Mainly a deer and antelope gun, she shows little to no interest in elk hunting. She had been bitten by the scope of my buddies 30-06 a few years back though she did shoot my old 308 a few times with no real issues. I was leaning towards the lighter recoiling 243 win, though the 7mm08 is still an option. And we will be shopping around to find a rifle that fits well, just wanted some opinions on caliber thoughts.
My Wife started out with a youth Savage model 11 in .243 & killed many deer with it.
This year, she moved up to a Savage Lady Hunter, in 7mm-08, & is shooting the "factory" 120gr Barnes TTSX. Killed 1 buck & 2 Does & is extremely happy with the rifle. Oh, & she absolutely loves the Savage accutrigger on this rifle.
A well fitting rifle, with a great trigger is bad medicine for our local deer population.
YMMV.
Paul.
