Background. She's 14 and a very good shot. Enjoys shooting and hunting. The largest firearm she's shot was a shotgun at her boyfriend's house. With me, it's been my son's AR15.
I'm looking at something that she can one day leave here with and use it for many years to come. She's tall and athletic, 5' 7", so she's grown woman sized. I think she could handle a long range session of moderate recoil with no problem.
Also, it'll be sometime next year before I can do this (as I am broke). She's also going to have to put her air rifle up for sale but that's not a problem, she never shoots it anyway.
Aesthetics are important to her. We looked at rifles yesterday online and she prefers the lines of the bolt rifles over the autoloaders.
The easy choice is to go .243 or similar. But that's another new round to reload for that I don't have anything else in that caliber or bullet diameter.
I've always like the CZ 527 Carbine in 7.62x39. While I don't load any .311 either, ammo would be cheap and she could shoot alot. Light weight, DBM, backup sights, it's a strong contender.
I do load some .30 caliber, .223 and 6.5 Creedmoor. I could do a Savage in 6.5 CM but it would be big and heavy. I'd like more punch than the .223 but haven't really ever considered it in a bolt action rifle. May actually be the best choice if I can use the heavier Bergers or similar.
She will be target shooting and hunting deer here in the Southeast. My son's .223 has done a number on deer.
Sometimes organizing and writing a question out helps me to think about it. I'm starting to like the .223 idea in a bolt rifle. It'll be cheap to load for and extremely accurate. What are you guys running in your .223 bolt guns?
Also, CZ 527 Varmnit or Savage Precision Carbine?
What do you guys think?
Thanks,
Paul
I'm looking at something that she can one day leave here with and use it for many years to come. She's tall and athletic, 5' 7", so she's grown woman sized. I think she could handle a long range session of moderate recoil with no problem.
Also, it'll be sometime next year before I can do this (as I am broke). She's also going to have to put her air rifle up for sale but that's not a problem, she never shoots it anyway.
Aesthetics are important to her. We looked at rifles yesterday online and she prefers the lines of the bolt rifles over the autoloaders.
The easy choice is to go .243 or similar. But that's another new round to reload for that I don't have anything else in that caliber or bullet diameter.
I've always like the CZ 527 Carbine in 7.62x39. While I don't load any .311 either, ammo would be cheap and she could shoot alot. Light weight, DBM, backup sights, it's a strong contender.
I do load some .30 caliber, .223 and 6.5 Creedmoor. I could do a Savage in 6.5 CM but it would be big and heavy. I'd like more punch than the .223 but haven't really ever considered it in a bolt action rifle. May actually be the best choice if I can use the heavier Bergers or similar.
She will be target shooting and hunting deer here in the Southeast. My son's .223 has done a number on deer.
Sometimes organizing and writing a question out helps me to think about it. I'm starting to like the .223 idea in a bolt rifle. It'll be cheap to load for and extremely accurate. What are you guys running in your .223 bolt guns?
Also, CZ 527 Varmnit or Savage Precision Carbine?
What do you guys think?
Thanks,
Paul