Help OB, Getting the daughter a new rifle.

Browning xbolt .308 or a 6.5

Begarra or tikka in 308 or 6.5 would be my pick . I bought my 13yr daughter a begarra b14 ridge in 6.5 and put a vx3 on it this fall. She loves it and I carried it a few times and im pretty sure I’m gonna buy another.

My daughter’s sweet 16 gift from me was an AR in 300 Blackout done in tiffany and robin egg blue. Will do anything she needs for hunting and can be used for home defense.

If you want to go for strictly a hunting rifle then I would go .243 due to ammo available and it will handle those 200 yard shots. My daughter also has one of those.

Get her a nice rifle and scope setup and it will be all she needs.

Good luck!

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My question is availability of ammo going forward and 7mm-08 seems to less available

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Ammoseek has plenty 7mm 08. Some pricier than others. Get it over the 6.5cm and don't look back.

Anything in a .308. Would def look at the Christian Arms, Bergara And the browning. Or go AR-10 platform like ole Kip Campbell

.308 or 7MM-08 (if you can find the ammo)

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Weatherby 7mm-08 Camilla

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Excellent choice, you can get it in the Mark V action or the Vanguard action. I bought my wife a Vanguard Camilla in 7-08 and it's a shooter, she's killed 3 this year with it.

I'm not familiar with the Savage but they make a long gun designed for a woman also, might be worth looking at.

I was in your position last year except I was buying for myself. I was looking for a 7mm-08 but wound up going with a Bergara Premier Highlander 6.5 creedmoor based on a recommendation from one of my dad’s good friends. At the time it was really difficult to find a rifle I wanted that was chambered in 7mm-08, and 6.5 creedmoor ammo was much more widely available. Both calibers can shoot a wide variety of projectiles, have very little recoil, and are plenty capable of killing whitetail deer. She’ll be happy with whatever you choose.

Congratulations for being an involved dad, UnoMe. I wasn't familiar w/ the Weatherby Vanguard Camilla until you referenced it. It looks like a nice gun that'd be a good choice. Yes, the Weatherby Vanguard line of guns are made by Howa. Howa makes good guns. In previous posts I've mentioned my satisfaction w/ a 20 Vartarg handgun I built last year using a Howa Mini Action. I endorse Howas. As far as what cartridge to recommend, that poses an interesting problem. Yes, 7-08 ammo has been hard to find this year, like lots of ammo. But, you've got 9 mos or so to find factory ammo, start handloading or find someone who'll handload for you. OTOH, 6.5 Creedmore ammo is easier to find. Last weekend I visited family in Lafayette and found myself in Lafayette Shooters. They didn't have much hunting ammo, but what little they had was 308 Win and 6.5 CM. There are a lot of 308 rounds that are good for deer hunting, but that's not true w/ the CM. A lot of the factory ammo for the CM uses match bullets that's not optimal for deer hunting. Although you might find CM ammo on the shelves, it's possible not much of it would be good for deer hunting.

I really like the 7-08 and have killed 9 deer w/ my 7-08 handgun. When my son started deer hunting, I bought him a 308. But a few years ago I came across a great deal on a T/C Compass in 7-08 so I bought it for a grandkid's deer rifle. My recommendation to you would be 7-08>308>>>>6.5 CM. Whatever you buy, start working on finding ammo NOW.
7-08 Buck

my goal is to keep erryone on the same caliber, you never know when the gub'mint gonna step in and make ammo much harder to get. If you have to move to hand loading, it would be much easier for erryone to use the same round.