[gww]

I'm looking to set up a carbine in 7TCU for deer hunting. I am wondering what is the recoil like ( would a 100 lb young lady have problems shooting it ). What's the range? I need something something that will reach out 150 yrds. Any other suggestions for a light recoil 150 yrd gun are appreciated.
Thanks :ar15:

 

[Black Prince]

GWW & W

I used a little 243 Winchester for about 25 years. (Still do matter-of-fact.) I only had one deer move out of his tracks after being hit and he was running wide open when I shot him and I hit him in the rib cage instead of the shoulder. He went about 40 to 50 yards before going down and he was dead when I got there. EVERY other deer I shot with the three different rifles I had in 243 were instant, one shot kills. But I used Nosler 100 grain bullets and did not use the lighter weight, varmint bullets that people use and then say, it won't kill.

The recoil on a 243 is next to nothing and almost anyone able to pick up and shoot a rifle can easly tolerate it.

I used a Winchester model 70, and a Remington model 700 (and like an idoit, I burned the barrels out of both of them shooting crows with 60 grain bullets going 4000 FPS ) and I have a little Styer-Mannlicher in 243 right now. It has 23 consecutive, instant, one shot kills to its credit.

You can pick up a Remington model 7 or a light weight Model 70 Winchester in 243 for a reasonable price. And BTW, the longest shot I EVER made on a deer was made with a 243. It was a measured 257 yards down an old logging road in Wilkerson county, Mississippi and the deer simply crossed both front legs, stuck his nose into the dirt and NEVER moved after being hit.

So don't believe the crap you are gonna hear that it will not kill or that it does not have any range. No less than Elmer Keith himself said that the .375 H&H magnum and the 243 Winchester cartridges kill all out of porportion to anything you would expect them to do and he had no explaination for it. I don't either but I can tell you it's a small cartridge with little recoil and it's a deer killing machine especially suited for youngsters and females.

Just my 2 cents worth.

 

[gww]

Thanks BP,
Hadn't even thought of the 243 even though I love it's cousin 7-08. I'm almost sure I'll get a 7tcu, now you got me headed in the 243 direction. Well, can never have too many toys and as long as my pretty little wife can't remember the combination to my safe I'll be ok.
g andwwww

 

[Black Prince]

GWWW & W

Are you interested in just a light recoiling rifle or are you interested in a NICE, light recoiling rifle? How'd you like to have this little Styer-Mannlicher I have that will shoot all bullets in one hole? It's for sale if you want it. It is the model "L" and has double set triggers and a 1.5 X 5 Leupold Vari-X III Scope in Delux Control rings and bases on it.

But it ain't cheap, no. Look it up and check it out. It's your kinda rifalgun son. They ain't NONE of them in Perry county no they ain't! You'll be the envy of every ******* in that part of the country son. Yep. They'll follow you around just hoping that you'll show it to them.

I usually charge 5 bucks a head to let them hold it but you can set your own price since you will have a monolopy.

 

[Sixgun]

Gary, the gun I set up for my youngest daughter is a Contender carbine in 6.5 TCU. I ordered a 16.25" tapered barrel from Foxridge to keep the weight to a minimum, put a 12" LOP Youth walnut stock on and she had a perfect little deer rifle. I loaded 100 grain Nosler Ballistic Tips half a grain over the start load with H322 and got a surprising 2400 and something FPS. She has killed several big game with this little rifle and it kills all out of proportion to its size and recoil. The recoil is much less even than a full size Remington 700 BDL chambered in .243, with less than 100 FPS difference with the same bullet weight(using 100 gr. Federal factory ammo in the 243...yeah I know the factory ammo is supposed to be faster but it isn't). I hope this helps.

 

[gww]

Thanks Sixgun and BP,
This is the info I'm looking for. Where you got that rifle listed BP?
gww&w

 

[wayne fish]

GWW, The 7TCU would be a great choice for recoil sensitive people. The cartridge is widely used in handgun silhouette. I know of several that hunt with the same caliber also. They have taken deer hogs and groundhogs with the 7TCU. There is a wide range of available bullets also. You are going in the right direction and hopefully will have another hunting pardner. The only time that I managed to get my wife to go hunting with me, the weather turned off bad and she didn't want to go back.:usa:

 

[gww]

Wayne mine went with me 25 years ago and swore I sat her in an ant bed. She hasn't been back. This will be for my youngest son's girlfriend. She's like a daughter to my wife and I already. If that boy ever hurts her he'll have to answer to us. I have a lot of 7mm already so I think it will fit right in.
gwwwww

 

[thtwit]

Wayne:

I have both the 7tcu and a Remington 700 243, Evrything BP says about the 243 is gospil, probably one of the most efficient whitetail chamberings ever made.

I like my 7tcu, they are extremly accurate, very light reccoil and the t/c carbine is a neat lil ol gun to use and carry around. The stock is short enough that you might not need a 'youth' stock?

It does have it's limitations however, for deer you need to be selective on the bullets you use and stay below 140 grains. The velocity causes problems in proper bullet performance with the heaver bullets. I hunt strictly with Nosler 120 Ballistic tips or 140 gr. Partitions. Acurate 2230 is one of the best powders you can use in the 7tcu. I believe it is Hornady that also came out with a new 120 gr. ballistic tip aimed spacificly for the 7tcu, and other 'pistols' in 7mm. There are other single shot pistol bullets on the market that are supposed to be as good. I just have more faith in Nosler. 175-200 yds. would be about max, and would require accuracy with bullet placement. I have used a 14" 7tcu for several years now and have taken several deer with it. I just built the carbine this winter after using a buddies last fall.
I had the 7-30 waters in 14" and a 21" carbine, I'll just say this about ol 'twinkie bandit's "favorite" 7mm. In my NSHO it's a piece of crap, very unreliable I even had the guns to miss fire with factory ammo, headspacing with the 7-30 was critical.and I never ever got the carbine barrel to shoot. I'm glad to be rid of them both!
[BTW I have it on very good authority that a 7tcu carbine yanked the 100 yd. scoped rifle match right out from under 'sixgun's' twitching fingers at the 4th. annual and you could tell by the pained look on his face that he was a gonna take the rest of his shooting for the day a whole lot more serious and he did too! )]

 

[shooter243]

the 7mm tcu is excellant choice with 139 soft point. Its accurate as you can get(probably better then we can aim) I have it in 14" with red dot on mine and it will kill 10" steel plates at 75 yrds (3/4" thick plates) they jump off the stands at that range. Its low recoil and accuracy make it a good choice for deer sized game. you can load from 100 gr to 168 gr tips