Thread: What would your ultimate Bush Pig rifle build be and what NZ gunsmith would you use?

Originally Posted by deer243

... I know many old time shooters and alot of their hearing is fine,but those ones that arent told me they used to fire untold shots without hearing protection and often sighted in whereever without hearing protection and still arnt stone deaf. ..

The trouble with those observations is that casually talking to a person face-to-face doesn't give an accurate indication of what their hearing is like less-than-ideal situations , especially in background noise. I would say well over half of my patients who wear their hearing aids -all- the time can still hear me fact-to-face without their aids . But they are hopeless at distance, with any quieter/female voices and most particularly if there is -any- background noise about. They often avoid social events because they know they will be reduced to guessing what's being said and making embarrassing mistakes from guessing.

If someone is obviously "deaf", their loss would be making their life and all those around them miserable. I can tell you shooting does your hearing no favours and adding age to that is inevitable.

Tikka t3 in 308 or Kimber montana in 308 depending on budget ,shortened and suppressed with a decent can , get a decent half cock fitted - essential for Sika stalking and as for Gunsmiths try Dean Maisey in Tauranga.

Originally Posted by von tempsky fan

Tikka t3 in 308 or Kimber montana in 308 depending on budget ,shortened and suppressed with a decent can , get a decent half cock fitted - essential for Sika stalking and as for Gunsmiths try Dean Maisey in Tauranga.

What this man said, go & see which one fits you the best, either 308 or 7-08 & reload for it, you have the option with the T3 of putting a carbon stock on it, you wouldn't need to bother with the Kimber

If you are going to carbon stock a tikka you may aswell start with the kimber

+1 on that one.

My Bush Rifle or at least in my mind a Scout Rifle

Originally Posted by Sasquatch

My Bush Rifle or at least in my mind a Scout Rifle

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That would be awesome in the dense suplejack

Just bought another 6.5CM reason being short powder stack so it doesn't mind short barrels. THinking I'll cut it to 17" and DPT can it.

Originally Posted by tikka

For me it would be a Sako 75 .223rem rebarreled with a 12" 1:7 twist carbon or fluted stainless barrel, a Stug or simular carbon stock with a Nightforce NXS Compact 2.5-10x42 scope and a ODL can.

Oh yes and calibre: 300aac blackout, I know it works as I have the Tikka T3 version accounted for dozens of deer and pigs or maybe a Sako 75 .308win with same specs as above, I don't need long barrel to get to 300m.

Hey tikka, do you mind if I ask how much that rebarrelling set you back? What was involved? I've got a 223 browning xbolt and I'm trying to decide whether to rebarrel or sell and buy a ruger ranch rifle. The ruger is very cheap in comparison but just doesn't look to be as nice of a rifle.

Originally Posted by fetchfire

Hey tikka, do you mind if I ask how much that rebarrelling set you back? What was involved? I've got a 223 browning xbolt and I'm trying to decide whether to rebarrel or sell and buy a ruger ranch rifle. The ruger is very cheap in comparison but just doesn't look to be as nice of a rifle.

If the browning xbolt is stainless it would be the better gun to rebarrel ( easier to keep clean ). I've shot a few rugers ranch rifles in 308,7mm-08,223 they are ok but don't feel right for me.

I think it was $1100 to make a 1:7 300blk, tread both ends of barrel, swap out barrels and fit the ODL suppressor easy as that. I also had the bolt half cock safety done too. Top workmanship from Hardyrifle engineering.

I wanted to flute and paint but ran out of funds.

Parker hale deluxe 303 with a leupold 2-7x33

Dedicated bush gun would be a 94 Winchester with or without a low power scope mind you the good old Enfield was used for long enough