Thread: Hunting Rifle

Originally Posted by Longrun

What would you suggest @Barry the hunter
I would suggest handling a Tikka, bergara b13 and 14, howa 1500 and sabatti rover.
308, 708 or 243.
A Tikka 8twist 243 would be an excellent future proof rifle for WHEN you start reloading.

okay we have not been given a budget but a Winchester mod -70 all weather with pre 64 action - way better made than a tikka - Mauser synthetic really nice - Steyr Mannlicher getting a bit plasticky now but nice- Benelli lupo look well made - but there is a whole host of American special's fierce etc likely all good - just parts if anything goes wrong - the new Remingtons sound the real deal - Tikka is just one good rifle -me Shultz and Larsen

Mauser action ffs,bloody old vintage car rattley gear box action.This is year 2024,slipslide and fire away another good 308 rd.
Pre 64 actions ffs barry,you must be 120yrs old.Go to a big gun shop and look at some NEW rifle.

Originally Posted by Trout

Mauser action ffs,bloody old vintage car rattley gear box action.This is year 2024,slipslide and fire away another good 308 rd.
Pre 64 actions ffs barry,you must be 120yrs old.Go to a big gun shop and look at some NEW rifle.

Ha ha the Winchester is new - just a modern copy of the best - have you tried one - quality - a tikka feels like muck metal in comparison -the new Mausers are quality - thru and thru - Steyrs yes a little plasticky but very accurate - the Fierce are nice - Nosler real nice -Benelli Lupo yes so I do look at modern

Watching the boys down south on tv with the new Benelli lupo 300wm,nice rifle.Trying to get my wife to buy me one.

Originally Posted by Trout

Watching the boys down south on tv with the new Benelli lupo 300wm,nice rifle.Trying to get my wife to buy me one.

You must have a bloody good wife!

Originally Posted by Hugh Shields

You must have a bloody good wife!

I said trying,mans allowed to dream.

I posted this as the second post on the thread -

sharing our personal preferances and prejudices

and here we are , two pages later - sharing our personal preferances and prejudices and getting shitty with each other .
I feel sorry for the original poster - bet he wishes he had just gone down to GC and bought something that the salesman said he needed .......

and he could afford.

Once the rifle is sorted, then hunt some goats. Good practice, and easier than deer. Get some runs on the board, practice your butchery so when you get a deer you're confident.
+1 for getting a cheapie .22 and joining a range. Once you've put 100 rounds through the 22 it's paid for itself ammo wise, and you learn to shoot and sight in scopes etc, plus it's fun!

Identify your target beyond all doubt because you never miss (right?) and I'll be missed.

Originally Posted by Barry the hunter

bull shit I said a mauser action thats not necessarily a controlled feed - what I meant was not a lever action - keep it simple - at least I did not say a tikka plastic in 6.5 crudmore - I left open a wide range of options - and they all good - read my whole post

Nothing wrong with a lever action! Often that means you can’t lose the magazine or the bolt haha!

true I have nothing against a lever action -just many are 30-30 - not my idea of an ideal calibre - okay for close scrub work - buts its more the trigger it is often not my standard with a lever action - and one has to bush stalk on safety - but if you really like the look of one fine

Originally Posted by Barry the hunter

true I have nothing against a lever action -just many are 30-30 - not my idea of an ideal calibre - okay for close scrub work - buts its more the trigger it is often not my standard with a lever action - and one has to bush stalk on safety - but if you really like the look of one fine

Lever guns are debatably better/safer to bushstalk with given you can chamber a round close the hammer and cock it quick and quiet

Originally Posted by Barry the hunter

true I have nothing against a lever action -just many are 30-30 - not my idea of an ideal calibre - okay for close scrub work - buts its more the trigger it is often not my standard with a lever action - and one has to bush stalk on safety - but if you really like the look of one fine

weve had this discussion before...the HUGE ADVANTAGE of a lever action..be it a 94 or a BLR is no need for a safety...carry with hammer on what is a not cocked and not sitting on primer...99% of hammer guns have it...it CANNOT fire untill hammer is brought right back and trigger depressed..and you can easily do this silently if up close. very quick follow up shot/shots,most are very pointable...

to the OP...... Work the problem backwards...workout what you want to do with rifle..what you NEED it to do...how big of bit of lead ..how much energy at your thinking will be maximum range used....how much $$$$ you have to spend.
Im all for buying something 2nd hand and maybe cosmetically a bit rough for first rifle...use it and learn...and learn and learn..THEN go and buy something you think will last forever...
others seem to buy different rifle every six months
its a bit like wives/life partners........hard to get the perfect woman first time around...and VERY VERY few marry the highschool sweetheart and stay married for life....

Originally Posted by Micky Duck

weve had this discussion before...the HUGE ADVANTAGE of a lever action..be it a 94 or a BLR is no need for a safety...carry with hammer on what is a not cocked and not sitting on primer...99% of hammer guns have it...it CANNOT fire untill hammer is brought right back and trigger depressed..and you can easily do this silently if up close. very quick follow up shot/shots,most are very pointable...

to the OP...... Work the problem backwards...workout what you want to do with rifle..what you NEED it to do...how big of bit of lead ..how much energy at your thinking will be maximum range used....how much $$$$ you have to spend.
Im all for buying something 2nd hand and maybe cosmetically a bit rough for first rifle...use it and learn...and learn and learn..THEN go and buy something you think will last forever...
others seem to buy different rifle every six months
its a bit like wives/life partners........hard to get the perfect woman first time around...and VERY VERY few marry the highschool sweetheart and stay married for life....

I must admit to a soft spot for the 94 - and some of the new Winchester reproductions are very nice - but the calibers for those 30-30 - not my cup of tea

So far I owned 6.5 CRM, 270 and 308. All did the job well for my fallow/red hunt