Hunting with your "precision" rifle

[Hotwheels81]

I would be looking seriously at something like an Eberlestock carrier, or a Tasmanian Tiger G82 pack.

They're both a great way to transport heavier rifles through bush:

I've used both, and lugged some pretty monstrous rifles a lot further than I thought possible using them.

I agree...

 

[Dawg]

I use my Savage 12FV as my truck rifle.

 

[Surrey Boy]

If you hunt with it, it's a hunting rifle. Done.

They're all more or less the same.

I've recently started using my SKS where I would formerly take my Winchester 1894, and my Remington 700 30-06 seems to have usurped everything from my 200 Swift to 35 H&H. Animals are just as dead, just my taste is changing.

 

[BadAsMo]

nope. I say, your mine and the hunt begins. thats called spot n stalk my friend.

I always thought "spot n stock" was for bow hunters.
I mean seriously, if you can see it and you have a good rifle and know how to use it, why the need to stock any closer?

 

[sealkid]

X 2 on the Eberlestock.

 

[Skullboy]

jokes aside - I am looking for decent sling options for carrying my Remington 700 in Eliseo stock, and my Savage 10ba. Both are my hunting rifles, scoped and loaded are close to 15lbs. Both do not sit well and very unbalanced for traditional slings. I do still hunt mostly, but getting into a good position is quite some work. Weight isn't a problem, but both rifles need a good sling. I am thinking about stitching my own to work exactly I want it too. Or tethering to the vest maybe, not sure yet, need extensive field testing.

I use a Tactical Interventions M24 Quick Cuff sling.............................It was developed for the U.S. military........

http://www.tacticalintervention.com/modelm24usmilitary.html

 

[Tikka6xc]

I always thought "spot n stock" was for bow hunters.
I mean seriously, if you can see it and you have a good rifle and know how to use it, why the need to stock any closer?

Thats what the hunt is all about to some of us. If I wanted to just shoot the first deer I see I would stay in the truck.

The reason i said its pointless is only because 9 outa 10 deer are shot with in 100y.

 

[BadAsMo]

The reason i said its pointless is only because 9 outa 10 deer are shot with in 100y.

That's because more than 9 out of 10 hunters cant hit anything past 100 yards!

Then because they cant shoot, they brag up the hunting skills that were required to get within 100 yards - which in all reality is no big deal. But hey, they gotta find something to beat their chest about.

When you think about it, an offhand shot on a 100 yard deer in a hunting situation is a fairly difficult shot considering time constraints involved and likely trees in the way. That being the case - there is actually a high probability of wounding the animal in such a situation.

When you consider a calm deer and skilled rifleman shooting across a clover field from a supported position from 400 yards with a good 15 pound rifle and laser rangefinder - that deer is more likely to get hit in the vitals than the 100 yard unsupported shot.

 

[LawrenceN]

Okay, my 2 cents worth. I've hunted for about 20 years with my heavy barrel .308 Ruger M77. I think a BIG factor is what kind of hunting are you doing. To lug that rifle up and down hills and valleys is a PITA. I use that rifle when I'm going to and from my stand and it's nailed me a lot of deer, all one shot kills. In the terrain where we hunt now, we don't get any shots over 150 yds. or so. Where I used to hunt near the Baysville area, we had 200-300 yd. shots and it was nice to a have a rifle that could handle that distance all day long. Where I hunt now, there's only one area where we have anything near 150 yds., with the vast majority of terrain restricted to 50-60 yd. I have a 20 GA. Remington with a slug barrel when I'm walking or pushing, and I have my trusty Lee Enfield #4 sporter as a back-up for my Ruger. If I get my SKS tweaked up in time, I may bring that instead of the 20 GA. and/or the .303, but we'll see how that all works out.
Being ex military like many other guys, I used to hump my ruck and my trusty FN C1A1 all over the place. Now, I'm too old to do that for too long and I'm made painfully aware of the years and the dumb things I did to myself in my youth. If the day ever comes when I can't tote my Ruger to my stand, I'll hang up my hunting hat for good. As long as I can shoot straight (granted, everything now has glass on it) and carry my weight in deer or moose, I'll be out there in the fall.