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I think too many times the cartridge is contemplated without all of the other things that make a successful hunting kit.
You said....KIT!
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I think too many times the cartridge is contemplated without all of the other things that make a successful hunting kit.
I have seen too many deer one-shot-dropped at up to 300 yards with a .243...maybe those that can't should take up fishing, .A good bud has banished .243 as a white tail deer caliber at his deer hunting lease.
Why?
Way, way too many wounded deer that hobbled off to die and not be harvested.
It seems conveyed here almost universally that a novice shooter is best served by taking them (with no detours) from a .22lr to an elk rifle.
I apologize for delaying even one minute the stampede. After all, if everyone says it, it must be true.
I am surprised nobody has suggested .243 Winchester yet.
Off the shelf, lower recoil, wide availability of ammo and ammo types.
getting a big game hunting rifle, ideally capable of killing elk
They do work. But most of them make the blast louder.
Thats a bullet construction problem, most likely. Many 6mm bullets don't have the jacket that other calibers have. Nosler developed the 95gr Ballistic Tip with a heavier jacket and it will kill any deer, no problem.
25-06 wouldn't be a bad choose either! Hell .257 Roberts! .243, though, IMHO would make a lot of sense for a novice shooter!
The OP question specifically mentioned both recoil and elk
and also .223 to provide a step up in training from .22 to centerfire
Still pretty heavy to lug around all day if your 5' tall and 101 pounds of fun compared to a lightweight bolt rifle...Why not an AR-10 in .308. Semi auto's usually soak up alot more recoil than a bolt action, carbine stock allows adjustable length of pull, and you could build it with a pencil barrel and light weight parts.
Sure but its a trade off, weight VS recoil. Its her preference I suppose. Just an option.Still pretty heavy to lug around all day if your 5' tall and 101 pounds of fun compared to a lightweight bolt rifle...
2 words. Muzzle Brake.