Apr 4, Sandra and I went out to the opening Saturday at the Range today. Yes it was cold but above zero….. well sort of , with the wind it was below zero. As die hard shooters we went and Sandra tried some new calibers to see what she will be stepping up to.
Currently her “go to” is the Savage .22 WMR. It is a great gun and a perfect starter. We want to get her into something that we can reload and that being said.. off to the range to test fire a .223, .243 and the 308.
Started her off with the Browning 243 X-Bolt.
I figured it to be a good spot as it falls between the two. It is a hunter style rifle and is “Snappy” when we talk about recoil. Next she tried out the Savage 10 BA in 308. as it is more of a target rifle with a heavy barrel, it does not have the same kick, in fact its a bit less than the 243.
This I attribute to the muzzle break and the fact that it weighs in at 16 lbs compared to the 342 at 8 pounds.
Of the first 2 she was drawn to the 308 but still not to pleased with “kick”. I brought out the Browning 223 X-Bolt and it looks like she has found a new friend 🙂
Look like we will be shopping later this year for her, I sense a model 10 savage in 223. More to come.