Found the camo to go with that stock. Never know when a man might have to track a bear into a ball pit.
Sure wish people would quit posting pictures of me.......
Thinking about a bush gun...
- Thread starter kolik1
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Sure wish people would quit posting pictures of me.......
BLR 358 Win BLR 450 Marlin Marlin 1895g 45-70 
There the BUSH rifle is pretty much covered ! RJ
There the BUSH rifle is pretty much covered ! RJ
250 grains at 2600 fps seemed like a good idea. The Ruger has factory irons and an NECG peep on it. If I went to a scope it would likely be a Leupold 2.5x20mm Compact to leave lots of room for the bolt and lots of eye relief. McMillan magnum fill stock should be nigh on indestructible.
I put this together as an alternative to the typical guide gun or pump shotgun many lug around. Figure that factory loads are easier to find, and probably just as good or better than 405 grains at 1800 fps. It is a bit longer and a bit heavier, but probably far more rugged and reliable. Taking a cue from African dangerous game hunters. The only thing it needs is lots of practice.
If your ranges stretch out in open fields, then maybe a short-barreled .45-70 might not be the ticket? Have you considered a .30-06 with 220 grain bullets and a 22 inch barrel? Put a low powered variable on it and you're good to go.
That thing is hideous! I love it!
canadaman30
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Love my 18.5" semi-auto 308. Love it so much I purchased another in 30-06. One wears iron's, and one a low power scope. I hunt mostly heavy timber and thick bush, and I wouldn't trade them for anything else.
Another Handy rifle i have is a Remmy M600 in 308 Win with a 18.5 " barrel - its a handy packer - Plenty of thump with 165 -180 gr-ers loaded in it . I have a 1-4 scope on it ! RJ
When I hear or read "Bush Gun" for the life of me I never think of a bolt-action or a single shot. To me they just do not fit into the definition of a bush gun.
I reckon a "bush gun" has to be short and light and equipped with some form of sight that one can get into operation with very fast. A bolt action 7mm mag with a 24 inch barrel and a 6 power scope on it is not a bush gun. Most often I hunt with a Win. M70 in .264 win mag with a 3 to 9 scope on it. It IS NOT my bush gun but I have killed things in the bush with it.
To me a bush gun has to be a lever, pump or semi-auto. It has to be on the short side (22 or 20 0r 18.5 inch barrel). I actually like a low power scope but an aperture (peep) sight would work too. Open iron sights are useable but I don't think they are the best option.
As for the cartridge it should be powerful enough to get the job done especially if shot placement is a little less than ideal. But not so powerful as to provide big recoil and make follow up shots difficult as a result.
I have a Rem. 7600 pump in .35 Whelen but I prefer to carry a Savage 99 in .300 savage with a 2-7 power scope.
I reckon a "bush gun" has to be short and light and equipped with some form of sight that one can get into operation with very fast. A bolt action 7mm mag with a 24 inch barrel and a 6 power scope on it is not a bush gun. Most often I hunt with a Win. M70 in .264 win mag with a 3 to 9 scope on it. It IS NOT my bush gun but I have killed things in the bush with it.
To me a bush gun has to be a lever, pump or semi-auto. It has to be on the short side (22 or 20 0r 18.5 inch barrel). I actually like a low power scope but an aperture (peep) sight would work too. Open iron sights are useable but I don't think they are the best option.
As for the cartridge it should be powerful enough to get the job done especially if shot placement is a little less than ideal. But not so powerful as to provide big recoil and make follow up shots difficult as a result.
I have a Rem. 7600 pump in .35 Whelen but I prefer to carry a Savage 99 in .300 savage with a 2-7 power scope.
07blackwater
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I had a fixed 4x on my 760 for years but when it crapped out I put a 3-9 on it. I think I'll probably get another fixed power scope for it and use the variable on another rifle.
The Savage 99 is another very good option for the OP, beautiful rifles.
I think a single shot is the "perfect" bush gun... You rarely get more than one GOOD shot in the timber... And a single shot keeps trigger happy noobs from slinging lead through the timber at a fleeing, ducking, dodging animal... There are a lot of poorly hit game animals lost under those conditions.
In my case there is no such thing as a good bush gun, when I've been pushing bush they usually jump up so close that they scare the sh!t out of me and I don't get a shot off anyway.........or it's a ruffed grouse with the same effect...........LOL
I've had a number of different brush guns over the years in various calibers. Recently picked up a Marlin Guide Gun in 45/70 from Cabella's and totally fell in love with this thing. It's well balanced, light, and accurate to boot. I've got is set up with a Leupold 1-4x scope, and it shoots near MOA. The Hornady Leverevolution rounds have really brought this caliber and gun combo to the forefront of light, handy and powerful brush guns.
07blackwater
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I was going to make a smart assed comment about dumping a mag into an animal in reference to a previous thread but I couldn't.
I've had so many grouse scare the bejeebuz out of me it's not funny!
My favorite time to hunt grouse, though, is when it's sooooo quiet and cold right after the leaves fall you can hear them crunching before they fly off and hit the trees. That's fun!
This year I bagged my daily limit from walking slowly through the small jack pines and hearing them crunch and chirp. Went back to the same spot for a few days and it was the same. Fun!
