i took with a lot humour too lol ...
Northern Bush Rifle suggestions
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i took with a lot humour too lol ...
TheCoachZed
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Generation after generation of bushmen, hunters, explorers, soldiers, etc., used old-school stuff like the Lee Enfield, Winchester 92, Savage 99, Winchester 94 here in Canada. If you aren't using it for hunting, a 92 has a lot of advantages. There's no need to pull a DND, and re-invent the wheel. Go with what's worked for the past 120 years already. Like said here, a Mauser 6.5, or a 7x57, or an 8x57, is also readily available and will do the job nicely, although harder to find ammo for in the rear end of the NWT.
In my case my old enfield was bubba'd before I got it. And there was bad pitting in the last 4" accuracy was 4-5" @100. After cutting groups are now 1.5" @100 and much nicer to carry/ hunt with. Would do it again with any " hunting" class mk4#1 that has no collector value. It's one of my favorite carbines.
Ardent
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Not to mention inland grizzlies can be real dicks compared to most of the coastal grizzlies.
Meh I spend 8 months a year bush piloting in inland grizz, and until recently 4 months with coastal ones. Contrary to popular conception I couldn’t find a difference, we had plenty of excitement with the apparently docile coastal ones- who are full on mountain grizzlies half the year anyhow. And frankly if there is a difference it’s more than made up for with exposure in the coastal bears, there’s ten times the grizzly near the salt. I’d caution guys who want to live in them all grizzlies are grizzlies and not to try making races out of them.
On a light pistol cal carbine, I tried it a couple times, idea didn’t stick for me but get the concept, I include .45
Colt mares legs with stocks at the top of the same class. Handy guns, can take game in a pinch (took a spring black for camp meat with a 147gr 9mm from a carbine), but I’d find a .22 Hornet to 223 overall a far more useful rifle if trying to go ultra small. The OP needs to decide what he aims to kill with the rifle foremost and go from there.
This 5.6x50 is essentially a .22-250 that weighs 3 3/4lbs. I built it for ideas very akin to the OPs, carry lots shoot little rifle.
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For the OPs original question a good solution is still something like the Ruger Scout rifle (or any Scout style rifle) with the ability to switch magazines with ease.
A guy could take a few magazines with him and have ample full power loads for big game/defense and reduced loads for small game. And be able to change up loads quickly and easily.
Could be pretty simple.
A guy could take a few magazines with him and have ample full power loads for big game/defense and reduced loads for small game. And be able to change up loads quickly and easily.
Could be pretty simple.
The Chiappa is my brush gun, too. Light, quick, bright Skinner sights, easy carrying and lots of shots ready in the tube. Nice chrome finish and rubberized wood stocks are grippy but warm.
Great gun for busting rocks and skulls or punching big holes in lungs. The .44 was my choice in the Arctic for over a decade.
This is my choice for everyday packing.
T/C Contender carbine 14" barrel in 338JDJ #2
375JDJ
T/C Prohunter 20" Katahdin in 45-70
I still have my Marlin 1895GS in 45-70 and my shortened to 21" barreled Rem 700 LSS in 375RUM carried both of these a lot while I was prospecting in BC/Alberta.
T/C Contender carbine 14" barrel in 338JDJ #2
375JDJ
T/C Prohunter 20" Katahdin in 45-70
I still have my Marlin 1895GS in 45-70 and my shortened to 21" barreled Rem 700 LSS in 375RUM carried both of these a lot while I was prospecting in BC/Alberta.
