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I'm buying my daughter a Browning X-Bolt Micro Hunter (shorter stock and 20" barrel). She shoots .243 now and does well with it (Texas deer, exotics and pigs). My go to gun is my Sako 85 7mm-08. I hand load for both.
Should I stick with the .243 or move her up to a 7mm-08 and do away with my .243 stuff. I have already sold her .243. I have found two of each calibers, with nice wood. What do ya'll think?
My daughter is a small framed gal, 22 years old. Not a beast, she's a dancer and a bowhunter, she only pulls 34#'s on her PSE if this helps.
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Go with the 7-08 and load 120 grain Ballistic Tips or Barnes TSX. Both perform way beyond what is expected of 120s and recoil is not much more than a .243 with a 100 grain bullet.
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The recoil pad on the X-Bolt is plenty to allow your daughter to shoot it in 30-06, so 7mm-08 should be no prob.
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My wife is 5'2", small framed and petite. She shoots 7mm-08 with no issues.
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Go with the 7-08 and load 120 grain Ballistic Tips or Barnes TSX. Both perform way beyond what is expected of 120s and recoil is not much more than a .243 with a 100 grain bullet. Agreed. GFY. Travis
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Can't imagine needing more than a 243 and recoil is more with a 7mm08
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You being a reloader, reduced 7mm-08 loads with 120 grain'ers will match the recoil of the .243 and she'll have the capability of more power if ever needed. Plus, the 7mm-08 will be slightly lighter in weight. (same barrel, bigger hole) Just my way of thinking.....
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7mm/08 would be perfect. My daughter shoots a .308 SPS youth from prone and never complains. She just turned 13. Loads used are handloaded 150's.
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If it's a either/or situation, go with the 7-08. If you have additional choices, why not the best of both worlds -- especially since you reload-- and get a .260.
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If she's been shooting a 243 and was good with it, why change? A 243 will efficiently take the animals listed above.
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I'm buying my daughter a Browning X-Bolt Micro Hunter (shorter stock and 20" barrel). Your buying her a browning? Don't you love her? tehe
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223, 243 and 7-08 are my favorite cartridges, so my bias flows equally, I think...grin.
That Browning Micro will be light. You don't mention what her other 243 was packaged in, but if it was a heavier rifle, a substantially lighter rifle combined with a step up in recoil might be enough to mess her up.
Additionally, you will probably see more muzzle blast out of that 20" barrel than she has been experiencing.
I guide quite a few young and inexperienced hunters, and have taught my own children over the years, and muzzle blast may cause more flinch/recoil sensitivity than actual recoil, IME. Regardless of your choice, protect her ears - even when she hunts if you can. That's when that shot counts the most.
Again, additional muzzle blast, combined with a lighter rifle and greater recoil might be a recipe for causing her to enjoy shooting less, or even come to dislike it altogether.
If you have absolutely decided on the Browning Micro, I think I'd stick with a 243. She will likely be dealing with more recoil and muzzle blast even with the same cartridge due to the lighter, shorter barreled rifle.
Plus, the 243 is amazingly capable and may shine best with 80 TTSX's, which gets recoil down even more.
If the 243 ain't broke for her, I don't think I'd "fix" it with a 7-08 in a lighter rifle with more muzzle blast.
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My 24 yr old 5'-2" 95lb daughter loves shooting the .243
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My wife is 5'2", small framed and petite. She shoots 7mm-08 with no issues.
David Mine's 5'0" and kills everything she shoots at with her Model Seven in 7mm-08. Our daughter's 5-6 and does quite well with hers. The caliber is not as important as the mind set if the gun fits. If it doesn't, anything will be abusive.
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I personally like the 243 better than the 7mm-08. If going bigger than the 243 , then the 308 would be my choice .
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My daughter is 22 and 5'7". I bought her a 7MM-08 last year and she did not like it, she preferred her .243 so I sold both rifles and upgraded her to a nicer .243 and a nicer scope. I think it depends on the individual. I figured she would handle the 7MM-08 easily but was wrong. I should have found one for her to shoot before I bought it.
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If light framed and her first significant centerfire, I'd suggest the 243 and work into an 08 overtime if she develops the passion.
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I would go with the 7mm-08,it is a great cartridge as you know and you already have all the reloading components,its a no brainer
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223, 243 and 7-08 are my favorite cartridges, so my bias flows equally, I think...grin.
That Browning Micro will be light. You don't mention what her other 243 was packaged in, but if it was a heavier rifle, a substantially lighter rifle combined with a step up in recoil might be enough to mess her up.
Additionally, you will probably see more muzzle blast out of that 20" barrel than she has been experiencing.
I guide quite a few young and inexperienced hunters, and have taught my own children over the years, and muzzle blast may cause more flinch/recoil sensitivity than actual recoil, IME. Regardless of your choice, protect her ears - even when she hunts if you can. That's when that shot counts the most.
Again, additional muzzle blast, combined with a lighter rifle and greater recoil might be a recipe for causing her to enjoy shooting less, or even come to dislike it altogether.
If you have absolutely decided on the Browning Micro, I think I'd stick with a 243. She will likely be dealing with more recoil and muzzle blast even with the same cartridge due to the lighter, shorter barreled rifle.
Plus, the 243 is amazingly capable and may shine best with 80 TTSX's, which gets recoil down even more.
If the 243 ain't broke for her, I don't think I'd "fix" it with a 7-08 in a lighter rifle with more muzzle blast.
DJ ^^^^^This IMO is good advice ^^^^^....Has she shot your 7-08.If so what was her opinion on it,if she hasn't i'd let her have a go at it. But i'd take what DJTex said into consideration.
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my daughter has been shooting a .308/150 since mid teens. A 7-08 should work just fine, especially handloaded. Jack
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