These hunt forums bring to my remembrance the same arguments that were made in respect to bow versus rifle hunting 30 plus yeas ago. As to the effectiveness of archery equipment compared to rifle.Seems as it boils down to being effective thru practice with what ever means you prefer knowing in...
i have 300 wm encore with sig suppressor the lightest suppressed set up for hunting I could come up with with a heavy fluted barrel recoil is very manageable also a good shooter
Im almost 60 if you've hunted as long as i have your going to have stuff happen your going to make decisions that aren't perfect and crap happens so don't condemn fellow hunters hopefully they learned something cause thats what it is a learning game
go with your gut on 30/06.C heaper to reload than most ,tons of load data plenty of energy at extended ranges brass easy to find less recoil than most magnums a wide range of barrel types and weights has been used widely for every big game animal in north america.
i introduced my wife to hunting after we got married were in our thirties. My suggestion is take her on hunt without too much cold or too much hiking or waiting maybe canned pig hunt in Texas where there is plenty of action little discomfort and good accomodations or do most of scouting and...