Tactifool Hunting Rifle - Taking Tactical To Far
- Thread starter LeJuque&Friends
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I'm with you on this one! It's getting ridiculous...but what can you expect when the last couple of generations play video games more often than they actually shoot!
Big_red_truck
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- Labrador , the big land
The rifle is ugly in it's unique kind of pretty way. If it brings more people into the hobby , i'm all for it.
Big_red_truck
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- Labrador , the big land
Don't be stereotyping the late 80's generation now. You can't paint us all with the same brush. Even though I know there's a lot of younger guys out there that play video games 24/7 and end up working at a gas bar their whole lives and living in their parents basement.
duncansuds
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- Weyburn, SK
I agree, the more enthusiasts posistivly brought into the hobby, the better. I may not run to buy this, but unique is a great description of this. I do like the ideaa of the adjustable stock however......http://www.wheretobuyairsoft.com/wp...2012-mossberg-tactical-lever-action-30-30.jpg
Johnn Peterson
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So do I, but that's an example of what I was referring to in post #17.
Ardent
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All arguments and grumbling aside, a pig just flew. The AR telestock, rather close to completely unsuited for anything that doesn't actually have a functioning buffer tube, has made it onto mainstream bolt and lever actions. More than five years ago I watched with growing concern as they popped up like mushrooms and anything and everything, never imagining they'd arrive on hunting rifles... 
I was wrong, a lot like watching the farm I grew up on be developed into a vineyard. Never woulda thought.
Hey, it'll hunt, and if it sells rifles... who am I kidding, it's still hideous!
I was wrong, a lot like watching the farm I grew up on be developed into a vineyard. Never woulda thought.Hey, it'll hunt, and if it sells rifles... who am I kidding, it's still hideous!
X2!I prefer pistol grips and adjustable stocks.
If I had the extra money I'd buy one and hunt with it.
Like most technology firearms evolve and form follows function.
@OP, while I suspect it started as a fudd rant...thanks anyway for the heads up on this rifle.
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I had an AR style adjustable stock on a shotgun (with a pistol grip) I used to own and I found it to be versatile. And it worked well around different jackets and vests, various shooting positions and ergonomics of different shooters.
You may not like the look but that doesn't change the fact that it works well for many shooters be they new or old.
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- Location
- Fraser Valley BC
I agree with the OP's original post.
That rifle seems like a strange amalgam of parts and accessories that can only be explained by the fact that it looks "cool".
For precision, that sliding stock arrangement can't possibly be as rigid as a conventional stock, and for hunting, that barrel is needlessly heavy.
And the lack of a detatchable mag in this configuration...WTF is this thing for anyway?
I could be wrong, and I welcome correction, but to me it looks like someone tapco####ed a 700 in an attempt to appeal to people who value form over function.
That rifle seems like a strange amalgam of parts and accessories that can only be explained by the fact that it looks "cool".
For precision, that sliding stock arrangement can't possibly be as rigid as a conventional stock, and for hunting, that barrel is needlessly heavy.
And the lack of a detatchable mag in this configuration...WTF is this thing for anyway?
I could be wrong, and I welcome correction, but to me it looks like someone tapco####ed a 700 in an attempt to appeal to people who value form over function.
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- Somewhere on the Hudson Bay Coast
OK....since you started the thread about that remington....tel me: What *exactly* do you find so wrong with that rifle? What is it about it that you feel the need to start a "tactifool" thread? Please...let me know what you see?
I personally see a model 700 (my preference) with a short length heavy contour barrel (my preference) in a VERY ergonomic and length adjustable stock (would be perfect for going from early season light jackets to late season parkas). Sure, it's not a Silver Medallion or Cooper, but for pure function in execution it's beautiful. I use guns that WORK...not guns that look pretty.....you?
What do YOU see?
I like rifles that are functional but that are also pleasing to the eye, my tastes running towards classic stocks and running away from the California style stocks which were popular for a while. Yet while both styles are quite functional, it is unlikely that both styles will appeal to any one individual. This rig may indeed be functional, and it may indeed appeal to some, and those who do not like it don't need to buy it.
But what I see is a rifle that when scoped with a big optic, mounted as we often see with the ocular a couple of inches behind the cocking piece, will produce a scope rash of massive proportions, particularly if chambered in .300 Winchester or better yet .338 Ultra so as to maximize its long range potential.
On the positive side, at least it doesn't come with a chainsaw handle . . . yet.
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- Ottawa origanally Muskoka
Especially since you would need said light AFTER legal hunting hours which means gun must be stored in its case.....unless the world falls apart and the dead walk the earth.....
