Rifle for my wife?
Question:
My deer rifle is a Remington Model 7, in 7mm.08. Small gun, reasonable ballistics, and a deer stopper, for whitetail. I have access to bigger guns, but like this one to tote around the woods. Andrea Fisher Visit the rec.hunting and rec.hunting.dogs FAQ Home Page at: http://sportsmansweb.com/hunting/
Response:
you have a great gun Andrea…glad you like it. Bill Visit the rec.hunting and rec.hunting.dogs FAQ Home Page at: http://sportsmansweb.com/hunting/
Response:
>My deer rifle is a Remington Model 7, in 7mm.08. Small gun, reasonable >ballistics, and a deer stopper, for whitetail. I have access to bigger >guns, but like this one to tote around the woods. >Andrea Fisher
Heck, I’m a big ol’ GUY, and I’ll be hunting blacktails in Oregon with a Model 7 in 7mm-08. A perfect caliber for deer. If I was hunting big mulies I’d take my 30-06 but even then, the 7-08 would do just fine if it had to. The length of pull is not ideal for me, but it’s not so bad. I just have to be careful to get a good cheek weld. For a woman a smaller person, run out and buy a Model 7! They are a great package. Well, some of them suck, actually (mine did and does with most brands of ammo) but it’s a nice IDEA, anyway <g>… I like the model 7 because it’s quick to point and as you say, easy to carry around. I hunt in the dense, dark jungle of western Oregon and there’s just no need for a full-size rifle, and in fact it’s a pain in the butt to try and manuever a longer gun around. I almost bought a Browning BLR in 7-08 for the same reason… that’s a great caliber. -jeff Visit the rec.hunting and rec.hunting.dogs FAQ Home Page at: http://sportsmansweb.com/hunting/
