Your Hunting Rifle

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blakeyboy said:
Thread 1st post, 'Your Hunting Rifle'

Not actually meaning to reply to you Spruster but apparently 'hunting' is a very vague and broad thing...that's all I'm sayin. But by all means if carrying 20 lbs is your jam you're free to do so, and you can answer this thread with the why's and the 'won't buy because' answers...carry on. I'm definitely curious about the 'why's' and 'won't buy because' answers on some of these rigs for 'hunting' and that's what I'm questioning..nothing more, not trying to stir it.

didn't take it to mean one rifle for each day of the week or each particular type of hunting, where's the why's and why nots and is actually hunting you're doing with it? what are your choices and why? what are your no go's and why?

it's all Sprusters fault
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If this is still about my 12# hunting rifle, it works for me because:

- I only had to buy a barrel and a chassis, not a whole rifle and optic. Plus it's a rifle I'm very familiar with.
- 12 lbs is not that heavy. I can easily walk 5+ miles a day with this setup, no sweat.
- it's precise, and very reliable. I'm very familiar with this rifle and have complete trust in it.
 
kthomas said:
If this is still about my 12# hunting rifle, it works for me because:

- I only had to buy a barrel and a chassis, not a whole rifle and optic. Plus it's a rifle I'm very familiar with.
- 12 lbs is not that heavy. I can easily walk 5+ miles a day with this setup, no sweat.
- it's precise, and very reliable. I'm very familiar with this rifle and have complete trust in it.
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If it was back in the days I carried and used a chainsaw all day for work I'd agree. Carrying a heavy barreled 30-06 built on a Mauser and holding it steady was no big deal.

Office most of the year me disagrees lol.
 
blakeyboy said:
I struggle with this thread and couldn't really come up with answer, but a few guys here hit it pretty well and I x4 those comments. Just to vague on the ask and where to start, what assumptions already assumed before you start etc.
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I think that says it all , stop stirring the pot
If you don't like the thread , your choice , move on
 
blakeyboy said:
I struggle with this thread and couldn't really come up with answer, but a few guys here hit it pretty well and I x4 those comments. Just to vague on the ask and where to start, what assumptions already assumed before you start etc.
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Me as well .... I have a hard time rationalizing top and bottom 3 .... I mean guns are a love affair .... right?
 
0faustus0;19762067[B said:
]Me as well .... I have a hard time rationalizing top and bottom 3[/B] .... I mean guns are a love affair .... right?
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only makes sense , we understand , lol
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does the stock form / style come into play
classic or maybe monte carlo design , comb height ? cheek
do you think either change felt recoil ?
 
Spruster said:
does the stock form / style come into play
classic or maybe monte carlo design , comb height ? cheek
do you think either change felt recoil ?
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I prefer straight comb stocks, with a open style of grip. Slender fore end. Up to 10 pounds is OK, but that 10 gets heavier every year. 18 inch barrels are handier, but loud. A little further out is easier on the ears. Longer if it's a Magnum cartridge. - dan
 
Straight comb with a shadow cheek piece and swept back grip is perfect from a fit and aesthetic perspective for me.

Rollover combs and square forends are not only ugly as sin to my eyes they never seem to fit

Oil finish, not high gloss please

An Oberndorf sporter next to a Weatherby is like Emma Stone standing next to Melissa Macarthy...
 
conor_90 said:
Straight comb with a shadow cheek piece and swept back grip is perfect from a fit and aesthetic perspective for me.

Rollover combs and square forends are not only ugly as sin to my eyes they never seem to fit...
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Agreed.

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Favorites:

The Win 70 New Haven classic straight stock with cheekpiece. Super Grade ain't bad either

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Tikka T3x. They seem to just fit like a glove

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Last (but not least) Winchester's Featherweight. The buttstock at least.


Not a big Monte Carlo guy. Like the Vanguards, just not for me. And about 14" or not much less seems right.
 
0faustus0 said:
Me as well .... I have a hard time rationalizing top and bottom 3 .... I mean guns are a love affair .... right?
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Hunting - for me it’s prairies to mountain tops coyotes to sheep limited tags so need max versatility not specific application rifle.

Fit and handling (includes weight and where it is)
Accurate (moa or less for 3 consistently and proven zero retention/tracking if dial up, means it has a good trigger, sub ~15 ft/lbs recoil energy etc.)
Repeater

No
Plastic (synthetic stocks ok but metal or wood preferably)


Whew, tough one lol

Well played Spruster lol (that’s what she said haha)
 
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I think it has to do with.body shape and not opinion.

If you have broad shoulders, longer arms and larger traps/ "no neck" as per transport endorsement spine collars you seem to favor the style Joel, Chuck and I like.

People of this "brick ####house" build often have larger hands as well, pronounced pistol grips may be too large and a swept back grip allows for "room" to get longer fingers around the stock comfortably

The slight cheek piece seems to help with two things: it allows for quick positioning of the stock when point shooting, especially when combined with the straight comb. This in turn allows the recoil mitigation advantages of straight line recoil while preventing "cheek bite" from the same by "creeping up" on the stock and really pushing it into your face to get a good sight picture.
 
conor_90 said:
I think it has to do with.body shape and not opinion.

If you have broad shoulders, longer arms and larger traps/ "no neck" as per transport endorsement spine collars you seem to favor the style Joel, Chuck and I like.

People of this "brick ####house" build often have larger hands as well, pronounced pistol grips may be too large and a swept back grip allows for "room" to get longer fingers around the stock comfortably

The slight cheek piece seems to help with two things: it allows for quick positioning of the stock when point shooting, especially when combined with the straight comb. This in turn allows the recoil mitigation advantages of straight line recoil while preventing "cheek bite" from the same by "creeping up" on the stock and really pushing it into your face to get a good sight picture.
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Can't be put any better than that, imo lol.

Can confirm I have a cinder block head and knuckles that drag on the ground. But either way, besides wide generalities like "express sights are made to line you up for iron sights" stock fit is much more about your body shape/size than opinion just like he said. Ditto for all the rest. Straight comb and cheekpiece help align my eye to a scope when aiming the rifle. They also seem to minimize the recoil I feel, including to my face.

Someone else, who is built differently, may not find it the same at all, and thats valid for them.
 
conor_90 said:
I think it has to do with.body shape and not opinion.

If you have broad shoulders, longer arms and larger traps/ "no neck" as per transport endorsement spine collars you seem to favor the style Joel, Chuck and I like.

People of this "brick ####house" build often have larger hands as well, pronounced pistol grips may be too large and a swept back grip allows for "room" to get longer fingers around the stock comfortably

The slight cheek piece seems to help with two things: it allows for quick positioning of the stock when point shooting, especially when combined with the straight comb. This in turn allows the recoil mitigation advantages of straight line recoil while preventing "cheek bite" from the same by "creeping up" on the stock and really pushing it into your face to get a good sight picture.
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Yes. It is commonly accepted that women prefer a Monte Carlo type arrangement.
 
I dunno, the guys I know who win money a lot, like my oldest brother, are pretty particular about their clubs!

I think golf courses are wastes of good rifle ranges but to each their own!

:p

We can learn to shoot anything well and make it what we are used to. Like the "Glocks don't fit my hand" whining. But man, life is short and we aren't issued hunting rifles. Well, most of the time. We get to pick! haha.
 
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