6.5X55Bubba Vs.303 Super Bubba
- Thread starter Russ
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Elk season is coming again....This time around you can get a moose tag also
I sold the swede so the super bubba is my back-up this year. I know it won't freeze...I have tested it to -38 without a problem.
Sorry Ted....I'm sure you don't have enough $$$ to buy this fine carbine
Cam....I need that gold inlay done soon....My precious must look purty.
Russ...
I sold the swede so the super bubba is my back-up this year. I know it won't freeze...I have tested it to -38 without a problem.
Sorry Ted....I'm sure you don't have enough $$$ to buy this fine carbine
Cam....I need that gold inlay done soon....My precious must look purty.
Russ...
My gawd, how did Badger miss this fred?
What anugly gun that Webberfee is, it needs polyurethane and carving to give ju-ju to stock, and strap to carry it. Also needs one of those high tech neoprenie things to carry extra shellses. You know, you puts them around the canoe paddle shaped part. Also needs a Tactical Light, and possibity a Red Dawt site!
The 303 ud be okay if it was properly wetherprufed with sparvarnish or poly urethane..did you know that you can add a custom sniper type cheek piece using only 4 inch nails and some Bondo?
What anugly gun that Webberfee is, it needs polyurethane and carving to give ju-ju to stock, and strap to carry it. Also needs one of those high tech neoprenie things to carry extra shellses. You know, you puts them around the canoe paddle shaped part. Also needs a Tactical Light, and possibity a Red Dawt site!
The 303 ud be okay if it was properly wetherprufed with sparvarnish or poly urethane..did you know that you can add a custom sniper type cheek piece using only 4 inch nails and some Bondo?
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- Abbotsford, BC
I've always had a thing for them old Enfields (got 3 in the house now, 2 of which are mine) but I voted for the 6.5mm just because its a flatter shooting round and better for the prairies IMO, the .303s just don't have the flat distance over 200 yrds I find. I shoot in SW BC which is fairly heavily wooded so a shot beyond 100 yrds doesn't generally happen, however both hit hard enough to take large game down under 300 yrds.
As for the stock and rifle, I don't think its ugly at all. I'd personally keep it on the mantle as a tribute to the old timer who carved it but I wouldn't be ashamed at all to shoot it. It has character and its unique, keep it that way.
I'd personally take the Weatherby anyways as its really not that large of a rifle, and once you're at it out there you won't notice the extra bit, and it's also probably lighter weight-wise. Plus, you'll get more power and velocity from the longer barrel which you'll need for moose and elk. Until I bought my Rem 700 .30-06 this fall I have hunted for years with a fully original 1942 .303 Mk 4 with an old POS 7x scope (which I think is damn near as old as the rifle!) on it and it drops deer just fine. I just wanted to retire the ol' girl before it got beat up considering it was bought by my gramps from the Vancouver Army & Navy Store and only had 15 rounds put through it since he bought it in '58, and I've only put 2 or 3 boxes through it myself. LR
As for the stock and rifle, I don't think its ugly at all. I'd personally keep it on the mantle as a tribute to the old timer who carved it but I wouldn't be ashamed at all to shoot it. It has character and its unique, keep it that way.
I'd personally take the Weatherby anyways as its really not that large of a rifle, and once you're at it out there you won't notice the extra bit, and it's also probably lighter weight-wise. Plus, you'll get more power and velocity from the longer barrel which you'll need for moose and elk. Until I bought my Rem 700 .30-06 this fall I have hunted for years with a fully original 1942 .303 Mk 4 with an old POS 7x scope (which I think is damn near as old as the rifle!) on it and it drops deer just fine. I just wanted to retire the ol' girl before it got beat up considering it was bought by my gramps from the Vancouver Army & Navy Store and only had 15 rounds put through it since he bought it in '58, and I've only put 2 or 3 boxes through it myself. LR
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I've been following this thread with amused detachment for some time now.
You might want to check out a thread I started last year about my own bubba .303. Many of you who know me have heard me speak of this rifle I call the "Eskimo Rifle" because it was once owned by an old Inuit trapper who sportrized the stock and inlaid it with walrus ivory. I've got photos and sample targets, for all of you who might be interested in another unique .303:
http://www.canadiangunnutz.com/forum/showthread.php?t=105137
You might want to check out a thread I started last year about my own bubba .303. Many of you who know me have heard me speak of this rifle I call the "Eskimo Rifle" because it was once owned by an old Inuit trapper who sportrized the stock and inlaid it with walrus ivory. I've got photos and sample targets, for all of you who might be interested in another unique .303:
http://www.canadiangunnutz.com/forum/showthread.php?t=105137
