Thread: Typical Bush Pig Rifle setup

16" in .308 still allows accurate shots past 200m, and the calibre is well suited to shorter barrels, with proportionally less velocity loss than most other calibres. A shorter barrel = less whip / harmonic vibration, and is therefore stiffer than a longer tube, for the same thickness. There is a lot of info about this on the web.

A short, handy rifle with a suppressor is ideal in these situations. NZ has no licence / permit requirement for using suppressors, so that is also a big plus. As said, the average shot distance is way less than 80m in dense north island forest.