Thread: Buying a Rifle as a gift - advice appreciated

Hi All,

I'm looking to buy my partner a rifle for Christmas. Its a surprise and she doesn't actually know what she wants 100% so I'm just going to take a gamble on it and choose her something, if its really not right then we can change it down the track.

She has had her heart set on a Remington Model 7 but due to the issues with Remington those seem basically impossible to get right now.

She mostly hunts Sika and is a great bush stalker. Very slow and will get very close to an animal before taking a shot. She's also a great shot and very confident in targeting.
She likes the idea of a smaller, more agile rifle, hence the model 7.

What is the next best thing here? I'm looking at this currently - Tikka Spiral Flute 18” barrel - https://www.guncity.com/-369736

Also not sure on caliber - she has yo'yoed on this so many times. 243 makes a lot of sense for her hunting style but she did take a shot not that long ago and didn't drop the animal and it really shook her. Never found it.
So maybe a 308 in that case. I know this is a really personal decision but any advice or comments would be appreciated.

I will just purchase the base rifle and she can choose a suppressor and scope.