Thread: First Rifle For Lad

Originally Posted by Dougie

Just to put my 2c in - I'm a smallish frame, 26yo female with a fair bit of shooting under my belt. I wouldn't say I'm perfect by any means, but I'm pretty comfortable behind a rifle.

Like I said before, I reckon any 6.5-7mm will do the job. However, I disagree with a comment above about how all of those calibres, suppressed, feel the same lightness of a .223.

Oraki to give you a background, I shoot with a .223 and a .260 both suppressed.

Here is me shooting my partner's suppressed .308 after a shitload of dry firing. I think the look on my face summarises that it does not feel like my regular weapons.

https://vimeo.com/187172809

Ps- those who wish to school me on my shooting and tell me how much better than me you supposedly are, you are required to upload your own slow mo video of you shooting before comment.


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I suppose it is very subjective and depends on the person and the rifle, but I feel like if someone finds a suppressed .270 or 7mm08 comfortable to shoot then a suppressed .308 won't be a problem for them, given the same weight rifle, run-of-the-mill factory ammo etc.
I don't think you can go wrong with a 6.5, I guess 6.5x55 is much easier and cheaper to get factory ammo for, but .260 and 6.5 Creedmoor look pretty good too.

Originally Posted by tommygun

I suppose it is very subjective and depends on the person and the rifle, but I feel like if someone finds a suppressed .270 or 7mm08 comfortable to shoot then a suppressed .308 won't be a problem for them, given the same weight rifle, run-of-the-mill factory ammo etc.
I don't think you can go wrong with a 6.5, I guess 6.5x55 is much easier and cheaper to get factory ammo for, but .260 and 6.5 Creedmoor look pretty good too.

The comments were that the 7mms were like .223s to shoot. But yup I agree with everything you have said


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Originally Posted by tommygun

I suppose it is very subjective and depends on the person and the rifle, but I feel like if someone finds a suppressed .270 or 7mm08 comfortable to shoot then a suppressed .308 won't be a problem for them, given the same weight rifle, run-of-the-mill factory ammo etc.

The feel can vary a lot between rifles depending on the weight and personal fit - subjectively my unsuppressed Savage Classic 7mm08 (same as the one Nibblet linked earlier) and suppressed Ruger Hawkeye 308 feel very similar for recoil. Mates T3 270 booted a lot harder than either of them when I used it.

The 223 feels like a 22 in comparison to any of them though!