contemporary swedish hunting rifle

[Witchking]

I agree with what combatmedic said in his first reply.

The 'cheapest' rifle that daddy could get for his little girl would likely be military surplus. I would go that path.

The Mauser Gewehr 98, as the standard service arm of the German Army millions were made. It is in High Tech and HT Weapons Table. At the end of the war various allies ended up with them. Many have been repurposed as part of foreign aid packages over the years. Some ended up in private hands immediate post-war and more as the years passed. They are available to this day.

High Tech lists the Remington 700 at $450 and the 98 at $900.

However if father is about the right age HIS father might very well have started him on a surplus Gewehr 98. In the 1950's that weapon would be a lot cheaper (relatively). Both are LC 3 and are similar in most performance respects for hunting (the 98 has a few small benefits in a combat scenario).

From my limited experience as a GM it is a nice authentic touch. To start his little girl off with what his da started him on.

Edit: My Bad...all of the above remains true but it was the standard service arm for the German Army in WW1. I was thinking of the https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karabiner_98k which was the WW2 weapon and a direct descendant of the K98. Sadly I could not find the 98K in High Tech or Pulp Guns 1+2. The K98 would still work with the addition of a generation.

'Grandpa, when he was a little boy learned to shoot with this. He taught me to shoot with it. Now it is your time.'