Thread: Off the shelf bush pig

Originally Posted by Shearer

My standard T3 with 16” barrel stabilises and shoots 190gn subx very well.

Agreed BUT if you want to "play" ooops I mean use proper hunting projectiles that expand properly then a 1-8 is needed (which still shoots everything else well by the way).

I can understand the reasoning for need 400 as a minimum order. And its a really nice rifle the "bush one"

My Tikka also shoots well but the barrel is not a Tikka one but is a "made in NZ" one
An off the shelf factory one would have been my preference but such is life.

Hi. Short barrels like that on a mass scale is not something they see in Europe often. They also hold a lot of liability, so have to think about what ifs? Ie if someone put an over pressured reload into a short barrel with a blockage etc. they were more comfortable with the D18 as it is thicker around the chamber and believed a short stiffer barrel would be more forgiving with a range of ammo for accuracy guarantee.

Originally Posted by mcche171

Hi. Short barrels like that on a mass scale is not something they see in Europe often. They also hold a lot of liability, so have to think about what ifs? Ie if someone put an over pressured reload into a short barrel with a blockage etc. they were more comfortable with the D18 as it is thicker around the chamber and believed a short stiffer barrel would be more forgiving with a range of ammo for accuracy guarantee.

Thanks for that

go the first bush pig. 303 jungle carbine

Can confirm the following results from my guns

Sako 123gr Gamehead 0.56”
Sako 150gr Gamehead Pro 0.53”
Sako 165gr Gamehead Pro 0.4” (estimate) I did not retrieve target

All shot same POI! So accurate enough for a pig