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270 versus 280??? For wifes first gun....

stonecold357stonecold357 Member Posts: 8 ✭✭
edited January 2002 in Ask the Experts
I am looking to buy my wife her first deer rifle and i was wondering which would be the best for her....she is a small woman...but so is my mom and she shoots a 270....i wasw sondering if the 280 would be better or if something else would do better....thanks.......sam
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  • OrphanedcowboyOrphanedcowboy Member Posts: 351 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Why not consider a short action in 7MM-08, very good caliber and probally more suited to her small stature, Winchester makes a Classic Compact, I have one for my gf, she is small in stature and it fits her very well, they also make it in .308
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  • DaRoostaDaRoosta Member Posts: 270 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    The .270, .308, 7mm-08 are all great deer calibers. Much of it depends on her size and what kind of rifles she's had experience with.I might suggest a .257 Roberts or .243. Both are excellent, flat-shooting deer rounds that will do the trick with less recoil. I have a Winchester Model 70 in .243 Lightweight that I carry when I'm going to be trekking distances during my hunt. I have all the faith in the world in that little rifle.
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  • v35v35 Member Posts: 12,710 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    I second DaRoosta and would add 7mm Mauser.Let the first impression be a light weight, light kicking rifle. Plenty of time for more power later if she wants it.
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  • robsgunsrobsguns Member Posts: 4,581 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    An extremly good female friend of mine shoots deer with a .243, got her first with it this year, she likes it, no problems with it. She is about 5'0, and 120.
    SSgt Ryan E. Roberts, USMC[This message has been edited by robsguns (edited 01-04-2002).]
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  • chuckchuck Member Posts: 4,911
    edited November -1
    Hey Stone, check the balistics on the 7mm08 the same as a 270 with a lot less powder and the recoil is a LOT less than a 270.
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  • BlueTicBlueTic Member Posts: 4,072
    edited November -1
    You guys !!! he gave us 2 options, but yeah I'd probably go with the 7mm-08 -same bullet but lighter load. Between the 2 choices you gave - I would choose the 280 and load them a little lite to start with. I like my 280 alot and my wife is very accurate with it. Dang women lets me know it too..
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  • gunnutgunnut Member Posts: 724 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    I would recommend a 243 or 6mm rem,
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  • steve45steve45 Member Posts: 2,940 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    .270 and .280 are both great cartridges. You cant lose. Go with the best rifle deal.
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  • 25-0625-06 Member Posts: 382 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    Do'nt forget the best, in my opinion, 25-06. Use with 100 grain bullets, less recoil than 270 and 280 and kills just as dead. And with an extra 300 fps over the 243, lots better. Just my 2 cents worth.
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