Thread: Bushpig/Superpig build

Originally Posted by Carpe Diem

Not sure on the calibre Question regarding the above @HB. But I guess one of your areas of contemplation for a bush / super pig is the optic and Both @thar and I are raving over our Sightron stac 2.5-16's and might be worth consideration given its under a grand worth at Reloaders

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To me robust more than enough to take the bush shite, 30mm tube for light gather and the magnification values work well long and shortish distances too! I've got the MOA3 reticle which means either holdover or dial are options.

Currently living on my Tikka 7mmRem mag and has become a bit of a everything hunting rifle. So may be applicable to your plight!

I'm sure you'll get plenty of users of 284, 284AI, 7 SAUM and others along shortly... Enter 7mmSAUM

Tube diameter determines the amount of adjustment not the light gathering ability of a scope. The objective lense diameter is the biggest determining factor for light gathering. Go for a 50mm lense in the bush if possible.

You're exactly right @300_BLK not light transmission - " my bad" but to me it had a far better depth of field and compared to my vortex heaps better in low fading light.

But you're right not exactly a apples for apples comparison. But definitely more dial. Was a real find for me anyhow.

Originally Posted by Carpe Diem

You're exactly right @300_BLK not light transmission - " my bad" but to me it had a far better depth of field and compared to my vortex heaps better in low fading light.

But you're right not exactly a apples for apples comparison. But definitely more dial. Was a real find for me anyhow.

They look like good scopes !

I've shot sambar stags with 308 and 7mm Rem Mag, they both killed the same.

If you are a 30 cal man and are interested in a bit longer range I would go 300WSM.

If you go the 7mm route ( I have) for sambar you will need to use 2 different projectiles to shoot them from 0-600. I found Barnes 150 TTSX ideal for close work in the thick stuff and then 160ELD-M for shots 300 and over. I'm shooting them at 3200fps so the ELD-Ms are to soft any closer than 300 but have knocked over a 29" stag at 400 and wouldn't hesitate to shoot at 500. I zero for the ELD-M and the Barnes shoot an inch left and low so under 300 on a sambar size target makes little difference especially in the bush of hand

For short range un very short barrel : 338 Federal