Thread: Bush pig/light/short/packs a punch

Originally Posted by Gibo

Its gone from a T3 lite to a T3 heavy

All the 'scout badgers' made it heavy?......

Originally Posted by john m

Hunter 308 the 444 marlin is a real hammer on game and I prefer it to my 45-70 for hunting NZ animals.

Why the 444 over the 45-70?

Originally Posted by Scouser

All the 'scout badgers' made it heavy?......

All the haters drool mate

Bush Pig, Light, short Packs a punch.

Met one of those in Wanganui once... Nah nah nah my bad hang on she wasn't actually that light .................

Less recoil and a flatter trajectory there is nothing in NZ that needs more than a 265 - 300 gr bullet. The 45-70 is a lot of fun to use but has more power than needed with 400+ gr bullets its a close call but the 444 is slightly more versatile for my hunting. If going after NT Buff the 45-70 with a good 400 gr is better than 444 in my experiance. Both would work but bigger is better with something that can fight back.

My only issue with a single.shot is the need for a back.up shot.....it will happen and you will be farming around trying to find ammo etc, I don't recommend it for the average person. Even though have have shot one or 2 inbound.still fell unhappy not having a back up shot handy.

Chop a T3 to 16inches and suppress it. They're great set ups. Craigs is a 16inches version in 308 and mine.is 18 inch in 708. Great bush gun

I picture myself holding a spare round in my teeth for back up

My mate has been using the leverlution ammo in his 30-30 and loving it, has it scoped

Originally Posted by Gibo

I picture myself holding a spare round in my teeth for back up

was gunna put that in but i kinda figured you would have thought of it, imagine holding between ya teeth all day

If it really is bush hunting would you expect to get a second shot anyway

Originally Posted by Gibo

I picture myself holding a spare round in my teeth for back up

spare round behind the left ear, spare smoke behind the right ear

Newbie here..... I remember reading an Aussie hunting mag (Sporting Shooter?) many years ago where they (Nick Harvey I think) did a test firing different calibres through bush. The calibre that did the best was a 358 Winchester; I think they used a Miroku lever action and a 200 grain-ish round nose.... :-)

@Gibo, how is the search for the ultimate bush basher going ?

What have you fondled / fired ?

Mines on order

Originally Posted by ebf

@Gibo, how is the search for the ultimate bush basher going ?

What have you fondled / fired ?

Just waiting for it to turn up
http://www.nzhuntingandshooting.co.n...7-308-a-16448/