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(I commenting on the "process", not a particular cartridge or rifle choice)

My wife won a deer hunt in a raffle. She insisted that she have her own rifle. I couldn't argue with that, so I went rifle shopping.

After looking at all the options, the 6.5CM was the obvious best choice for her. Good power for hunting without overwhelming her with recoil. Lots of options in factory ammo and rifles on the market. All she cared about was that the rifle have pretty wood. As long as it did the job, she had no cares about the cartridge.

And, while I spend hours in the reloading room trying to squeeze a 3/4" rifle down to a 1/2" rifle, she doesn't care one bit about such details. She is happy as long as the rifle is good to about 300 yards, which is far longer than she'll ever take a deer.

I had to hold my nose while buying it, but she is super happy with her new Browning X-Bolt Medallion in 6.5 CM.

In other words, the whole point was to make her happy, not me.