Thread: It's called a carbine, not a bush pig.

Is this a bushpig then
Nothing like the ones I have dated in the past

https://www.nzhuntingandshooting.co....-socom-112357/

Originally Posted by blip

For extra gayness points do any of you name your bush pigs?

good lord blip what have you done do we really want to know nooooooo

Originally Posted by William

Okay, we seem to be a bit split on the term "Bushpig" what about the term "glassing".

I'm guilty of this one, get to a good vantage point, get set up and do some glassing. Probably a more suitable term would be "looking".

Lol. I like the cut of your jib.

Originally Posted by Hunter_Nick

Jeez this thread really got everyone going aye?!?

It’s an interesting thing about human nature, that every generation before the current one believes that the current ‘young generation’ are a bunch of fuck-ups on a strange trajectory, and aren’t anywhere near as sorted as the the previous. ‘Back in my day’ ‘the youngsters these days’ and all that B-S. Reality is that you ‘more experienced folk are no different to the current lot. Your brand new 1960’s Sako vixen or forester was a whole lot more advanced and long range capable than the .303s that the old guard were using. Those boys would have said the same thing about you- ‘what do you need a variable scope for sonny? 4x like on my old 3-0 is all you need! And don’t you know that those new fangled variables are unreliable?’

So someone came up with a pop culture term for a rifle setup, that was essentially pioneered in NZ? Cool. Who cares what it is, the important thing is that they’ve taken off for good reason. We have a generation of hunters (and shooters) that are far more educated on rifles and ballistics than ever before. They’ll be less likely to need hearing aids in their old age, and with their ‘fancy new gear’ will be able to hit those distant deer that (at the current time) need to be shot. I personally can’t see an issue.

PS the Duleys called it a Bushpig because with a suppressor right up against the stock, the rifle had a short stubby snout- like a pig. And because they were primarily developed for short range work in the bush - Bushpig.

I wonder if the young guys are familiar with the term banter. Something the older guys used to do without getting hurt feelings....

I have a mate who named his bushpig ‘Billy Kimber’ I am now in danger of being shot with it as he will read this post ��

I thought this would qualify on looks alone but I fear that at 20in the barrel is too long to qualify. Accurate to 50 feet...

Originally Posted by Roarless20

"Bush pig" rolls off the tongue better than "scoped, suppressed carbine"

Oh dear if a bush pig rolls off your tongue its either a very skinny one ,or you're doing it wrong.

Originally Posted by Boxton

Is this a bushpig then
Nothing like the ones I have dated in the past

https://www.nzhuntingandshooting.co....-socom-112357/

no that is a fugly a now illegal one at that

Originally Posted by Barry the hunter

no that is a fugly a now illegal one at that

How so ?

Probably one of the original factory bush guns that was desighned for the particular purpose would of been the jungle carbine.

Ruger compact springs to mind as well

Originally Posted by blip

I wonder if the young guys are familiar with the term banter. Something the older guys used to do without getting hurt feelings....

I started the treat as a bit of a piss take and some cheer me up banter, Both have been successful.
But you are right, A bit of banter and a good shit chat makes the world better. It's the same use of banter that sharpened the Kiwi wit and vernacular that has created the terms like Bishpig I suppose haha.

When I was a young fella a "bush pig" was generally the result of too many refreshments at the rugby club and then waking up in the morning next to a not so flash looking female

Gkp big fat ugly girls need loving to and you could be just the man

I might have to get myself a suppressed short barrelled rifle and call it a bushpig, just to rile up some of you older fellas haha