So i carry 2 rifles when i'm out hunting...

[two-dogs]

Sell the 30-06 Brno and get a BLR in said caliber. Done.

good plan, but I'd go short action BLR 308, a little less gun to carry.

 

[daveg01]

I'd just like to carry my moose gun and a .22 revolver in a holster for ditch chickens... WITHOUT inviting the OPP ERT

Oh to dream...

 

[two-dogs]

Up until this year I always had a model 99F .300 savage or a Model 94 win .32 spl. in my hands. Now I carry a model 94ae winchester .307. I use handloaded 160 Gr. hornady FTX "Leverevolution" bullets. It has a new 2-7x33 Redfield scope with kwiksite see thru mounts. It allows you to still have the up close quickness for bush shots like your old 30-30 with ballistics close to a .308 for when you need to take a shot up to 300 yds. There are lots more rifles out there with more powerful cartridges, but I've always preferred the model 94 to any other because of its quickness to shoulder and shoot comfortably.

Welcome to the site, (post 1). Awesome post. I too, am a huge lever fan. Love the way the 94's handle. Anyway, I did not know that you can get the leverevolution bullets for the 307, (new item). I have all the big bore 94's including the 307. This is going to add to my joy, for sure now! Thanks for the cool post with that info............

 

[blasted_saber]

Just buy a short bolt action in .308.

Short and light for the tight stuff, but with accuracy and power to kill moose out to 300m.

 

[Edward Teach]

So i carry 2 rifles when i'm out hunting...

This is my rifle,
this is my gun.
This one's for fighting,
this one's for fun!

 

[Woodsman]

the main reason i carry 2 is that i've seen far too many winchesters break in the wrist area- esp if a horse stomps on it, or it "falls funny'- i know it's extra weight, but it's also insurance

Heck. You're not carrying. The horse is!

 

[t-star]

Heck. You're not carrying. The horse is!

to the contrary, the rifle is on my back- i ALWAYS dismount before taking the shot- it's just too unstable a platform to shoot from- ie you're breathing, and the horse is breathing, etc- the ONLY time i'll shoot is if a cat drops out of a tree

 

[StevieK]

Sitting on a horse with a gun on your back still isn't carrying. Walking with the weight is what counts, and if you get tired from that it's your own fault for not taking advantage of a saddle holster. I'm sure you could dismount and grab the gun from the saddle in the same time it takes to dismount and unsling it from your back.

 

[blueflash]

Just a suggestion here, not sure if its been said already because I did'nt read every page. Why not use see thu scope mount, so you can use your rifle with the scope for long shots and the iron sights for a quick shot.

I usually carry 2 guns in Northern Ontario also while Moose hunting, but one is usually a 10/22 for the chickens, then a .300mag for Moose. I wish we could legally carry a little ruger .22 pistol for the chickens. I wish they would make handgun hunting in Canada Legal.

 

[t-star]

Sitting on a horse with a gun on your back still isn't carrying. Walking with the weight is what counts, and if you get tired from that it's your own fault for not taking advantage of a saddle holster. I'm sure you could dismount and grab the gun from the saddle in the same time it takes to dismount and unsling it from your back.

the "saddle holster"as you call it is already occupied carrying my main gun- a savage 99 in 308- btw , it's called a SCABBARD- that's the reason for the 94 being on my back- and i've got it rigged so the sling slides AROUND THE BODY and into firing position- as far as i'm concerned, if the gun is weighing on your shoulders, your back is doing the same work as if you were carrying, but not walking- whether you're on horseback makes no difference

 

[Drachenblut]

303 British, No.5 Mk.I "Jungle Carbine"