My wife wants to kill some deer. What should she use?

[MichaelB]

My wife is really wanting to kill some deer. We have a couple friends who do some hunting, a place to hunt, but she has no rifle. I am sure a few of you good men have an opinion on What caliber and brand of rifle I should buy for her.
Thanks

Mike

[Thekatar]

I would be worried if I were you.

That is, if she refers to you as "dear."

[phillyd2]

Butter knife! Lets see how tough she really is

[MichaelB]

1. yes I'm dumb.
2. she could kill with a butter knife if she could catch a DEER.

[TonyF]

Ruger M77MKII. Get her a .243 in the Compact model.

http://www.ruger-firearms.com/Firear...Yes&type=Rifle

[God's Country]

How about her car? If she drives like my GF your freezer will be packed.....if you don't mind blood clots

Seriously I must sound like a broken record, but a .30-30 is a great all around gun.
Plenty of stopping power, and mild recoil.

[91xlt]

there are many...
a 7-08 is a really good choice in my opinion, 30-30 as stated above is also an excellent choice.
my wife likes shooting my 30-06...no hunting for her though...

and ya may wanna worry if she does start or continue calling you dear

[MarcS]

243 is an excellent dear round that's very easy to handle. Frankly, so is .308, which is cheap and commonly available.

[Lycanthrope]

Ruger M77MKII. Get her a .243 in the Compact model.

http://www.ruger-firearms.com/Firear...Yes&type=Rifle

+1. Better range than a 30-30....lighter recoil than the .308 or 7mm-8.

Lycanremmy600'sthrope

[Lucas]

Why don't you two hop in the car and go down to a few local shops, let her look at and hold different rifles. Should be able to come up with something that she likes, then all you have to do is pick a caliber. .243Win is a good choice, as is .270, .308 or .30-06.

If you could find a used Remington Mohawk 600 in .243 you might just be set. Or a new model Seven if you wanted to go that route.