Opinions on new build for granddaughter

[Micdalen]

My granddaughter has been shooting a her savage model 10 in .223 for the last two years. It is time to rebarrel for her, and she wants to move up in caliber. She has done quite a bit of shooting on my .260 lately, and keeps begging. She does not put the time in behind it as much as her .223. I have been contemplating a .243 for her, but she really wants a .260. I want her to settle in on the rebuild, and I am afraid that after few trips to the range shooting a .260 to the extent she shoots her .223 she will not be happy. Grandson shoots his .243 and she says it shoots like her .223 and she wants more accuracy and distance. She has been working her way out to 600 yards, and wants something to go well out to 1000 eventually.

1. Should go ahead and build the .260
2. Let her put in a bit more time on my .260 to see if she is really comfortable shooting the caliber.
3. Build it in .243 and let her suck it up.

And no I cant tell her it is .260 . She knows the difference. She has been shooting since 5, and no misleading her. And this is not Granddad spoiling her she has saved for this rebuild, putting up every last bit of money for the last six months she earns doing stuff around the house.

 

[The Busby]

Why does she want a 260 so much more than a 243 ? Both cartridges are really accurate and low recoil. Your talking about the same case...one with a 6mm pill, and the other with a 6.5mm pill. It's really a toss up. There's more factory ammo available for 243, but the barrel life is pretty short. Within long range competition, both 6mm and 6.5mm calibers run head to head. It just depends on the shooters preference. If you go with 260....you and her can shoot the same ammo and buy in bulk.

 

[Alaskashooter]

How old is she? Consider the 6.5, do a heavy build with a bipod or a bench setup. Unless she is hunting then .243 is what you need. Dont flute the barrel use a tubb taper, I highly recomend a .375" recoil lug. 1000 yards is achieved, good grouping all the way out, very little recoil, longer life than a .260, it's somethinh different and its cool. Being cool is 50% of the game anyway.

 

[JGorski]

Build her a 6 Creedmoor and dont look back, as they say.

 

[BoilerUP]

If the girl wants a 260, and has shot yours with no issues...I say build the girl a 260.

I would say throwing a fast twist barrel on a 223, maybe with a 223 Ackley chamber, and running 80-90gr Bergers or 80gr A-Max steps the little 223's game up...quite a bit.

 

[kctgb]

Why not a 6.5 Swedish, I built one for my daughter this year and she loves it. No recoil to speak of and highly accurate, good for hunting everything except big bears, bullets have high ballistic coefficient and good sectional density.

I like her rifle so much I think I will build one for me.

 

[Edds]

You can make a 260 as tame as you need it to be with some H4895 powder.

 

[sjett]

Look at 6 BR or 6.5 Grendel both shoot great out past 600 , uses very little powder doing it and no recoil, my daughter will shoot any gun I have but always grabs the BR when we load the truck


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[Rattler56]

Next thing you know the grandson will want a 300 WM, just saying

 

[Scotts556]

Look at 6 BR or 6.5 Grendel both shoot great out past 600 , uses very little powder doing it and no recoil, my daughter will shoot any gun I have but always grabs the BR when we load the truck


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+1 on the 6 br

 

[Senderofan]

+2 on the 6 BR or one of its relatives. I had a 6 Dasher built for my wife and teenaged son. My boy took his fist deer with it. With the 105-108 gr. bullets....it will perform to 1K very well. Also, fun to shoot because of low recoil and doesn't burn a ton of powder.

 

[majohnson2]

Half of shooting is mental, if your not happy with what you are shooting it will reflect in shooting. Maybe to the point that she no longer sees it as enjoyable. At matches 6 - 6.5 rounds are the most popular. Looking at the 6 Creedmore, 6 x 47 Lapua, 260, 6.5 Creedmore, 6.5 x 47 Lapua are all great rounds. They will give her the long range to increase the challenge. Using Bartlien or Kreiger barrel will increase her accuracy, so that the equipment isn't a hinderance allowing her ability to improve. Installing a brake on any round you chose along with going to a heavier barrel profile, will help by reducing that felt recoil which you seem concerned about. It will also allow her to improve her follow through, along with the ability to see the bullet trace and or splash.

 

[Oddball Six]

If she wants the 260, don't stick her with something she hasnt asked for.

Part of the message here is that hard work and practice is rewarded.

Let her also learn that there are consequences to choices. Do the 260, reward the work she has done, help her to work with the platform and get the most out of it. And as she gets older, remind her that you tried to offer other options, she wanted a 260, so you got the 260 and when she fully masters that for a while and can save up for something else, you wil help her get into something else.

Like maybe the first rebarrel

It's not forever.

My 0.02, system of natural consequences. Reward the work so far with a 260. If she realizes between now and first rebarrel that she wants something else, great. Help her to set a goal to develop excellence and if she meets that goal in getting to the rebarrel, then help her get to whatever that other thing is in the process of the rebarrel.

 

[Micdalen]

If she wants the 260, don't stick her with something she hasnt asked for.

Part of the message here is that hard work and practice is rewarded.

Let her also learn that there are consequences to choices. Do the 260, reward the work she has done, help her to work with the platform and get the most out of it. And as she gets older, remind her that you tried to offer other options, she wanted a 260, so you got the 260 and when she fully masters that for a while and can save up for something else, you wil help her get into something else.

Like maybe the first rebarrel

It's not forever.

My 0.02, system of natural consequences. Reward the work so far with a 260. If she realizes between now and first rebarrel that she wants something else, great. Help her to set a goal to develop excellence and if she meets that goal in getting to the rebarrel, then help her get to whatever that other thing is in the process of the rebarrel.

Oddball, I have to admit you are right on there. Raising these grandkids the last 9 years, I have taught them that principal. No reason to change now. Proud of all of them, but especially the granddaughter she never gives up. She has saved and worked and made a choice.

Thanks all for the input, and everyone had excellent remarks.