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skydve76:
Anniversary coming up.  Shes got a glock 26 and colt comander .45.

She is jealous of my ar-15 and my mosin.

Soo.. I thought about getting her a SBR but after realizing the legal issues I decided 6" off the barrel isn't worth it.  Plus  if it less accurate than my 16" ar-15 we'll have an issue.

I am leaning towards a large tactical "sniper rifle" type gun like the ar-30 or the savage series.

I like the 300 win mag caliber, its about the same price as the 308 but much more power. 

Any body got any input on these or things I should consider?

Keep in mind we are NOT taking the rifle scene "serious".  Its more fun for us and she likes eye candy on her guns.  So practicality aside, just looking for something fun.  I think a large caliver long range gun that doesnt break the bank to shoot would be fun.

I could just get her a fancy stainless steel ar-15 too.  The only problem with that is we shoot steel cased ammot.  My current ar-15 is a budget DPMS so I don't care too much.  I heard better ar-15 are best if you use brass and steel can ruin them, just a thought.  If I am going to buy more expensive .223 might as well go up in caliber.

bkoenig:
My wife isn't a rifle person, but after holding my SBR'd AR15 she wants to try it with a short .22 LR upper.  Now if CMMG would just get around to releasing their 5.5" upper before I blow that money on something else....

Honestly, owning an SBR is no big deal.  It's kind of a pain waiting for the ATF to approve it, and the extra $200 fun fee sucks, but other than that it's not bad.

If you're looking for something larger caliber I would go with Savage or Tikka, personally.  I've never owned a Tikka but I've heard they're very good for the money.  I used to own a Savage .223 (sold it to build my first AR) and it was very accurate, around .5 MOA.  I think for the price either one is a great deal.

David Hineline:
You could get her a pane of glass.

skydve76:

--- Quote from: David Hineline on May 14, 2011, 09:26:54 PM ---You could get her a pane of glass.



--- End quote ---
I dont want her to do that to me.  Plus she would probably miss the glass...

gsd:
why not go pick up a standard mosin and drop a composite stock on it like mine?  Came with swivel studs, easily mount a simple bipod or hang a sling and commence to destroying ten rings. All for less than $225.

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