7MM WSM for my wife??????

[gtrmef]

I was lucky enough to win a Winchester Super Shadow 7MM WSM at this years Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation banquet and was wondering if this would be a good rifle for my wife. She has never hunted before and I dont want a gun to kick her to the point that she is turned away from shooting it. We will be hunting pronghorns, Mule Deer, Elk, and maybey Moose.
Any help would be greatly apprieciated

thank you gtrmef

Also I have never been around any of the WSM rifles, I am still using my old 7MM REM MAG and love it.

[lefty o]

it depends how well the rifle fits her, if the recoil will be uncomfortable or not. winchester does put a good recoil pad on the magnum rifles, so that will help. if you have her try it, remember ear plugs and muffs. the short mags do bark!

[nathangdad]

. . . . as what you wish to hunt in general will require a rifle with
a good dose of recoil and the gun you won can provide it. Perhaps your wife might be better off with a 7mm/08 on pronghorn. The big problem comes from recoil making shooting a negative event for someone
who might start at an acceptable level of recoil then move up in power.

[turner]

Originally Posted by nathangdad

. . . . as what you wish to hunt in general will require a rifle with
a good dose of recoil and the gun you won can provide it. Perhaps your wife might be better off with a 7mm/08 on pronghorn. The big problem comes from recoil making shooting a negative event for someone
who might start at an acceptable level of recoil then move up in power.

+1....... My wife had never fired a centerfire rifle, tried my 7mmo8 and placed her first 3 shots in an inch at 50yds. Half my buddies cannot do that with their deer rifles! I'm trying to say that I totally agree with having your wife use something more akin to the 7mm08 as suggested, rather than a thumper like the 7mmWSM.

[gtrmef]

thanks so much for the help everyone I will put your advice to good use.

[Bigdaveaz]

I would think that would be a splendid trade!

[GlockMeister]

As leftyO said, if it will fit her? Make sure to check the length of pull. If it's too long for her, and even if she can handle it, she may not do very well with it due to it just doesn't fit her properly... Glad to here you won it. Was it a raffle or something? If so, how much each ticket cost and how many you buy? Or was it just a give away and they just tossed the name of everyone who was to attend the banquet? Anyhow, LUCKY YOU!!!!

[gtrmef]

I won it on a key raffle where 10 names are drawn and each gets a key to a padalock, we were number 10 and it opened. cost 0$

[GlockMeister]

Alright, way cool gtrmef.