Looking to get my fiancee a light gun with minimal recoil, what calibers do you guys recomend? I have been leaving towards .243 and.22-250.
I did not even know Savage made those. I thought I had seen everything, but never seen a Savage Axis.How about another Savage Axis Jon? Its available in all popular hunting rounds. Or how about a Kimber Montana... 5.5 pounds.
I believe you can change out the bolt handles on the Edge/Axis rifles just like on a regular savage 10/110.I would like to get her an axis, but she doesn't like the bolt on mine.
One more thing John, my brother has had two surguries on his right shoulder, he's a righty. The .44Mag doesn't bother him in the least, and he can not tolerate guns that kick! He shoot mine a while back, and is now looking to get one himself.Next time we head to bps I'll see if they stock a .44
And they come with very tight chambers as well.T/C boltactions come with 5R barrels and an MOA accuracy guarantee.
I had my shoulder re-constructed a while back. screwed the shoulder blade back together, re-attached a completely torn Labrum, and re-constructed the rotator cuff. I was shooting my 300 win mag with a muzzle brake 3 months after surgery. My Point? If recoil is really the objection, put a brake on it. They dont cost much anymore. Before that rifle had a brake on it, it was absolutely brutal. It kicked worse than anything I have ever shot. It put my .458 Win Mag to shame. Some guns just kick like mules and that WAS one of them. Now, it is tame as a little puppy.One more thing John, my brother has had two surguries on his right shoulder, he's a righty. The .44Mag doesn't bother him in the least, and he can not tolerate guns that kick! He shoot mine a while back, and is now looking to get one himself.
Of course, your fellow hunters and shooters will not like you very much...I had my shoulder re-constructed a while back. screwed the shoulder blade back together, re-attached a completely torn Labrum, and re-constructed the rotator cuff. I was shooting my 300 win mag with a muzzle brake 3 months after surgery. My Point? If recoil is really the objection, put a brake on it. They dont cost much anymore. Before that rifle had a brake on it, it was absolutely brutal. It kicked worse than anything I have ever shot. It put my .458 Win Mag to shame. Some guns just kick like mules and that WAS one of them. Now, it is tame as a little puppy.
You should take your wife to the range a little more often. Shooting deer in, mid-section, is just wrong.My experiences do not seem to agree. My wife being a prime example. She shot 4 deer with a .243 and my dog could not even find them. I finally told her I have had enough with this, hunt with my rifle. I gave her my .264 Win mag. loaded up to super screaming, primer backing, non reloadable cases, velocity. A very large 8 point buck walked out at 260 yards. She shot him right smack in the middle of the body hitting nothing but guts. The deer dropped like it was struck with a ton of rocks, got up and ran about 60 yards, leaving a blood and guts trail a blind man could follow. Had she shot him in the same place with the .243, a couple hours and a tired dog later we still would have found no deer.
I can go on and on with similar examples.
You would love being beside my 338 Lapua with its very aggressive brake.I hate brakes at the range. Part of the reason i dont shoot at public ranges much anymore. Theres always somebody with a 22" barreled .300 WinMag with a muzzle brake right next to me. Even worse are those cheap M44 mosin nagants with the cheap twist on brakes. Those are rediculously loud to begin with, and then they add a brake..
She shoots paper very well.You should take your wife to the range a little more often. Shooting deer in, mid-section, is just wrong.
It is sub MOA. Hits skeet discs all day long at 425 yards. Not too bad for a thin contour barrel. My hunting load ruins the primer pocket. If you reload one time, the primer usually backs out when the brass is fired the second time. We were developing the load, and the higher we pushed it, the tighter the group got. We pushed the load considerably over maximum before we found the sweet load for the rifle. Oddly enough, the accuracy load for many rifles is above maximum.I can't imagine that a case loaded like that in a .264 would be accurate.
I have been, and have been behind one. I dont even like that part.You would love being beside my 338 Lapua with its very aggressive brake.
Not if you are the one BEHIND the rifle...Brakes are not that bad at the range.
Speaking of cal.. small one.. 243 will do nice.. dont forget to look into the .270 cal.. it is mild but good choice also.. for 243 I usw 100 gr bullet for deer other than that light weight good for small critters.To each his own I suppose in this case.. I hunt with great respect for my quarry. If im not absolutely 100% sure the bullet is going to kill cleanly and swiftly I dont take the shot. Thats the way I was taught to hunt by my grandfather and if he learned I was killing otherwise hed tan my hide with a razor strap and take all my guns away.
Were getting a bit off subject here anyway.. Back on track fellas.. Were tossing Mr Jon some ideas about a good deer gun for Miss Ashley. Nothing more and nothing less. And as a general rule, the .243 is ideal for a beginner deer gun. Granted the shooter has to be able to put the metal in the meat where its gonna do the most good.
In the woods, a brake is no louder than a breakless rifle. At the range, 90% of us shoot brakes anyway in all classes that allow them.Of course, your fellow hunters and shooters will not like you very much...