Deer Rifle for Neice, Recommendations?

[Yeah]

I'd slap a Barrett Fieldcraft in 6CM in her hands so as to let the rest stand back in amazement.

 

[Walking Bear]

A Ruger ranch in 450 Bushmaster or if you hunt private land a 300 Blackout they are super compact rifles. Of course I used a Marlin 44 magnum for years

 

[Kirk Freeman]

I'd slap a Barrett Fieldcraft in 6CM in her hands so as to let the rest stand back in amazement.

You are a man of refined taste, Yeah.

 

[Kirk Freeman]

Status report: Matt came over from PA and the family stopped at the Cabela's in West Virginia. They had a Howa and it fit her, but with a A/H ratio far over 1 I knew that wouldn't be a problem. Maybe I can take her to Dallas for NRAAM?

 

[Kirk Freeman]

Ordered Howa M1500 Mini-Action in 6.5 Grendel today. I hope she sends me photos.

 

[Mark 1911]

Ruger M77 Gunsite Scout in 450 Bushmaster. Just mounted the scope on my new Gunsite today

 

[Kirk Freeman]

Ruger M77 Gunsite Scout in 450 Bushmaster. Just mounted the scope on my new Gunsite today

Have you considered the CW (3 point, 2 point) sling for it?

 

[Mgderf]

Ordered Howa M1500 Mini-Action in 6.5 Grendel today. I hope she sends me photos.

I was thoroughly impressed with my Howa 1500.
Mine is in .204 Ruger, but it is a sweet rifle.
Great balance, smooth bolt-action, and a fantastic rigger right out of the box.
The Nikko-Sterling scope that came in the combo didn't hurt my feelings either.

If she does send pics, you know we'll demand they be posted here.

 

[Mark 1911]

Have you considered the CW (3 point, 2 point) sling for it?

Honestly no I haven't but I will take a look, always open to new ideas. I'm not exactly a sling expert, but I've tried a few different styles. The reason I like the Browning X-Cellerator (shown in my picture above) is because it's simple and rugged, and adjusts very quickly from carrying over the shoulder to shooting, and to different weights of hunting clothing, etc.

For deer hunting I'm either walking back and forth from the stand or I'm in the stand. In all the years I've been hunting, I've only taken 4 deer off the ground. Last year when I was hunting up in Wisconsin, I was actually sitting on the ground on a hillside and I made a little place to sit in a thicket of briars. With the sun to my back it provided great cammo, had several deer come wthin 30 yards of me, and the one I shot was taken from a sitting position resting my arms on my legs.

 

[tenring]

Number 5, aka "Little Girl", will be 13 next March, might as well start shopping now.

Brothers have CZ527s, a Mauser, a Robar .308 (that was Uncle Kirk's), and a Marline 336 underlever.

She is lanky like her mother, tall and thin. Her ATH ratio is 1.11 so LOP is not such a concern for a bolt gun.

Have heard good things about Howa for the dough. Maybe 6.5CM in the Alpine config?

I am open to anything, but we have family bias to bolt guns (excepting Elijah who loves underlevers for some reason). Has to be a manual at .23 or larger for PA game laws.

Rifle and optic recs (we favor short tubed fixed powers)?

Believe I've never encountered a "Robar" rifle, something new on the market?

 

[dusty88]

I've been using a 44 single shot rifle for several years. It's much lighter and easier to keep steady than the 12 ga shotgun I was using before, plus very little recoil. I use the Hornady ammo, and ever deer I have shot has dropped within a few yards. I think Ruger makes a bolt action 44 if she doesn't want a single shot.

 

[Kirk Freeman]

Believe I've never encountered a "Robar" rifle, something new on the market?

*Stumbles back*

Robbie Barrkman has been around almost as long as I have.

https://robarguns.com/custom-weapons/precision-rifles/

 

[madvarminter]

saw great deal on barreld actions Howa in 6.5 grendel ( i know its an AR caliber but low recoil and plenty for deer) boyds makes adjustable stocks for it 280.00 for the barreled action 150 for the stock brownells has them

 

[Kirk Freeman]

Finally.

I ordered it in February . . . shipped it off to PA today. Geez, Howa, up your game!

Thanks to my friends at ERG that finally found one for her. I have ordered custom rifles that did not take this long.

ERG: https://ergstore.us/

 

[patience0830]

Low wall Browning 1885 in .243 on GB.........pretty.

http://www.gunbroker.com/item/721830050

One shot, one kill.

 

[DustyMck]

I don't know how prevalent it is but I was a very small framed 13 year old and I hunted with a 44 magnum lever gun and it never bugged me to bad now I hunt with an SKS and I would highly recommend it for an all purpose teen gun had fun with it then and now.

 

[Jaygentry]

You can never go wrong with a .243. It is what I started all 4 of my kids on. And the ammo is cheap enough to be able to spend lots of time at the range getting it dialed in.

 

[natdscott]

And the ammo is cheap enough to be able to spend lots of time at the range getting it dialed in.

You really shouldn't call kids "it".

 

[ru44mag]

Finally.

I ordered it in February . . . shipped it off to PA today. Geez, Howa, up your game!

Thanks to my friends at ERG that finally found one for her. I have ordered custom rifles that did not take this long.

ERG: https://ergstore.us/

So, how did she like it?

 

[Kirk Freeman]

So, how did she like it?

Good question. She has soccer and band camp now. Have not asked her. Need to call Matt this weekend.