Maybe I am just old-fashioned, but I believe she would feel a lot prouder of the kill now, and more so in the future, if she DID use an old fashioned side lock rifle.
Her first elk is something special. Having the memory of using an old style rifle, and maybe having the rifle mounted on top of the hide or set in the antlers is going to be a lot better with a wood stocked side-lock then a plastic stocked scoped gun.
But that's just how I feel. She may not feel that way.
The very best advice I could give it to simply let her try both and ask her what she likes.
Last edited by szihn; 04/17/19.
