Small, light, black bear and deer carbine?

[A-zone]

Pre-64 Winchester model 94 in 30-30 is hard to beat as a handy carbine for the bush.

 

[joey.45]

Ruger compact stainless laminate, probably 308

 

[nowarningshot]

If a autoloader is ok, then how about a Browning Bar in 243.

 

[Mr. Friendly]

has anyone made a Mare's Hand in 30.30? I've seen it in .45-70, but can't say I've seen it in .30-30, only .357WM and .44RM besides the .45-70.

 

[bushawg]

Blr takedown 18 barrel , mag fed and a choice of practical calibers

 

[MiG25]

Sounds like a perfect excuse for a Winchester 1885 Trapper.

 

[Mr. Friendly]

Sounds like a perfect excuse for a Winchester 1885 Trapper.

indeed...16.5" barrel and only 6lbs!

 

[kamlooky]

Both in .358win

 

[Camp Cook]

I recently purchased a 20" stainless T/C Katahdin Prohunter barrel in 45-70 finally put some loads together for it this afternoon have 350gr cast WLNGC - 350gr JHP's and 350gr Swift A-Frames also put together some Cast Performance 460gr WLNGC's.

Yes its just a single shot and doesn't have a detachable magazine but it will put down anything with authority...

 

[time4t]

...….

 

[A-zone]

If you want “light”, there’s also the Ruger 77/44, stainless synthetic, mag fed and very handy (reminds me of a 10/22).

(OP's looking for "something compact and that has open sights or peeps").

 

[northern skies]

How about the original Ruger .44 Carbine. Tube mag, but great gun.

 

[chunkydrunky]

Lever action in 44mag or 45/70

 

[a j cave]

Look at a Rossi 92 in 454 Casull, it seems to cover your bases.

 

[SuperCub]

Sure are a lot of weird suggestions in these threads.

 

[northern skies]

Sure are a lot of weird suggestions in these threads.

I guess that means anything works.

 

[Max-4]

Tikka T3X Battue in .308

 

[aglo]

Tikka T3X Battue in .308

Hey, I already said that back in post #3 of the thread!

 

[blasted_saber]

How about the original Ruger .44 Carbine. Tube mag, but great gun.

I alwaya found those quite heavy. Maybe its just me?

 

[SHELL SHUCKER]

^^^
Yup

Double yup. Had this one a spell, but the magazine weren't friendly to loads using 300+ gr cast boolits. Too dang short along with the fact that the action has no exposed cocking knob on the striker to enable the shooter to silently ####/de-#### the rifle when huntin'. Neat rifles though, none the less.