woman elk hunter needs new rifle
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I’ve only hunted deer so far in my big game career, and am going to hunt elk this fall. I would like a new rifle which would be appropriate for elk and for a woman to shoot. I am a well experienced shooter. My previous rifle is a .30-30. Visit the rec.hunting and rec.hunting.dogs FAQ Home Page at: http://sportsmansweb.com/hunting/
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Assuming that you are, at least, somewhat recoil sensitive: 6.5×55, 7mm-08. Better still, buy something such as a .30-06, or 7mm Magnum and put a muzzle brake on it. A 7mm Mag with a brake will kick about like a .243. I have a woman friend from Florida who takes an elk every other year in New Mexico or Colorado with a 7mm-08, has never required more than one shot. Visit the rec.hunting and rec.hunting.dogs FAQ Home Page at: http://sportsmansweb.com/hunting/
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> I’ve only hunted deer so far in my big game career, and am going to hunt elk > this fall. I would like a new rifle which would be appropriate for elk and > for a woman to shoot. I am a well experienced shooter. My previous rifle > is a .30-30.
A lot depends on how much weight you can carry and how much recoil you can handle. I’m talking caliber here. The smallest I would recommend is a .308 Win. It will handle elk out to 200 to 250 yds easily. If you have been using your 30-30 in a light lever action, you will find that a .308 in a bolt will give almost no increase in recoil. If you can handle a little more recoil, both .270 or 30-06 are excellent longer range calibers. Both will take elk over 300 yds. If you like a lot of recoil, you can go to the 7mm Mag or 300 Win. However, you will find the guns heavier in addition to the added recoil. Dick F. Before you buy. Visit the rec.hunting and rec.hunting.dogs FAQ Home Page at: http://sportsmansweb.com/hunting/
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i would go with the 30/06.i like the Remington Model 700BDL DM Stainless/Synthetic. http://www.angelfire.com/ny3/BILLNY/index.html Visit the rec.hunting and rec.hunting.dogs FAQ Home Page at: http://sportsmansweb.com/hunting/
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I would suggest a 7×57. My neighbor and hunting partner’s wife has taken several elk with this caliber in a Model 70 Winchester. Also, a 30-06 shouldn’t be too much rifle for you since you are already an experienced shooter. JFB Visit the rec.hunting and rec.hunting.dogs FAQ Home Page at: http://sportsmansweb.com/hunting/
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howdy might as well get my 2 cents in here, from my own personal experiences you should get a 30-06 , rem ruger, or win ., my order of preffrence. youll have one of the best and most versital calibres of gun made, from 110 grn to 220 factory loads, more if you reload which is what all gun owners should be doin (no constitutional right to ammo)?.its never failed me always puts meat down to stay, buy AMMO. Visit the rec.hunting and rec.hunting.dogs FAQ Home Page at: http://sportsmansweb.com/hunting/
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I vote for 30-06. Buy it now and shoot it a lot to get used to it. A few hundred rounds with light loads and cast bullets will be a good transition to a bolt gun. Course that is just my opinion! LouisB Visit the rec.hunting and rec.hunting.dogs FAQ Home Page at: http://sportsmansweb.com/hunting/
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.30-.378 Weatherby Mag. is the key! Click here for Free Video!! http://www.gohip.com/freevideo/ – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text ——Original Message—– Newsgroups: rec.hunting >I’ve only hunted deer so far in my big game career, and am going to hunt elk >this fall. I would like a new rifle which would be appropriate for elk and >for a woman to shoot. I am a well experienced shooter. My previous rifle >is a .30-30. >Visit the rec.hunting and rec.hunting.dogs FAQ Home Page at: > http://sportsmansweb.com/hunting/ Visit the rec.hunting and rec.hunting.dogs FAQ Home Page at: http://sportsmansweb.com/hunting/
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> I’ve only hunted deer so far in my big game career, and am going to hunt elk > this fall. I would like a new rifle which would be appropriate for elk and > for a woman to shoot. I am a well experienced shooter. My previous rifle > is a .30-30.
Look into the 6.5X55 Swed. Mauser using 140 gr Nosler Partitions. > :
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Hello If you like light weight and don’t mind a little recoil, an old Remington 660 in .308, 6.5mm Magnum, or 350 Magnum would work. The newer Model Seven is much the same. I shoot a post-64 Model 70 in 7mm Magnum, usually with 140 grain bullets. Recoil is not really much to notice, and Nosler makes the Partition bullet in that weight. I plan to use it for elk this fall. Tom Visit the rec.hunting and rec.hunting.dogs FAQ Home Page at: http://sportsmansweb.com/hunting/
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> .30-.378 Weatherby Mag. is the key!
C’mon Beck, get real. You ain’t funny, even tongue in cheek. Joel Jacobs Visit the rec.hunting and rec.hunting.dogs FAQ Home Page at: http://sportsmansweb.com/hunting/
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>> I’ve only hunted deer so far in my big game career, and am going to hunt >elk > this fall. I would like a new rifle which would be appropriate for elk and > for a woman to shoot. I am a well experienced shooter. My previous rifle > is a .30-30. > Look into the 6.5X55 Swed. Mauser using 140 gr Nosler Partitions.
Kimber makes a 6.5×55 Swede that is a rebuilt military rifle and fairly inexpensive. But Winchester chambers their Mod. 70 Featherweight in that cartridge. It’s a little beauty. Mine will launch a 140gr Sierra or Hornady at +/- 2700 fps with no more recoil that a 30-30. Europeans have been using 6.5×55 for *elk* (looks like a moose) for a hundred years. My favorite deer load with the 6.5×55 is a Hornady 129gr SpPt. We’ve never *recovered* a bullet to see how they expand. Just thoroughly dead deer. Bill Van Houten (USA Ret) "No matter how hard you try, you can’t throw a potato chip very far." "Linus" Visit the rec.hunting and rec.hunting.dogs FAQ Home Page at: http://sportsmansweb.com/hunting/
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Well, I’m a guy, and I dind’t buy a 7mm because I don’t like torturing myself, althoug this was 20 years ago. I bought a .270, which is a good gun for all around hunting. Maybe that was the salesman’s idea, that he didn’t know what you wanted to hunt. If you can make a 400 yard shot, your’e a lot better than I am. I have a tough time with 3 inch groups at 200 yards (4x scope) > I recommend a 7mm mag. I am a woman, I have the Winchester 7 mm > feather-light, with a muzzle-break, and I LOVE it!! I have harvested one > elk and four deer since I got it. Distances ranging from 100-400 yards. > The Winchester 7 mm feather-light is the lightest factory made 7mm. You can > get lighter if you go custom made. When I was shopping for it, the salesmen > at several stores kept trying to sell me a .270. It was kind of frustrating > because I knew what I wanted. It has been a great gun. Of course I would > have to say the muzzle-break is a must. > Rachelle > Visit the rec.hunting and rec.hunting.dogs FAQ Home Page at: > http://sportsmansweb.com/hunting/
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Could there be a better situation for the Browning BOSS system??? It accurizes the weapon while being a muzzel brake which permits a woman to shoot a weapon she might find too much to handle otherwise, and is available in most conventional calibers such as 300 winmag, etc. Not only that, but the Browning is a "pretty" gun. (My wife’s reaction when I pointed out a Savage in a sporting goods store was it was "ugly" and the Browning was "nice looking.") Visit the rec.hunting and rec.hunting.dogs FAQ Home Page at: http://sportsmansweb.com/hunting/
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> Not only that, but the Browning is a "pretty" gun. > (My wife’s reaction when I pointed out a Savage in a sporting goods store was it > was "ugly" and the Browning was "nice looking.")
I think you and I both know that Brownings are great guns, great finishes, etc., but they are so good looking that I personally would hesitate to take it into the woods where the finish on the stock and barrel is going to get scratched up. I have often wondered, too, if the shiny barrel and action is going to reflect in the sun and attract the attention of wildlife (long enough to think about being elsewhere). When I go to the woods I have a Remingotn 870 pump (rifles not allowed in lower MD) with that black oxide finish. Rough, doesn’t reflect light, and downright ugly, but it is serviceable and gets the job done. Visit the rec.hunting and rec.hunting.dogs FAQ Home Page at: http://sportsmansweb.com/hunting/
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> > Not only that, but the Browning is a "pretty" gun. > (My wife’s reaction when I pointed out a Savage in a sporting goods store was it > was "ugly" and the Browning was "nice looking.") > I think you and I both know that Brownings are great guns, great finishes, etc., but > they are so good looking that I personally would hesitate to take it into the woods > where the finish on the stock and barrel is going to get scratched up.
My theory is that if I can’t hunt with it, I won’t own it. I have often > wondered, too, if the shiny barrel and action is going to reflect in the sun and > attract the attention of wildlife (long enough to think about being
elsewhere <snip> Don’t worry about a shiny barrel. Just go to any huntin’ stuff store and buy a spray can of removable camo paint (flat black) and spray the barrel. It will come off a year later with just a little paint thinner. Worked great on a high gloss bow I used to have. Dick F. Visit the rec.hunting and rec.hunting.dogs FAQ Home Page at: http://sportsmansweb.com/hunting/
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>I recommend a 7mm mag. I am a woman, I have the Winchester 7 mm >feather-light, with a muzzle-break, and I LOVE it!! I have harvested one >elk and four deer since I got it. Distances ranging from 100-400 yards.
This is a good choice for anyone willing to master just a wee bit of recoil. My personal choices are the .300 Weatherby magnum and the plain ol’ .30-06. The .308 Winchester and 7mm-08 will get the job done if you don’t push them beyond their capabilities; the 7mm-08 just about duplicates the old 7×57 Mauser. Incidentally, Jack O’Connor once said that he couldn’t tell any difference in the killing power between the 7×57 and the 7mm Remington magnum. I would also advise you to get a rifle in a caliber for which ammo is readily available. I like the 6.5×55 and the 7×57 and even the 8mm Mauser, but finding that ammo is the average sporting goods store is looking for a vintage wine on your grocery store shelf. Visit the rec.hunting and rec.hunting.dogs FAQ Home Page at: http://sportsmansweb.com/hunting/
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The 7mag with a re-coil brake , 165 gr. bullet , no lighter . keep shots within 250 yds. Sight the rifle in at 3 inches high at 100 yds. This will keep your point of aim on the animal and will make sure the hit will be in the heart ,lung area. Note, shot placement is the key a big gun does not make up for poor shot placement . An elk is a great game animal – they’re tough, smart and hard to hunt . This animal lives in some of the most un-forgiving country mother nature has to offer. Please select a professional outfitter to assist you , because once the trigger is pulled the fun is over. An elk is the size of a small horse with horns, and is no easy task to deal with. Rick D. Visit the rec.hunting and rec.hunting.dogs FAQ Home Page at: http://sportsmansweb.com/hunting/
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I have been hunting ELK for a long time now and I have seen elk drop with a 25-06! I shoot a 300 Win Mag. If you can handle the 300 win mag go for it. But my friends wife shoots a 270 and knocks a ELK down every year. Thanks Bill – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text —— Original Message —– Newsgroups: rec.hunting Sent: Monday, March 27, 2000 7:12 AM > I’ve only hunted deer so far in my big game career, and am going to hunt elk > this fall. I would like a new rifle which would be appropriate for elk and > for a woman to shoot. I am a well experienced shooter. My previous rifle > is a .30-30. > Visit the rec.hunting and rec.hunting.dogs FAQ Home Page at: > http://sportsmansweb.com/hunting/ Visit the rec.hunting and rec.hunting.dogs FAQ Home Page at: http://sportsmansweb.com/hunting/
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> I have been hunting ELK for a long time now and I have seen elk drop with a > 25-06! I shoot a 300 Win Mag. If you can handle the 300 win mag go for it. > But my friends wife shoots a 270 and knocks a ELK down every year. Thanks > Bill
Elk have also been taken by .243, .22 LR, rocks, etc, but that doesn’t make the 25-06 an elk gun. Dick F. Visit the rec.hunting and rec.hunting.dogs FAQ Home Page at: http://sportsmansweb.com/hunting/
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I would recommend hunting with the largest rifle you can shoot well. if recoil is an issue for you i might try a 7mm-08. but still, the most important thinig is shooting what you can shoot accurately. Visit the rec.hunting and rec.hunting.dogs FAQ Home Page at: http://sportsmansweb.com/hunting/
