Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Deer Hunting Need a deer rifle for my wife...any suggestions?

Well my wife decided she wants to deer hunt this year but she doesn't wanna use my 30-06 or my 45-70 so looks like I'm buyin another gun just wondering what y'all would suggest Im in north Carolina so rifle laws aren't real strict any suggestions?

Remington model 7 in 7-08.

I'd go 7mm-08 as well especially if you hand load. Load up 35gr H4895 and a 120 gr BT or prohunter for a soft shooting 200 yard deer load. You can also step up to a full power 140gr partition or 120gr ttsx and kill most anything out there without to much recoil as well.

I was looking at the 700 I'm either a 7-08 or a .243 also looked at a simple Rossi .223 for her as well

The .260 may be a good one to check out.

DF

Has anyone had any experience with the rem 770? Or the Rossi youth model she's smaller framed and doesn't like the feel of some of my bigger guns

If she is smaller framed and doesnt like the feel of bigger guns, a Remington Model 7 should be perfect for her. Either with a youth or full size stock. Id go 243 or 7mm-08

I'll look into that appreciate the help guys thanks

With some of these "cheap" guns, the trigger may leave a lot to be desired. It's hard to shoot well with a sorry trigger. Don't give her something like that.

DF

Marlin 93 or 336 in any caliber you find convenient. Hard to beat a .30-30.

Or a Winchester or Browning singleshot in anything from .243 to whatever.

The levers are lighter than the singles by a good bit, but if she will be stand hunting the heavier singleshots would be ideal. My guess, is that she will be stand hunting in the Carolinas.

I have 3 levers a Rossi rip grande .30-30 Rossi 92 .45 colt and a marlin .44 she doesn't like the feel of any of them and my heavy barrel H&R .45-70 is much to big she will be stand hunting and I think I'm gonna end up getting a single shot rifle to start out with to make sure she understands she only needs one shot I'd love to get her a Ruger #1 but thats a little more money than I want to spend for her to try out deer hunting I geuss u could say

If you want her to like the experience and feel like the quality of her equipment is important too, then don't saddle her with any half assed junk rifle/scope. Get her a rifle she likes, that fits her, and is of a quality level you'd be happy to use.

Ruger compact in 243

Great looking picture

mini mauser in either 223 or 7.62x39. she will thank you, thats what I got for my wife only I had it rebarreled to 6x45. small frame, small rifle. she LOVES it

My 8 year old son kills deer fine with a NEF Youth Handi Rifle in 223 Remington. The rifle has a 1-9" twist and shoots the 60 gr Partition, 64 gr Power Point and 62 gr TSX into an inch or so. If it works for a kid it will work for an adult...

I'll add a +1 for the 7mm-08 in a Seven or 700. Y' might improve on it some way in specific situations but for all around goin' out and turning live deer into dead deer, it doesn't get any better than that.

Tom

Where have I heard that before...... grin....

Savage Lightweight Hunter in .260 Rem or 7mm-08 Rem would do nicely.

I've been lookin and takin in the suggestions im in between getting her a savage in a .243 or a H&R handi in .223 or .7-08 I like the H&R because I can get her a youth model