Good Deer rifle for small frame adult?

[ar10]

Try the CZ-527, 7.62x.39 carbine. I like it, it's light, well made, very accurate, at least to 300yds. It's about the easiest brush gun I've ever owned. Spitzer or hollow point will do a good job on deer as well.

 

[moooose102]

i have 2 GOOD suggestions for you. 1st) take the gun (with your hunting clothes) to a gunsmith and ask him to evaluate the guns fit on you. my remington 700 was just plain to long for me, and i am 6'1"! second, try a box of the "Remington Managed Recoil" ammunition in it. in the first place, any gun that does not fit you well is not going to shoot well for you. my gunsmith had to chop 1" off the back of the stock to make my gun fit me. since you are considerable more vertically challenged than i, your gun may need 2 or more inches removed from the stock. second, if a flinch is causing your problem, you can tame that. it akes some practice, but it can be done. try some of the reduced recoil ammo. if your goups improve, then you can start working on that end. but, if the gun just seems to long, or just plain uncomfortable, see a gunsmith first (no sense in wasting perfectly good ammo). it only cost me 60 bucks to have mine done, that was 2 months ago. if it is a flinch p.m. me, and i can give you some suggestions.

 

[touro1979]

Can you shorten a synthetic stock?

 

[NCsmitty]

"Can you shorten a synthetic stock?"

I'm sure it depends on the stock and its construction.

It's not necessary to rationalize purchasing a new firearm, but you do already have a very nice "deer" rifle in your 30-06. With a few mods and use of the "Managed Recoil" ammo as suggested previously by myself and moooose102, you can regain the confidence in this rifle and save a bunch of money. You've little to lose and can always get another rifle down the road if it doesn't work out.

 

[T.R.]

Remington offers Managed Recoil ammo for 30-6 and other popular cartridges.

FEDERAL offers LITE ammo for 30-6 and other popular cartridges.

This ammo is just as accurate as "full power" types but significantly reduced recoil.

Good hunting to you.

TR

 

[BoilerUP]

I'd definitely go the Limbsaver and Managed Recoil ammunition route before spending the money to buy a new rifle.

That said, if you are looking for something that kills deer just as dead with less thump I'd suggest the 243 as many others have...or if you think 6mm is too small for whitetail, the 260 or 7-08.

I've hunted the last few years with a Remington 742 in 30-06, but have developed a flinch shooting it. I'm probably going to get a Limbsaver for it and start reloading mild deer loads, but since I have a bunch of other rifles at my disposal I may just sell the 742 and hunt with my Savage 110 .270 (which doesn't bother me with recoil due to a nice factory pad) or a Remington 700 LSS in .260.

 

[publiuss]

Any good name brand rifle in preferably 7-08 or .308. .243 would work but I would go w/a 7-08. Whatever you choose, please get some quality optics (Leupold,Burris, etc.) This is every bit as important as the rifle.

 

[brooks]

Get a youth model Savage in .243. You will be amazed. Today, I just shot a 0.51 four shot group (handloads) with my new Savage .243. The color splash on a Birchwood-Casey target just kept getting bigger.