Thread: I want to build a pig

Get a Rem Kim or Forb they are all pigs

Originally Posted by Ryan_Songhurst

I'm pretty happy with the two main rifles I have now, one a lightweight alpine sort of rifle, and the other a more dedicated long range hunting rifle. So, in the interest of covering all my bases, and because I hate not having something "on the go" I reckon I need to build a compact lightweight bushpig type rifle. I was hoping I could find a M70 extreme weather in 308 and build on that but the term hens teeth comes to mind. After Buzzman put that 284 barrel up for sale (I missed the boat) it got me thinking about building on the 284 calibre and just using a T3 as a donor for ease of finding parts and to keep costs under control, I have a brand new T3 in 270 sitting here so a simple barrel swap would give me the benefit of already having a long action mag and bolt stop right? (Forgive me 270 gods..) What sort of performance are people getting from short barrelled (16" ish) rifles? Ideally I would like to get out to 500 on deer size game without any worries if the opportunity presented itself? Will a short 308 get me the same results? Would be cheaper to build.

Thought you might be interested, not mine but probably the cheapest extreme weather I've seen.

http://www.trademe.co.nz/sports/hunt...1212233716.htm

GO THE PIG, GO THE PIG

13" 7-08 yeah boy !!

At that length,That is called butchering a pig Phillipo :-)

What do you feed it Phil?

160g Gamekings, should be good to 250


I've got some 162 amaxes to try but haven't got round to it yet.

Originally Posted by MSL

I'll only shoot my .308 to 400m on deer, mainly due to the slow 1:12 twist and 130gr projectiles I use. Could probably use 150gr but it's so nice to shoot with the lighter pills

Wow i shoot 30-40 kangaroos a night 5 nights a week with a 300aac 200-400 mtr shots 110 grain has no issues ,

Just personal. Has a 14.5" barrel weighs 6 pound 1.5 ounces scoped and suppressed and is only ever shot offhand or across a daybag. Have shot a few reds between 350-400m with it, and decided 400 was enough. What is your roo shooting set up?

Originally Posted by 6MMBR

Wow i shoot 30-40 kangaroos a night 5 nights a week with a 300aac 200-400 mtr shots 110 grain has no issues ,

Be keen to see your rig an AR I am guessing?

I've got a Sako 270 that is collecting dust and want to rebarrel to a 16" .284. I like short barrelled rifles now after using my 12" 300 blackout. It's smoked over 57 deer now, head shot a deer 251m with Subs and 300m max distance on deer so far with 125gr BT supers.

I would be happy with any 16" or less bush pig from 308, 7mm-08, 284.

Here's my pig

Couple more pigs

Nope can't upload

These are the only parts I can loan you Ryan

Does my theory of just rebarelling the T3 270 stack up? Same bolt face etc as 308, 284 etc and have the added bonus of the long magazine and bolt stop?

Originally Posted by Ryan_Songhurst

Does my theory of just rebarelling the T3 270 stack up? Same bolt face etc as 308, 284 etc and have the added bonus of the long magazine and bolt stop?

yip best way I recon.just be faster next time

Wouldn't mind something a bit "nicer" (they told me this would happen when I got my first Sako..) but I suppose the whole idea of a pig is exactly that it's just a thrasher, have only put a crappy old weaver V9 on the T3 and fired a few shots through it to see how it went, two shots touching and the other not far off at 100yds, then I told it "you disgust me" and put it back in the safe.