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re: New deer rifle for my 21 year old daughter

Posted on 8/12/26 at 11:51 am to
Posted by Piebald Panther
Member since Aug 2020
659 posts
Posted on 8/12/26 at 11:51 am to
Love the 7mm.08. I haven't shot my 30.06 in 3 years since getting it. It's such a nice caliber to shoot.
Posted by UncleDuck
Member since Feb 2024
89 posts
Posted on 8/12/26 at 1:20 pm to
A round nobody has mentioned that falls into her current comfortable max range is a 350 Legend. Low recoil big knockdown bullet. She may not be able to shoot 300 yards with it but it is very capable out to 200 plus. Available in bolt gun or single shot (double as primitive).
Posted by ecb
Member since Jul 2010
10318 posts
Posted on 8/12/26 at 1:36 pm to
Savage accutrigger in 7mm-08
Posted by Spike Buck
Member since Jul 2026
15 posts
Posted on 8/12/26 at 3:10 pm to
7mm-08 Ruger American is a badass budget friendly gun and caliber.

Ammo isn’t hard to find. Reasonable priced ammo, so you can practice as much as you want. Recoil is very manageable. Solid ballistics. Accurate. Plenty sufficient for whitetail.


Same gun in 308 isn’t a bad deal either. Slightly more recoil but probably slightly better in all other categories.


Hell most calibers commonly sold today are plenty good enough as long as recoil is manageable. Most rifles sold by the big box stars are fine too. Find one that fits her good, pair it with a good scope, and don’t overthink it.
Posted by Ol boy
Member since Oct 2018
4227 posts
Posted on 8/12/26 at 8:59 pm to
Ton of good suggestions and they will all kill deer. Just keep in mind our next president will probably be a democrat and we are one school shooting away from a mass run on ammo. Of all the ones mentioned during the pandemic and mass ammo runs you could reliably find ammo for was the 308. He’ll even my 30-30 was getting to the point that I wouldn’t shoot pigs or coyotes with it lol.
A mild 308 not even reduced recoil will be inline with 7mm08.
If I was on a budget I would rather have a 500 rifle and a 500$ suppressor than a 1000k$ rifle and that’s for all calibers.
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