Next rifle for daughter?

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Found this site while doing research. Thanks for any suggestions.

She is just recently 13 and has outgrown her NEF .243 single shot. She got that one at about 8 years old and I had the stock cut back a bit and a nice recoil pad added as well. Will pass that one along for some younger family members to use. She did a great job shooting the NEF 243 in Texas for deer and hogs.

Her current LOP is 12.5 inches. Probably looking at a 7mm-08 because we might want to do an elk or similar hunt when she is 16.

I have been thinking about...

* Browning X-bolt (maybe micro midas)
* Savage Youth version that has Accutrigger.
* Howa Youth 2n1

Any ideas?

There is also the Tikka, Ruger, Remington etc

Combo scope versions can be controversial but I am thinking of maybe upgrading the scope next year. The Howa seems a good combo.

Thanks!
 
I'm getting a bit tired of ordering stuff online...but, check out Bud's Guns for prices and specs. They have a lot of cool, inexpensive, different toys........:rolleyes:
 
7mm-08 sounds like a good choice...get a savage with a laminate stock.
It's a little heavier but is better than the tupperware synthetic stocks plus it will help with
recoil too. Top it with a Nikon prostaff 3x-9x($120 ish) and she's good to go for quite a while.
 
Marlin makes a youth version of their XS7 in 7-08. I have it as I prefer a slightly shorter than standard pull. Had a smith put iron sights on it and mounted a Weaver K4 on it for an all around bolt action.
 
Marlin has started making their youth model 336Y again (if you can find it in stock). If you use the Remington reduced recoil rounds I (and two of my friends) have found that the recoil is very similar in feel to a semi auto 223.
 
I have a friend that bought his wife a Browning x bolt for his petite wife. She loves it and can shoot it well. Now maybe he'll let her hunt with it instead of grabing it to shoot coyotes. 7-08 is a great round for what you are trying to do and the midus shows that Browning is paying attn to the up and coming.
 
Take a look at the Weatherby Vanguards. They now have a 1" moa
guarantee. They are nice. I have 2 of them. The 7-08 would be a
great choice.
 
My son (12 yrs old) has a .308 Browning a-bolt with a muzzle brake and a shortened stock. He shot 250 rounds over the course of 2 days with that rifle with no ill effects. It's a stout enough round for most any hunting, and accurate enough that he put shots 1,2 and 3 on a standard human silhouette target at 900 yards.

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The Brownings are exceptional rifles but I'm biased. I have both the A-Bolt II and X-Bolt, both Medallions. The smoothness of the actions, the superb workmanship, accuracy, triggers, safeties, woodwork, everything just outstanding.

Dan
 
I put together a bit of a table to examine. I like the Browning Micro Hunter. LOP is just a little bigger for right now but she will grow more this summer. Have had other Browning equipment for many years. That Winchester also looks good. Decisions decisions.

Nice photo of your son.

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I commend you on your choice of caliber. Take a look at those Vanguard carbines, 20 inch barrel. I bought one 1 1/2 years ago and love it.
 
Granted that they're not cheap, but my Rem 700 Ti in 7mm08 has been sub-MOA from the git-go with either factory ammo or handloads. With ammo, 3x9x40 and sling, 6.5 pounds.

The LOP might be a bit long, however...

Recoil at the bench is noticeable but not onerous. The Rem-folks put a really good butt-pad on it. Standing or field rest, no problem.
 
I'll +1 the XS-7, I love mine in .308 and they do make it in 7mm-08 as well, in a youth configuration.
 
lonestardiver said:
7mm-08 sounds like a good choice...get a savage with a laminate stock.
It's a little heavier but is better than the tupperware synthetic stocks plus it will help with
recoil too. Top it with a Nikon prostaff 3x-9x($120 ish) and she's good to go for quite a while.
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7mm08 is a truly potent round. using 120gr bullets (sierra prohunter) loaded to moderate velocity, say 2800fps. will give you plenty of killing power and low recoil. I use a 7mm08 with 139gr soft points loaded quite fast. recoil is stouter. I think it is a common mistake to look for the smallest and lightest rifle... then shoot factory loaded hunting rounds. the recoil will be high. if you load your own then you can load down. 7mm08 is a very impressive round. 140gr at 2900 fps plus with high sectional density and loads of killing power.
 
If you don't mind a used rifle, check out the Winchester Model 70 CARBINE. I picked one up a while back ($400 with a Leupold scope) from a friend and it's a shooter. Very light and compact. Only bad thing is that I believe the only calibers that they come in was .243, .270, and 30-06.

But out of those 3 choices you gave, I'd go for the Savage.
 
+2 on the marlin. I love mine and they do make youth rifle as well, in 7-08. It's not soooo expensive that if she drops it, it won't be a huge loss. I know I banged up a few rifles when I was sixteen. Dad was not happy about that. I was quickly given the cheapest gun when we went hunting.
 
Remington Model 7 is the perfect intermediate rifle. I killed lots of deer with mine when I was in my early teens after I outgrew my youth rifle. I've still got it and I'm saving it for my son when he becomes a teenager.
 
+3 on the Marlin. I started my son with one and I bought a 30-06 for myself. Nothing close to it for the money....Russ
 
I'm drooling over the Savage Lightweight Hunter right now... of course at 5.5 to 6.0 pounds it might kick a bit more... don't know what LOP is though.

7mm-08 is a great all-around cartridge for sure. It comes in .223, .243, .260, 6.5 Creedmore, 7mm-08, .308, 6.5-284, .270, and .30-06.
 
Are the youth model stock and the full size stocks interchangeable on any of the rifles mentioned? By the time the young lady is 18, she could be anywhere from 5' tall to 6 ' tall. A new stock would be a cheap,easy upgrade if and when she outgrows the youth model. The 7mm-08 is an outstanding round. So is the 6.5-55 Swede.
 
The Marlin XS7Y stock is simply shorter. No difference to the rifle itself. If you want a longer pull, swap out for a different stock.
 
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