Originally Posted by
skeeter 7MM
Is your opinion based really on the bullet/caliber size or actually the rifle/setup best fit to the situation???
A bush gun to me is a small frame/quick handling, short range (slower velocity/big lead) and often unscoped. 30/30, etc fit this mold a lot better then a 243,etc. I carried a 4570 lever as a guide, iron sights and big lead. Wasn't to get through bush it was strictly to slow a bear in tight cover. Only needed once and it worked as I had intended...lol
Good question, good question.
My reply was based on bullet weight and not so much about speed.
To me a brush gun is similar, like a 30-30, short handling, easy to maneuver, light weight, usually with lower power optics, like 4x40mm. My eyesight suffered for a while and I was better with a scope, but I shot plenty of open sights. So either one.
I was also considering a "brush" gun by getting an older Winchester .308 Model 100, which is a semi-automatic. Kinda reminds me of my first .22 Marlin semi. I believe it was the ol' Glenfield Model 60.
Oh, and not so much my opinion, rather than an observation of some study 15 years ago or so.
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