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07-21-2014, 05:26 PM
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low recoil rifle for wife to hunt with?
any ideas maybe 243 or 25-06? 
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07-21-2014, 05:28 PM
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Having used both I prefer the 25-06,it can be loaded down till she is used to it,the heavyier slug used
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07-21-2014, 05:29 PM
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.257 Roberts
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07-22-2014, 12:34 PM
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.257 Roberts
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Now how does a guy with the handle of 7mm08 chime in with the .257 Bob? (a great calibre no doubt, but still!)..... 
Kidding. I'd go with the 7mm08 myself, but I have one and the kids like to shoot it. They'd probably love a Bob as well, and may yet have to get a quarter bore to add to the collection.....
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07-22-2014, 05:50 PM
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Now how does a guy with the handle of 7mm08 chime in with the .257 Bob? (a great calibre no doubt, but still!)..... |
Dont get me wrong...the 7mm-08 is a great cartridge. My wife has shot one for years. But, both my kids started shooting the Roberts when they were 12. And they had no issues whatsoever, where the 7mm-08 was a bit more of a handful. I like to deviate...keeps people on their toes. I dont want to become predictable
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I dont like making plans for the day, because thats when the word "premeditated" gets thrown around in the courtroom.
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07-22-2014, 06:02 PM
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Originally Posted by 7mm08
Dont get me wrong...the 7mm-08 is a great cartridge. My wife has shot one for years. But, both my kids started shooting the Roberts when they were 12. And they had no issues whatsoever, where the 7mm-08 was a bit more of a handful. I like to deviate...keeps people on their toes. I dont want to become predictable
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Fair enough, and I agree that full load 7mm08 may be a bit much for the learning phase of shooting. Reduced recoil with 140gr helps. But the Bob is still a fine cartridge for sure, and you put the itch in my finger for one again just thinking about it....dang you! ahaha 
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07-24-2014, 12:03 AM
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Location: Nelson BC
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7mm08. Browning Micro. I got one for the wife and it is now my goto hunting rifle,
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07-21-2014, 05:29 PM
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Location: Manitoba
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7-08 or 308 are good as well.
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07-21-2014, 05:34 PM
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7mm-08, 25-06, 243, 250-300, 260
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07-21-2014, 05:45 PM
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7-08 all the way 
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07-21-2014, 05:52 PM
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SKS
no, seriously. you can find some pretty ones, and they have little recoil with sufficient killing power for most game.
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07-21-2014, 06:01 PM
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Welcome. If your wife is small I would buy her a browning micro Midas in a 7-08. If she is 5-6" plus I would buy a tikka t3 in a 7-08.
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07-22-2014, 03:27 PM
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my browning .270 has a built in rubber butt that works great at limiting recoil. so my suggestion would be to look into something like that for your wife. the 270 also shoots really flat FYI
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