They promised to sell her a production model, but somehow the project got canned a few months later.Īny factory long gun designed specifically for women is by necessity a compromise, since factories can't offer custom-fit to every woman. A prototype fit Eileen very well, and in fact she tried to buy the gun. When Tristar was going to offer a woman's shotgun several years ago, they used the average dimensions from hundreds of women's shotgun stocks ordered through a major company. She can shoot a little longer LOP if necessary, but it's not a favorite option. My resident female is 5'8' tall and has trouble buying shirts with longer enough arms, but her shoulders aren't overly wide, so she feel most comfortable with the standard 13.5' LOP used by most factories. While women's arms and legs do tend to be longer than men's for their height, the difference isn't as pronounced as neck length or shoulder slope. Women normally also have more sloping shoulders than men, another reason for more drop in the buttstock, and a Monte Carlo comb. Besides, it gives me the opportunity to send my smith some more work. My limited thinking/experience has always thought less muzzle blast was more conducive to better shooting among women and children. Yeah, I know they make shorter, lighter stuff for kids and women because they are smaller and I guess weaker, so I should just be happy they cater to them at all. So much so most people didn’t want to shoot the youth gun that much. The muzzle blast was considerably more than a 22in barrel 7mm08 to everyone who shot them side by side. Her gun used to be a youth model 7 in 7mm08 with 18in barrel.

She has no problem shooting a rifle with a 22 inch barrel. My daughter would shoot every day if I would take her. I guess most people don’t shoot often so it’s not an issue.

The difference in weight and handling between a 20 and 22 inch barrel are barely noticeable, but to me seem to have quite a bit difference in muzzle blast.

Maybe I'm just sensitive, but the muzzle blast of an 18inch barrel of most youth and women guns takes most of the enjoyment out of shooting it. Well, I guess I've already proven I'm in the minority when it comes to gun things.

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