know a gal that used to live here that took dang near every species of game with a .243

granted her hubby was backing her up with a larger caliber

but no flies on the lethality of a .243

as far as 7-'08 I shoot that one out of a 5.5 lb. Nula and recoil is negligible.

whether your bride would feel the same way about it is hard to say.

but do think the best advice is to let her try as many makes and calibers as possible and let her decide what's best for her while keeping your input to nil

what you'd like her to have and what she's most comfortable with, may be a ways apart.

I'm pretty certain when we sing our anthem and mention the land of the free, the original intent didn't mean cell phones, food stamps and birth control.