looking for a high-end hunting rifle.
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That is a very nice choice. Although the 375H&H is basically useless now days according to some
, it would still be a nice choice.
...as they often shoot using open sights (e.g. on running wild hogs) or while tracking game they keep the open sights intact. They remove the scope in a second thanks to a suhler einhakmontage or EAW without leaving parts of the mount in the sight line. A Weaver is primitive compared to that.
You can buy very nice rifles on a German auction site. The export to Canada is much easier than importing from the States.
I would suggest a used Mauser 66 or new M98 with a Zeiss scope if you have the dough.
Cheers
Martin
http://www.mauserwaffen.de/Rifles.61.0.html?&L=1
In North America, shooters learned to shoot at running game using properly mounted optical sights and the iron sights became the backup to be used if the scope was damaged. When it comes to mounts, there have been numerous weaver type ring/base combinations which were quick detachable, simple, inexpensive and offered 100% return-to zero. And they were designed to mount the scope in line with the shooter's eye rather than force him to lift his head to look through the scope. Primitive or not, Weavers system does this and it does it with a minimum of parts. Use the steel bases and substitute Leupold's QD rings and you have a system which will perform equally to any. Talley's mounts are really only a somewhat more elegant variation of the same theme and do the same job in much the same manner.
I was always amused by some manufacturers who produced a rifle with integral scope bases the produced a complex (and high) base/ring combination to be attached to it. The best scope mounting system is simple, rugged, and offers perfect return-to zero while mounting the scope in proper position. The proper position is in line with the shooter's eye when the rifle is in a comfortable firing position; not up where he must stretch his neck up like a grouse looking over a log.
In the same vein, the scope should be as compact as practical without an unduly large objective bell. It should be optically sharp and clear (that's Ziess) and it should be rugged and able to stand up to recoil (that's not). A scope which is too large is more likely to be damaged; is more awkward to carry and stresses the mount system unnecessarily. The improved night vision capability is of little use unless poaching is on the card.
When it comes to bolt action hunting rifles, the further an action strays from the original '98 design, the further it has gone down the wrong path. Regards, Bill.
I was always amused by some manufacturers who produced a rifle with integral scope bases the produced a complex (and high) base/ring combination to be attached to it. The best scope mounting system is simple, rugged, and offers perfect return-to zero while mounting the scope in proper position. The proper position is in line with the shooter's eye when the rifle is in a comfortable firing position; not up where he must stretch his neck up like a grouse looking over a log.
In the same vein, the scope should be as compact as practical without an unduly large objective bell. It should be optically sharp and clear (that's Ziess) and it should be rugged and able to stand up to recoil (that's not). A scope which is too large is more likely to be damaged; is more awkward to carry and stresses the mount system unnecessarily. The improved night vision capability is of little use unless poaching is on the card.
When it comes to bolt action hunting rifles, the further an action strays from the original '98 design, the further it has gone down the wrong path. Regards, Bill.
I can get a like new mauser 66s right now, what makes it better then the m03?
Ha
DZeiss does scopes since 1905. If you find a vintage scope that still works it is very likely a Zeiss/Hensoldt, not a Weaver, Leupold or Bushwacker. My dad bought 30 years ago a Mauser and Zeiss scope. He shot since then over 100 deer with this rifle, but he never touched the scope again after he sighted in. Those mounts have no rings! Nothing can move! They are made for lifetime like the rifle.
A clean one shot hit on a running wild boar in the bush with a mounted scope?
I would love to see that!Get the 66 Gehmann-Mauser, you will love it! Very short, accurate, handy rifle (telescopic action), set trigger and exchangeable barrels. 7x64 is a good caliber if you reload!
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Y'know, if you have the reddies those European switch bbl rifles like the Sauer really are an amazing deal.
Ok, so every new bbl is pricey but there are so many options.
As I've said before, why aren't US manufacturers making switch bbl rifles?
Ok, so every new bbl is pricey but there are so many options.
As I've said before, why aren't US manufacturers making switch bbl rifles?
