Yeah I'd have a 1.5-5x20 on it for walking around, a 3.5-10x40 if the animal is around 200 yards, and if a long shot is on the table I would dig through my pack and grab something like a 4-24x56 with turrents
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Yeah I'd have a 1.5-5x20 on it for walking around, a 3.5-10x40 if the animal is around 200 yards, and if a long shot is on the table I would dig through my pack and grab something like a 4-24x56 with turrents
Excellent advice, do you carry different loads aswell?
No squibs for small game?
Curious who you used to import the Manners stock? Contemplating one for my next rifle/build.
The perfect rifle is whatever you feel works best for you.
For some people that could be a savage axis with a cheapo scope that they use once or twice a year to shoot a deer.
For someone else it could mean a $10k custom rifle package because they have the coin and don’t mind spending it.
For me I found that a tikka T3 Hunter in 30-06 with a leupold 3-10x40 scope was perfect.
Some of my buddies won’t go below a magnum calibre while others swear by 243 calibre.
If you’re happy with it and it suits your needs the best way possible then that’s perfect.
For some people that could be a savage axis with a cheapo scope that they use once or twice a year to shoot a deer.
For someone else it could mean a $10k custom rifle package because they have the coin and don’t mind spending it.
For me I found that a tikka T3 Hunter in 30-06 with a leupold 3-10x40 scope was perfect.
Some of my buddies won’t go below a magnum calibre while others swear by 243 calibre.
If you’re happy with it and it suits your needs the best way possible then that’s perfect.
Well I shoot a tikka and a Sako so i wouldn’t know what people say about their savage axis. But if all they could manage financially was a savage axis and a cheap scope I sure wouldn’t run that down in anyway if it got them out hunting. It would be “perfect” for them at that point in time because any guns better than no gun if finances are tight.
I know plenty of people that put game in the freezer every season with bottom of the range budget rifles and scopes. 99% of general hunting is the Indian not the arrow, the shot is the last part of the equation and a person that has practice and experience with an axis is going to do better than a blow-hard with a $10k rifle he’s only ever shot off of a bench at 100 yards . If you’re going for long range shots on game then your experience most probably eclipsed the budget grade guns long ago and your funds obviously will dictate at what level you equip yourself.
In the bush or the mountains a savage axis will get it done just the same as a $10k rifle will within a few hundred yards.
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From Bighorn sales. It took a while, 10 months I think, this was before covid. I’m really happy with it, before this I was shooting Sako Finnlights, they really hopped and hard to control the recoil. This manners has nice straight back recoil, still hops a bit but nothing like those Sakos. Plus this rifle ejects every case! Unlike the POS Sakos.
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While this rifle is perfect for the OP, hunters in different environments may find it lacking; for that reason one should be careful when declaring any rifle "perfect," despite the fact that it excels in the circumstances it was designed for. It is a well thought out and executed open country rifle, but in 10 years the OP's tastes and priorities might change. So much for perfection.
The Remington Magnum version of the 7mm is not a cartridge that grabs me, but it has advantages that cannot be denied. Due to it's conservative powder capacity, the 7mm RM is fairly mild mannered particularly when compared to other magnums, and when its discovered that your ammo didn't make it into your pack, its the one magnum cartridge most frequently carried in rural hardware stores. I think the ammo carrier, on the butt is a mistake. The carrier prevents the rifle from being used ambidextrously, a consideration too often ignored IMHO, but even when fired from the strong side, it can move your face off the centerline of the rifle. Because its soft, it will change shape over time, or perhaps even at different temperatures. If you need a higher comb, a stock with an adjustable comb is a better solution, and there are many better options for carrying spare ammunition.
The rifle has a clean classic appearance, it shoots, and the scope has a useful range of magnification. However, like many modern variable power scopes, the eye piece is very long, which becomes a mounting problem if the LOP is on the short side. Can a high angle shot from sitting be made without having to worry about getting hit? I like the Pic rail, which provides the greatest latitude for positioning the scope on the rifle. The rifle is short enough to be handy while maintaining a good balance. The barrel is long enough to optimize the velocity of the cartridge, but not so long as to make the rifle ungainly. I'm fairly ambivalent about the bi-pod since it is not a permanent fixture. While its useful, use it, should it becomes a nuisance, it can be quickly removed.
The Remington Magnum version of the 7mm is not a cartridge that grabs me, but it has advantages that cannot be denied. Due to it's conservative powder capacity, the 7mm RM is fairly mild mannered particularly when compared to other magnums, and when its discovered that your ammo didn't make it into your pack, its the one magnum cartridge most frequently carried in rural hardware stores. I think the ammo carrier, on the butt is a mistake. The carrier prevents the rifle from being used ambidextrously, a consideration too often ignored IMHO, but even when fired from the strong side, it can move your face off the centerline of the rifle. Because its soft, it will change shape over time, or perhaps even at different temperatures. If you need a higher comb, a stock with an adjustable comb is a better solution, and there are many better options for carrying spare ammunition.
The rifle has a clean classic appearance, it shoots, and the scope has a useful range of magnification. However, like many modern variable power scopes, the eye piece is very long, which becomes a mounting problem if the LOP is on the short side. Can a high angle shot from sitting be made without having to worry about getting hit? I like the Pic rail, which provides the greatest latitude for positioning the scope on the rifle. The rifle is short enough to be handy while maintaining a good balance. The barrel is long enough to optimize the velocity of the cartridge, but not so long as to make the rifle ungainly. I'm fairly ambivalent about the bi-pod since it is not a permanent fixture. While its useful, use it, should it becomes a nuisance, it can be quickly removed.
If you change the word "perfect" to "sufficient" then I would concur... anything that gets folks into the woods or out in the field hunting is a good thing, but the words "cheap" and "perfect" do not go together.
Because it's too big, too powerful and too long to be a true "all rounder." It's a wonderful rifle, and just outstanding for shooting large game at medium to long range, but I'd hate to be saddled with in the mountains or eastern woodlands. I think it's too biased towards longer range open country hunting to be a true all rounder.
For a one rifle to rule them all I'd be thinking 22" barrel max, 7.5 lbs, 2.5-8 or 3-9, and in something like 7mm08 or .308...
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