Gun model for wife
I am looking for a replacement gun for my wife. She currently shoots a browning automatic in .270. She wants to change to a shorter, lighter gun, which will be used for deer hunting in Missouri woods, which means 90% of shots less than 100 yards. Would like to stay with automatic, caliber doesn't really matter. I would appreciate your opinion. Thanks in advance.
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Is that the old Browning that is steel, with the big humpback design. The new short tracks are lighter than those. Come in 243, 7mm-08, and 308.
Not sure of other Semi-auto's. Maybe an AR-15 in 6.5 grendel? But not a lot other options that are shorter and lighter.0 -
shorter, lighter... under 100 yards...
Ruger 44 mag carbine.
Had mine out to play this weekend, a 8 or 9 year old girl a few benches down with her family saw it and said it was just like her 22, I explained the differences, and let her shoot it. While the recoil is there (hey, it is a 44 mag) she was able to handle 5 rounds with no problem and looked kinda upset that she had shot the last 5 rounds of my ammo - 'cause there wasn't any more for her to shoot more of.
My wife and both kids like to shoot it as well.
You can find 'em for about 400 or so.0 -
First, let me say that the rifle is for your wife, let her pick it out. If your wife is small, the stock is the biggest problem. Look at the youth model. I like the NEF handi rifle. You can get different barrels for them. They are very light. Downside is that it is an single shot. They also have youth buttstock. I also heard that some of the trigger is heavy. Mine was about 4lbs.
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How about a classic old timer. Remington 81 in .300 savage or .35 Rem 0 -
The Remington Model 7 in 7mm-08 will do just fine. My wife first used it. When she quit hunting I carried it until my sons started hunting. Never got to use it again. Many one shot kills between all of us with 140 gr bullets. 0 -
Depends on your budget. Sauer has one that is a 7lb. rifle 41.9" and comes in a few different calibers, but it is pricey.
For 100 yard shots a 20ga slug gun in a semi-auto would work fine. With a rifled barrel and today's new sabot slugs they are very efficient. I can attest to that as I have used slug guns most of my life. But I do not know it they would be lighter or shorter than what she has. Remington is one company that makes specialty guns for this and there are others. The last 8 years Most of my deer are killed with a 20ga single shot H&R with a 3x9x40 scope on top.
You can buy an AR style rifle and have a flat top upper made in about any caliber you want. Mount any type of sight or scope you wish.
Remington 750 wood master is about 7 1/2lbs. and the carbine is less than 40" long. They make it in .243 through 35 Whelen including the .270 she is used to.
As already posted Browning makes a new one and the Ruger .44 carbine will handle the job.
Is she would consider a lever action there are many calibers made in carbine lengths.
Good luck and happy hunting.0 -
You say caliber doesn't matter, but you can't really ignore it altogether. If you're just shooting deer at 100 yards, you don't need (or want) some shoulder-cannon.
I say, AR-15.
They're lightweight (or at least as light as you want to make them, with a practical minimum of 6 lbs, maybe), potentially short, and can be modified in any possible way (caliber, sighting system, pistol grip, trigger, stock length of pull etc).
Want pink? No problem.
http://www.cavalryarms.com/pink.html
One HUGE advantage of an AR-15 is the ability to caliber convert to .22 LR for practice shooting.
Plus they're cool. [;)]0 -
I have an old Remington model 8 in 35 Rem that is still a heck of a gun after all these years. Recoil is light, and if you get used to the lurching action, it is very shootable. Mine is mounted with an old Alaskan on an original side mount. I feel like one of the guys in plaid on the posters when I'm out with it; tons of fun and will hit a teacup inside of 100 yds. 0 -
For most practical purposes, you are going to want to look at the Browning Short/Long Traks, or the Winchester SXR. Both are very nice.
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I know some will find this suggestion offensive, but it sounds to me like this is a perfect application for an Eastern Bloc or Chinese carbine (short) version of the SKS semi-automatic rifle, which fires the 7.62x39 round and is equivalent to the .30-30 Winchester round, which has killed who-knows-how-many deer. If you want a more upscale rifle, of course, this suggestion is not for you.
You can remove the original wood and buy a Choate Machine and Tool (fairly inexpensive) plain synthetic stock with or without the Monte Carlo cheek rest molded in (I prefer the plain stock, without; the stock comes with sling swivels, I believe) and get a 5-round fixed (non-removeable) magazine (Tapco??) to replace the standard 10-round magazine and maybe put on a Williams peep sight, if you like that.
Oh, yes, you can get a few stripper clips (they hold 10-rounds), load them with 5 rounds and carry a few extra for reloads, which really shouldn't be necessary, because the weapon can be reloaded one at a time like a typical bolt action gun, even though the SKS is a semi-auto. There are very good US made, higher quality variations of the 7.62x39 ammo around and should knock down anything you are likely to encounter. Polish the bore (usually chrome lined) with JB bore paste and viscous oil (Kroil or motor oil).
Sure these guns are not particularly known for their accuracy, but under 100 yards they should do fine unless something is wrong with the gun or sight. I have pretty respectable results from my Chinese forged receiver SKS carbine at 200 yards, set up the way I have noted above.
You can buy a see-through scope mount and a compact 4x scope very inexpensively (at less than 100 yards, I don't personally think it is necessary).
These guns make an excellent ranch rifle and will stand up to cold, wet, hot, dusty, etc. environments and will keep shooting. Somethng to consider, anyway.0
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