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Hi Bill. Decided on the Bergara in 300BLK. Boring story about how I came to that decision, so I'll spare you. Barrel is 16.5inch. Overall gun length is 80cm. I will put a suppressor on it and a low...

Yes.

Got my hands on a Bergara today. First impressions, solid little unit. Very well made. Impressed!

Update. Had a good look at the Ruger Ranch Rifle. I know it's a cheaper gun, but it felt cheap! Clunky and the LOP was too short. I know a lot of people like them and I'm sure they do the job, but...

berg243 did you ever use that rifle with subsonics, but without a suppressor? What was the noise like?

A question on the Bergaras. I am looking at them as short length overall, although not overly keen on single shot. Do they feel like a full size rifle?

Hadn't thought of that to be honest, but it's DOC land, so no go.

Ruger Ranch 300BLK 16 inch barrel total length = 91.44cm

Tikka T3x 7mm08 20 inch barrel total length = 102.2cm

More or less the same length guns on paper. The additional 10cm on the Tikka is...

Thanks for the input mimms :)

That won't be happening. I would get a barrel chopped if I had to. No gunsmith in Northland. DPT did a good job for me in the past, but shipping rifles is such a...

Thanks for the info. I've had a hankering for a 300BLK bolt gun for bush work for sometime. A setup like yours would tick a lot of boxes for me. Downside is that the Ruger Ranch in 300BLK is only...

Thanks mate. That's awesome. I'll send you a PM.

Fair comments. I could manage a classic heart/lung shot, but not a head shot in some of these situations. Understand what you're saying about subs and suppressors. Just thinking about overall gun...

Thanks Bill. If I went down the unsuppressed 450BM route, I would only use it with subsonics. Do you think it would still be an issue?

Thanks. My first thought was 300 blackout, either supersonic with a suppressor, or subsonic without. What's held me back is that there have been quite a few comments on the forum about the subsonic...

Why is that?




Have you tracked any of the factory ammo down yet?


Cheers!

Thanks for all the replies. I should have said that I don't reload, so options are limited. At least no one has said my plan is completely daft!

Pulling a full length rifle plus suppressor through tight bush isn't much fun. Looking for a short range rifle with a short overall length. By short range, I mean less than 50 metres, probably less...