Thread: Rifle on MTB ?

I have used MTB for a large % of my hunting in NZ over the last 15 or so years. Both for transport and actively hunting.

for transport a single wheeled trailer is king if your going somewhere YOU are capable of taking it as it make carrying a any sort of load much easier than trying to have a pack. If you can't then a take down rifle is king, some bike frames lend them selves well to old army bike sleeve style cary like others above have shown but have seen both damaged rifles and bikes from people doing this of full suspension bikes that ended up using more travel than expected. Air shocks for the win as easy to shane pressure for the extra weight compared to bikes normal use.
for hunting from the bike(best way to surprise deer imho)some sort of handle bar mount like people use on farm bikes works ok- I found guns with just a hammer to pull back(BLR and TC) to be the best for the fast transition from cary to shooting that bike hunting often needs. All my mtb have either 780 or 800 wide bars so its fairly easy to have something that doesn't stick out to far each side is you don't mind the weight distribution on your bars being funky.