Thread: What would your ultimate Bush Pig rifle build be and what NZ gunsmith would you use?

If you are running a 223 why bother with the weight of a long action tikka??? Use a Cz ,zastava or similar micro action.
If a 55 gr of the right construction is not going to do the job, then neither a 77 gr will.

A Remington 7, a kimber / Forbes or a sako is the next size action that come to my mind if you step up in caliber and want to go from 243 to 338 fed.( savage and ruger American if smaller budget).

The tikka , although available in a great selection of calibers, and of reasonably nice weight for its size might be better served by a6.5x55 or 30-06 family type of cartridge .

I like efficiency when I go in the bush , specially when I climb the steep hills of the west kaimais!

Originally Posted by Friwi

If you are running a 223 why bother with the weight of a long action tikka??? Use a Cz ,zastava or similar micro action.
If a 55 gr of the right construction is not going to do the job, then neither a 77 gr will.

A Remington 7, a kimber / Forbes or a sako is the next size action that come to my mind if you step up in caliber and want to go from 243 to 338 fed.( savage and ruger American if smaller budget).

The tikka , although available in a great selection of calibers, and of reasonably nice weight for its size might be better served by a6.5x55 or 30-06 family type of cartridge .

I like efficiency when I go in the bush , specially when I climb the steep hills of the west kaimais!

maybe 300-BLK just likes Tikkas . . . maybe he likes all the after market bolt ons , not to many CZ, Zastava after market parts out there . . maybe he just doesnt like liddle micro rifles, he wants a full sized rifle, that if he chooses to can open up the bolt to a .308 sized cartridge later


my mate uses a model 7 .308 15inch barrel with a Gunworks, 2-7 khales on top - i use a 15inch barreled Brno .308 with a DPT, 3.5-10 Leupold with M1 dials ( i shoot a bit further than him ) . . . completely different rifles, ones plastic and stainless with a junky alloy floor plate, the other wood and all blued steel with a traditional mauser extractor with the right wieght n balance for good offhand shooting ( for me ) . . long story short, it doesnt matter what other people use, half the fun is finding out what works for you, it takes some time and fckn about but rather that than soemone elses idea of the perfect rifle / car / woman or whatever.

good luck and enjoy the journey . .. R