So, my mother-in-law is looking for a firearm to keep at her ranch. She suffers significantly from arthritis in her hands so I've essentially excluded all handguns. They have horses so I've excluded shotguns.
Based on some measurements and some estimation the longest possible shot she could take is about 400yds on her property. I can't honestly imagine a scenarios where she takes a shot over 250yds and would honestly be unlikely to engage beyond 100yds.
Assuming small predators (bobcats, coyotes, and misc two-legged type) I had two thoughts. My first thought was your standard AR-15 cambered in 223 with a shake awake red dot. My second thought was something like a 357mag cambered lever action.
I want to try to take her shooting before she gets anything, but I'm looking for options, something not too far out of the box. Easy to shoot off hand and effective at 200yds.
Based on some measurements and some estimation the longest possible shot she could take is about 400yds on her property. I can't honestly imagine a scenarios where she takes a shot over 250yds and would honestly be unlikely to engage beyond 100yds.
Assuming small predators (bobcats, coyotes, and misc two-legged type) I had two thoughts. My first thought was your standard AR-15 cambered in 223 with a shake awake red dot. My second thought was something like a 357mag cambered lever action.
I want to try to take her shooting before she gets anything, but I'm looking for options, something not too far out of the box. Easy to shoot off hand and effective at 200yds.
