BigUglyMan
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
- Location
- New Scotland
In our part of the world do you really need a scope? Well, maybe you old pelters with feeble eyes, but the young bucks could still make irons work.
What milsurp would you hunt with?
- Thread starter Canadiankeeper
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In our part of the world do you really need a scope? Well, maybe you old pelters with feeble eyes, but the young bucks could still make irons work.
Bingo, wasn't until I was 17 that I even owned let alone harvested any game with a scoped rifle. I just added a nice Williams peep sight to my 30-06 for next season. Hey it seemed to work out quite well for grandpa.
This is why the BSA majestic featherweight gets a new peep this season. Ditching the Lyman 4x .The thing feels like a 22 in the hand, kicks like a f,n mule though!
SKS:
-Ballistic equivalent (ish) to the 30-30 (perfect for deer, debatable for moose)
-dirt cheap (perfect for rough bush and banging off trees)
-dozens of drop in mods available (in case you want it to look like a star wars blaster)
-built-in cleaning kit (barrel obstructions are common in the thick stuff)
-bayonet (for roasting vittles over the fire at the camp lunch)
That's a whole lotta gun for 150 bucks.
-Ballistic equivalent (ish) to the 30-30 (perfect for deer, debatable for moose)
-dirt cheap (perfect for rough bush and banging off trees)
-dozens of drop in mods available (in case you want it to look like a star wars blaster)
-built-in cleaning kit (barrel obstructions are common in the thick stuff)
-bayonet (for roasting vittles over the fire at the camp lunch)
That's a whole lotta gun for 150 bucks.
nowarningshot
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
I have a sporter M1917 in 338 WM. Nice caliber in a gun that is plenty strong and heavy for the recoil.
sikwhiskey
CGN Regular
- Location
- Lethbridge
I use an SKS for a back up gun on canoe hunts, strapped to the bottom of canoe, doubles as a paddle if you need it, and cleans itself of corrosive salts....................haha
M1 Garand i've shot deer with, too heavy to lug around the bush. K98's work well as do Enfields.
Why no love for Levers? Marlin, Martini Henry, many still in use and made today, the old war horses get overlooked? Or maybe classed as too Antique to be a milsurp?
M1 Garand i've shot deer with, too heavy to lug around the bush. K98's work well as do Enfields.
Why no love for Levers? Marlin, Martini Henry, many still in use and made today, the old war horses get overlooked? Or maybe classed as too Antique to be a milsurp?
- Location
- Central AB
I've probably taken 30 dear with an m96 6.5 x 55, scoped mind you.
Took my first elk with an Egyptian Hakim in 8mm. 400yd, 1 shot kill.
Took my first elk with an Egyptian Hakim in 8mm. 400yd, 1 shot kill.
Even with a wide variety of modern firearms to use in the field, I still have some Milsurps that go hunting with me occasionally.
A P14 that has been sporterized, A P14 sporterized and chambered in 303 Epps, A sporterized 1910 Ross in 303 British that is getting a new barrel as we speak.
A P17 with a P14 bolt, trigger and upcock kit, Rebarrelled in 308 Norma Magnum, fully sporterized. [This rifle is a real shooter, maintaining ½ moa if I do my part.]
Dave.
A P14 that has been sporterized, A P14 sporterized and chambered in 303 Epps, A sporterized 1910 Ross in 303 British that is getting a new barrel as we speak.
A P17 with a P14 bolt, trigger and upcock kit, Rebarrelled in 308 Norma Magnum, fully sporterized. [This rifle is a real shooter, maintaining ½ moa if I do my part.]
Dave.
For deer: SKS all the way - with good hunting ammo, it gets the job done. I've never hunted black bear, though given the size of the animal, I would feel safe there as well. Not to be a brand name dropper, but look into the terminal performance of the Hornady SST rounds. They are highly effective.
That's the ammo I was using in this case:
There was no blood trail to follow - she fell into her shadow where she stood.
If I was going to be hunting larger than deer, I would be tempted by the following (again, with good hunting rounds) for thick brush / sub 150 yard hunting:
Mosin M38 - Lightweight, short, easy handling, plenty enough accurate. Hard hitting.
Lee Enfield #5 "Jungle Carbine" - Lighter and shorter than the No 4 and No 1 Enfields, again plenty accurate for the given ranges involved. .303 British has killed everything that walks or crawls in North America.
That's the ammo I was using in this case:
There was no blood trail to follow - she fell into her shadow where she stood.
If I was going to be hunting larger than deer, I would be tempted by the following (again, with good hunting rounds) for thick brush / sub 150 yard hunting:
Mosin M38 - Lightweight, short, easy handling, plenty enough accurate. Hard hitting.
Lee Enfield #5 "Jungle Carbine" - Lighter and shorter than the No 4 and No 1 Enfields, again plenty accurate for the given ranges involved. .303 British has killed everything that walks or crawls in North America.
