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    You should add to @grandpamac list the ability to be used as a hill stick/crutch/canoe paddle and still function as a rifle afterwards.
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    Quote Originally Posted by NewbieZAR View Post
    For me the best allounder would be

    Lightweight
    Stainless
    detachable mags
    ability to take 10 rd mags as well
    20" 8 twist 308 win barrel
    3-16 scope with turrets that dial accurately
    side parralax
    synthetic stock
    good, light supressor

    This means you can shoot heavy subs, but still load longer range bullets to shoot deer out to 600 yards and do everything in between plus be supersonic to still shoot targets at 1000 yards for fun. and when you get stuck into a mob of goats you can take the 10 rd mag.

    if not keen on shooting subs, then the same in 6.5 Creedmoor
    This pretty much sum's it up for me except for a smaller scope 2.5-10 as I not worried about targets at 100 yards.
    Could be a 7mm08 if not shooting subs, Wait that's what I got 20" 7mm08 tikka T3 with Atlas bottom metal that can take a 10rnd mag if I want
    BC doesn't matter, until you need to dial

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    Quote Originally Posted by Spudattack View Post
    This



    Lightweight, short, cerakoted.

    90% of nZ hunting covered except really long range (500+)


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    That’s a nice one that one.


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    Quote Originally Posted by Spudattack View Post
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    Lightweight, short, cerakoted.

    90% of nZ hunting covered except really long range (500+)


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    Mate who passed had one and I really liked it. Never asked what happened to his guns as would have loved to rehome that one for sentimental value

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    Quote Originally Posted by Spudattack View Post
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    Lightweight, short, cerakoted.

    90% of nZ hunting covered except really long range (500+)


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    Quote Originally Posted by 257weatherby View Post
    Who did you get to flute your bolt?


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    Quote Originally Posted by Spudattack View Post
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    I got it that way, Gunworks down here do it routinely for about a ton.
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    Wood stocks might not rot but after a week in the rain I’ve had them swell considerably so safety’s would function and likely impacted the accuracy. It’s good to take this out of the equation.
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    Anything, as long as it's not a .270 Win.

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    Also would add for me short action. I don't need a big cannon
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    Quote Originally Posted by Remmodel7 View Post
    Also would add for me short action. I don't need a big cannon
    When has it ever bee about need.
    Main thing for a bush gun is carbine length and able to handle knocks

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    Quote Originally Posted by Frodo View Post
    Anything, as long as it's not a .270 Win.
    Get back in ya cage
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    270 is a harmonic divisor number[1]
    270 is the fourth number that is divisible by its average integer divisor[2]
    270 is a practical number, by the second definition
    The sum of the coprime counts for the first 29 integers is 270
    270 is a sparsely totient number, the largest integer with 72 as its totient
    Given 6 elements, there are 270 square permutations[3]
    10! has 270 divisors
    270 is the smallest positive integer that has divisors ending by digits 1, 2, …, 9.

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    There's a lot that goes into this discussion, because as you develop as a hunter and as a shooter, your requirement and level of skill changes considerably. The rifle i would recommend to a new hunter is not the rifle I would buy myself.

    Another consideration is making the decision as to whether you are primarily a hunter or primarily a shooter, as both are very separate paths and the methods of employing each rifle are different again.

    I dont think any one rifle can be a be all end all.

    End of the day the rifle you enjoy shooting and are successful with is the perfect rifle for the job at the time.

    If I were to state some features for a beginner, they would be :

    -A silent Action with a physically tangible half cock (no loud clicks when moving into half cock)

    -5 Rd Capacity (if Internal)

    -Short Action (.222 all the way to 6.5 and the WSMs - .270 is poos)

    -Suppressor (Choose your flavour)

    -a DECENT OPTIC (IMO More important than the rifle)

    -a decent trigger (That you have trained with and doesn't suprise you)

    -Wood/Poly stocks don't really bother me , I've yet yo have a Wood Stock rot on me but Wood sure as hell is prettier. Understand the argument there though.

    -Being able to top load rather than fumbling with removing magazines in a hurry (mag fed top loaders are excellent - looking at you @norsk )

    But then again , all this is smashed to shit if you're wracking Bull Tahr at 800m.

    Different strokes for different folks is what I'm trying to say.

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    NZ Hunting?

    SS, Cerakoted, plastic stock - one short one, one long one.
    Calibre: bigger than small, smaller than big.

    Suppressor, because I'm deaf enough already.

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    My Finnwolf

    308
    Detachable mag
    Ability to load through ejection port
    3-9 scope
    qd sling.
    Fast action
    Not many sticky out bits to snag on things.
    It’s ‘all round’ enough for me
    ‘Many of my bullets have died in vain’

 

 

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