Thread: Building a "go to gun"

How's the project going Phillipo?

I'm thinking along the same lines after having purchased a Kimber 308 & thinking of turning it into a "Bushpig" with short barrel, baby suppressor & topping it off with a compact scope with some decent optics. I'd still like enough magnification to indentify & vapourise bunnies out to 500yds so thinking a 3x9 won't cut the mustard. The only scopes that really fit from bush to varmints is maybe a Swaro 3-18x44BT or March 2.5-25x42.

I'd probably go for 18" ar 10, lets make it a 7-08 loaded with 140gr interbond's, i'd make it a rra ar10 standard and let the reloading make the difference for accuracy... add a nightforce 5.5-25x56 and everything is covered!

Originally Posted by Rock river arms hunter

I'd probably go for 18" ar 10, lets make it a 7-08 loaded with 140gr interbond's, i'd make it a rra ar10 standard and let the reloading make the difference for accuracy... add a nightforce 5.5-25x56 and everything is covered!

Way to much bottom end for bush and HEAVY

well it said everything to 500y so thats were the 25x helps, also get it fluted, thats what i call a light setup anyway!

I couldn't imagine the need for 25x magnification on a hunting rifle.
Unless maybe your shooting shit out past 1000m.

Dream semi auto go to gun: A light weight AR in 6.5G, 18" barrel, middy gas system, 1-8/1-10x optic. Wouldn't be cheap.

I'm thinking of a do everything go to gun - T3 in 6.5 Swede, B&C medalist, 20MOA rail, Vortex Viper PST 4-16X50. Plus a can of some kind. I don't care if Tikka's are gay. I'm more after the caliber and nobody other than Tikka is making what I want - a factory stainless rifle with after market support in .264 cal. Not that I know of anyway. Maybe Kimber or Sako? Too expensive off the bat though. Want money left over for the other stuff.

Howa make do the Swede in stainless. As another option.

They seem pretty rare though

Hi

Pretty much any rifle with a good scope will do what you want.


This is my ''does it all'' rifle. Its like an old friend to me:


I have other rifles that can ''do more'' or ''do less''...but this dirty old tikka .284win truely does it all!

kj

Sako A7. Shorten to 16".
Fluted everything.
Custom light can.
Talleys lightweight mounts.
Swaro Z3.
All up 3kg.

You could of course just go to a firearms shop get a rifle of your choice in 30 06, then every time you go hunting, go to your cabinet and take this one out then go to your hunting place.
This would then become your go to gun.
Simple, Yes ?

I keep looking at my 243 sako with the same eyes. an akely Imp with 105 amaxes may calm the urge for now

and then I remember the 280 tikka t3 is sitting pride of place beside it.

well said Beavis! 6.8spc II would be my bush calibre if we were talking bush rifles specifically. Mate I've got a howa and tikka(s) both as accurate as the other and the guy on the trigger... trust me mate if you flick wills fishing and firearms a call :094440023 about the howa in 6.5x55 he will be able to get you one in,i think he does have a stainless hogue one in atm for 1099... I'd pick a howa over a tikka any day for a nice hogue stock

Originally Posted by Rock river arms hunter

well said Beavis! 6.8spc II would be my bush calibre if we were talking bush rifles specifically. Mate I've got a howa and tikka(s) both as accurate as the other and the guy on the trigger... trust me mate if you flick wills fishing and firearms a call :094440023 about the howa in 6.5x55 he will be able to get you one in,i think he does have a stainless hogue one in atm for 1099... I'd pick a howa over a tikka any day for a nice hogue stock

Mate you mean POS houge stock

howa are great, tikka are great. Howa + hogue will be heavy tho