Thread: Whats your rifle of choice for stalking?

Originally Posted by Spook

I never quite understand as to why the weight [lack of] a rifle is so important when the general idea is to shoot an animal that weighs far more than any rifle...this animal will be carried for many hours and at the end of it only the meat and maybe the skin will be kept. Take a look at what is thrown away at the end of the hunt and one wonders why we dont just bone out in the bush.

when time permits this is a good option but if you shot one in the arvo it dosnt always allow time to bone out.

Originally Posted by Neckshot

when time permits this is a good option but if you shot one in the arvo it dosnt always allow time to bone out.

That's why we all have [or should have] LED headlamps in our day bags

I lost deer last year, plastered her point blank at the base of the neck with a .270 in thick scrub, she run a good coupla hundred yards (didnt find her till a week later).

Dont even ask me about my experience with .243

In my opinion bush stalking means when you pull the trigger you want the bugger to drop on the spot and that means the bigger the bullet the better.

I now use a 700 .308 with either barnaul 160gr sp (that lead is soft as shit an melts like butter on impact) or fiochi 163gr hp (the hp says it all)

yes blah blah shot placement an all that jazz but end of the day a big bullet will fly straighter through scrub and impact with more energy.

Kimber Montana 708 chopped with a can and a March 1-10. Light, quiet, short, goes bang.

Originally Posted by Low box

Kimber Montana 708 chopped with a can and a March 1-10. Light, quiet, short, goes bang.

What is a March 1-10?

Originally Posted by Gamehunter

What is a March 1-10?

A scope

I think it is time the forum did a 'newbies" rifle build...six or eight barrels [all different] mounted gattling style or a special rifle and backpack having at least eight interchangeable barrels, four interchangeable stocks, multiple suppressors, at least ten scopes, six different slings and a couple of bipods.

Originally Posted by burnsy

Hi lads im thinking about getting a new rifle for stalking that is dog friendly, maybe a tikka t3 lite in 243 with silencer?
What do you guys think?
Im useless with this stuff and over the noise of my ultra mag


Any help would be great thanks

A Ruger 44 Magnum fully suppressed barrel 4 round rotary removable mag good for 100-150 yards hits hard and has fuck all kick. you will kill anything you need in the bush with this. if your using a dog and its any good you will be well in range of this rifle every time.

Originally Posted by mucko

A Ruger 44 Magnum fully suppressed barrel 4 round rotary removable mag good for 100-150 yards hits hard and has fuck all kick. you will kill anything you need in the bush with this. if your using a dog and its any good you will be well in range of this rifle every time.

Originally I was thinking about getting a rossi lever action in 44mag but the howa I wanted more but would still like to get a 44 mag or a 30-30 at some stage but something better than a rossi lever rifle

Thanks fullas, I guess there is lots of options, cheap and light sounds good to me!
Thanks again

Suppressed .300 BLK firing 220 grain subsonic

Trajectory of a 22LR, but that's all you need bush hunting, right? And about the same noise as a 22LR, too.

Marlin 444 22" barrel with my loads. [Not max]
265 Gr
M 2350 fps =ME 3250
100yds 1954fps = ME 2247
200yds 1611fps = ME 1527

Tika T3 .308 18" barrel max load .

180 gr
M 2510fps = ME 2518
100yds 2315fps = ME 2142
200yds 2134fps = ME 1820
What do I use most often? The Marlin it just kills faster plus its 5+1 for when you run into mobs of pigs or goats.

My rifle of choice is a 7mm08 Marlin Xs7s because it's my only rifle and my only choice :wtfsmile: ha ha

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current hunting rifle 6.5x55 t3 lite fluted bolt and barrel lightweight rings and bushnell scope ( great for bush hunting wet conditions with rain guard) would be confident on a shot of max 400 metres if it was allowed but last few animals have been between 20 and 230 metres.

bigger caliber the better not necessarily true if you can place your shot right. You don't need a suppressor really, apart from looking after the ears.

If you want to go hunting just go buy a gun that goes bang and kills stuff end of story

Remington mod 7 243 with dan can.light and accurate.
Have used 308 for years but 243 kills quicker.Accuracy is what its about.