Thanks to all those who have chimed in.

Now I'll start going to local gun stores to see if I can find the Vanguard, Ruger or Winchester youth rifles on hand to look at.

Looking at a 7mm-08 because 223 would not be legal for Wyoming antelope. Don't know about Colorado where she lives but a 7mm-08 will be legal anywhere for deer and antelope. A 260 would work but few rifles are available in that caliber.

I'll load for her until her husband finishes school -- all his rifles and reloading stuff are with me. It appears that the 7mm-08 has the flexibility for anything she would ever hunt and I can load it down for practice and up as she gains experience.


"It is wise, though, to remember above all else: rifle, caliber, scope, and even bullets notwithstanding, the most important feature of successful big game hunting is to put that bullet in the correct place, the first time!" John Jobson