?
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Re: I want to buy my wife a new rifle for our 40th anniversary
[Re: Mr. T.]
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01/18/17 04:01 PM
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Might be changing my tune here, but was surfing the web looking for a rifle for my daughters. The Weatherby Camilla looks like a lot of gun for the money. Think somebody posted about it previously. http://www.weatherby.com/vanguardr-camilla.html
Shoot. Eat. Repeat.
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