Thread: New ultra lite bush build - your thoughts?

Originally Posted by Barry the hunter

hunters these days must be getting soft - we used to lump around cut down 303,s , crappy BSA,s and or Parkerhales never thought about weight - none likely under 7-8 lb - never entered our head to go lighter and what was available anyway -harden up you lot

Used to travel by horse and cart too. Better options these days though aye?

A bush rifle is carried heaps and shot little. Why not have something light and compact if you have the option.

Originally Posted by Nick-D

Used to travel by horse and cart too. Better options these days though aye?

A bush rifle is carried heaps and shot little. Why not have something light and compact if you have the option.

horse and cart - dunno about the cart before my time - but a horse best hunting transport out there bar none - deer dont take to much notice of a horse - but a quad they get used to those real quick and gone - they can get acclimatised if same time each day same route etc but then again a lot of hunters would be better off parking them somewhere handy and quietly stalking on foot - rifle weight maybe some hunters just need to do some press ups -joking

Originally Posted by Nick-D

Used to travel by horse and cart too. Better options these days though aye?

A bush rifle is carried heaps and shot little. Why not have something light and compact if you have the option.

Yep, my Finnwolf was a lardy-arse lump to carry (still is) and I’d end up with an aching inner right elbow from carrying it while bush stalking but got the job done BUT I frequently pondered on ways to lessen its weight noticeably, back then all I could do was trim off the cheek piece (I’m left handed) and cut back the fore-end plus got the barrel trimmed a little, result? I couldn’t tell the difference.
These days I’d do it differently.

Originally Posted by Finnwolf

Yep, my Finnwolf was a lardy-arse lump to carry (still is) and I’d end up with an aching inner right elbow from carrying it while bush stalking but got the job done BUT I frequently pondered on ways to lessen its weight noticeably, back then all I could do was trim off the cheek piece (I’m left handed) and cut back the fore-end plus got the barrel trimmed a little, result? I couldn’t tell the difference.
These days I’d do it differently.

It must be possible to make a carbon fibre stock for one but I guess the acction weighs a bit.