Northern Bush Rifle suggestions
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funny a while ago i asked that same kind of question for a friend that wanted to upgrade from his 30-06 stainless synthetic stock winchester model 70: at the end he kept it.
for the lefty the rare ruger m77 stainless in 30-06 is a very good idea.
but hunting and exploring are 2 different things.
for the lefty the rare ruger m77 stainless in 30-06 is a very good idea.
but hunting and exploring are 2 different things.
Brutus
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
Are you saying that one hunter would choose maybe 6.5 Swede or 270 perhaps?
Versus an explorer might choose a 358, 35 Whelen or 338 instead?
Ardent
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
It won’t be popular but for what the OP wants to do, it’s what I would choose. All you’ll be hunting while exploring is small game, big game is too heavy and appears the OP isn’t a Yukon resident anyhow. Small game in the Yukon is open to non-residents. It’s the weight of a large pistol, shoots .22 Hornet or LR (depending which you get) and .410 3”, and is stainless and virtually indestructible. In my eyes the ideal rambling and exploration gun.
It won’t be popular but for what the OP wants to do, it’s what I would choose. All you’ll be hunting while exploring is small game, big game is too heavy and appears the OP isn’t a Yukon resident anyhow. Small game in the Yukon is open to non-residents. It’s the weight of a large pistol, shoots .22 Hornet or LR (depending which you get) and .410 3”, and is stainless and virtually indestructible. In my eyes the ideal rambling and exploration gun.
Is that the Springfield model? I don't think the original had the trigger guard, but not sure about that.
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Ardent
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
Yep, an M6 Scout, ammo stores under that stock comb compartment. Had one pushing twenty years ago that was there for all the fun, sold it in my 20s as responsibilities increased and fun decreased. Finally bought another one, had it on the trap range a few days ago and it did way better than you’d think if you get on the birds right in the climb. 
Yep, an M6 Scout, ammo stores under that stock comb compartment. Had one pushing twenty years ago that was there for all the fun, sold it in my 20s as responsibilities increased and fun decreased. Finally bought another one, had it on the trap range a few days ago and it did way better than you’d think if you get on the birds right in the climb.
I had one for the trapline many moons ago, in .22 Mag/.410... I shot a ton (probably literally) of snowshoe hares with it... and capped a few lynx and wolves too.
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Brutus
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
I found myself lucky enough to own two M6 survival firearms.
One in 22 LR/410 with a first series Burris Fastfire red dot and the second one in 22 Hornet/410 with irons.
I have always had a soft spot for these combo guns.
I once owned a Garcia Bronco in 22/410 (this one sometimes guntaped to my 64 pattern rucksack and exiting a C130 via parachute door) and 24C in 22/20 gauge which I owned some years later after army service. Foolishly I let them both escape my possession.
The Bronco takedown was super easy to flog in my platoon. The parachuting adventure had to pass inspection of the jumpmaster of course!
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What brand and model of 12 gauge ?
Agree with Ardent about the Kimber Adirondack , put a reflex sight on mine for bushwork , after this year's hunt iron sights are being installed . Have a straight stocked stainless laminate takedown BLR in 358 win 18 " barrel and is a real joy when a magazine is the order of the day , will send Angus some pics of the Kimber after the sights are installed , nothing beats the Kimber when walking all day
Brutus
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
The Hornet variant has a 'creeping' downwards group tendency when the barrel heats up.
But is spot on from a cold barrel to 100 yards with it original irons from a rest.
I don't understand the appeal of the M6, seems to be a take on the Marbles Game Getter. Google says it weights 4.7lb, which isn't exactly light. A Savage Rascal is significantly lighter, the Mossberg 510 isn't much heavier.
I think the idea of a "foraging gun" for downed military airmen is fantasy more than anything. They, friend or foe will be looking for them.
I have the clipping and the reciept for the M4 my Grandfather bought, $19 and change COD, nobody seems to know what ever became of it.
I think the idea of a "foraging gun" for downed military airmen is fantasy more than anything. They, friend or foe will be looking for them.
I have the clipping and the reciept for the M4 my Grandfather bought, $19 and change COD, nobody seems to know what ever became of it.
Ardent
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
I tried carrying a 14” Mossberg 590A1 outfitting in BC, was terrible frankly, and my least favourite bush / guide gun I’ve carried. Hated the sand found where we work.
Handiness, in a word. If I didn’t own them I’d have agreed with you. But a gun that fits in a computer bag, shoots two extremely handy forms of ammunition, packs its own ammo in the butt, and is utterly weatherproof and bombproof makes its own niche. I fly with one under my seat bush piloting and outfitting, and don’t view the survival gun idea as silly. I haven’t been a place in BC yet I couldn’t feed myself with fishing gear and a .22/.410 for a long stretch. The Air Force concept wasn’t for use in theatre in Bosnia, it was for Cold War long legs over the Boreal forest (my grandfather flew interceptors and patrol), and it made perfect sense in a time when rescue could be a very long time off in extremely remote areas well supplied with small game. We carry “shortbread” survival rations in our flying kits, supplementing them with grouse and rabbit sure improves the situation. Plus like more of us it’s psychologically comforting to have a handy gun around. And psychologically important to have a purpose like hunting small game that renders a very significant reward, rather than eating cold bricks under a tree well and waiting. My small change.
