Anybody hunt with their LR firearms?

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I know these babys mostly punch paper, just curious if any of you hunt with them? They are probably prone to bumps and scrapes in the field but there must also be a certain confidence you get from knowing what these guns can do, and having loads perfected for them.
Sorry if this is a stupid question.:p
 
All my LR rigs are Target Rifles with iron sight. The aperture sights work very well on round targets out to 1000 yards. Since I don't have any moose, deer or bear shaped front apertures, finding a good sight picture would be difficult.:p And who would want to carry a 14 lbs single shot rifle with a 30 inch barrel into the bush;)
 
I do, but in situations where "iron sights", "bush" and "carry" are obscure terms that most locals can't even pronounce never mind define.:)

There are a few very specialized applications where the LR rifles are an advantage. Most of the time they are a handicap. Its not even a pure weight thing as a couple of my DGR rifles weight more than some of my belly guns.


A mid-range rifle now, that can be carried and shot from other positions than prone can open up all sorts of possibilities.
 
I took a bull moose last fall with my Blaser R93 LRS2 in 300WM using a 180 grain Accubond and 74.0 gr of H4831sc. I had been practicing out to 400 yards with that load prior to the hunt because I knew of a place where we hunt where a 350 yard shot may present itself. As it turned out, I took this moose at 242 yards with one shot while on my way to the spot mentioned above and it seemed pretty easy, although I attribute that to all the practice. There is a photo on the Cobb Bay Lodge website under the hunting pictures in the photo gallery section. Not a big moose, but a tasty one!
 
killed lots of critters over the years with my rigs


I have a real nice load for the 260 just begging to hit a deer with this fall
 
Polar Man said:
I know these babys mostly punch paper, just curious if any of you hunt with them? They are probably prone to bumps and scrapes in the field but there must also be a certain confidence you get from knowing what these guns can do, and having loads perfected for them.
Sorry if this is a stupid question.:p
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This is most of the reason I built mine. They come in around 18 pounds. A biathlon sling makes a huge difference.

R.
 
I had a sako 75 in 30-06 that was my primary hunter untill I shot it out LR target shooting. After 4700 rounds the barrel was done. It would shoot 5 into a 1/2 minute @ 1000 when I did my part. I regret shooting that barrel out. I should have built a LR rig earlier but thats the rifle that started the addiction!:)
 
I use my LR rig in .260 Rem on groundhogs (and coyotes that I have not had success calling in yet) with a 95 gr Vmax booolit.

Here is the baby!

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Cheers,
Barney
 
Absotutely! I have killed moose, elk, deer, pronghorns... all with various LR rigs from .338 Lapua down to .260AI. But my favorite by far is Coyotes, something about pasteing a slippery little desert dog at 600m+ that really brings me a lot of satisfaction.
 
maynard said:
All my LR rigs are Target Rifles with iron sight. The aperture sights work very well on round targets out to 1000 yards.
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When I lived in Ontario I took mine groundhog hunting a few times. I took off the iron sights and put on a scope. Picture this if you will:
- Winchester Model 70 action (long action)
- .308 Winchester. I used both 155 grain HPBT target bullets and also Nosler 125 Ballistic Tips
- Leupold 6.5-20X scope
- 30" stainless barrel
- Harris bipod
- about 15 pounds weight
- chunky thick laminated maple target stock (adjustable cheekpiece, wide fore end, etc)

Perhaps not the ideal rifle setup to take on a mountain sheep hunt, but perfectly usable toting it around farmers' fields.
 
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