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Posted: 1/6/2007 6:52:05 PM EDT
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I'm looking around for a rifle for my 15 year old daughter for deer season next year. She is a little on the small side, and handled my uncle's Ruger Compact in .308. The balance and smaller size and weight of this rifle seems like a good fit for her. I don't want her to get beat up if .308 recoil is a bit stiff in this smaller gun, but by the same token I want to make sure she has enough gun for whitetails. Is there much of a difference between the two calibers, really? Thanks! Doc H. |
I agree that the 243 is plenty of gun for deer with the right load. But if you reload or have a friend that reloads you can easily drop the 308 recoil to the same or less than the 243 and she can keep the same gun later when she needs or wants full power loads. Just another option for ya to cogitate over.
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