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Doesnt have to be new remember;) In that price range could get a far better secondhand rifle than a new sub $1000

Mark. I think you need to quantify said girls guns use.
I was picking mostly varmints and paper, one day a deer if she is lucky?
In which case 223.
Its all good advice here but two main directions...

Yea id be lookin at a 223 even tho i got mine a 243.
Depends what the main shooting will be, if primearely a deer rifle 243 but 223 is going to be alot cheaper to run in factory ammo which means...