BowhunterWV

Hello everyone, I am planning to do a good bit of still hunting this year, mainly to see some new country and am looking for a good little, lite, gun to carry asI walk. I have been looking at the New England Firearms single shot. I use a 270 cal, is this too small of a gun for the 270? accuracy, recoil etc? Or is it a good combination. I have also considered dropping back a little to maybe 257 cal. Any opinions are appreciated, thanks.

Kevin

Susquatch

Never fired the New England rifle in .270, but I wouldguess the recoil should be quite managable. Of course, that is subjective. My first choice would be the Winchester model '94 Trapper. Fast handling in brush, but not a long-distance gun (30/30 cal.)

Try here for .270:
http://www.brownprecision.com/SelectingComponents.htm

Or, Remington makes a mountain rifle in .270, but why they use a 22 inch barrel I don't understand
Look here:
http://www.remington.com/firearms/centerfire/700mtnls.htm
or:
http://www.remington.com/firearms/centerfire/700mtndm.htm



Good luck! I still-hunt most of the time.

BareBack Jack

Depending on the range if I was looking for a stalking still hunting in,river bottoms,timber or thickets I would take my personal favorite.Marlin 1985 in 450 marlin,18 1/2 barrel,fast to shoulder and quick pointing.

If shots could strech out to 200 yds or so,Ruger ultra light M77 in .257 Roberts.
BBJ

Duckbutter48

I use a T-C Encore, stainless frame and blued barrelwithsynthetic stock. I have a custom made 18" barrel in 25-06. The gun is short light and very acurate. I reload it with 100grn Nosler BT. I topped it with a 50mm 3-9 Leupold. I own many rifles but almost always grab this one from the safe. I get more compliments and questions on "where do I get on of those" then on any other gun I own.

jcchartboy

That is the first gun that came to my mind when I read the title of the post. I have carried a NEF single shot shotgun on many successful stalks. In a lite rifle caliber it can only get better...

sam 444

I carry a marlin 1894P in 44 magnum when i still hunt.It has an 16 1/2 inch barrel and hold 8 rounds. It has apost front sight and a ghost ring peep.I like this rig so much that I am using it in my treestand also.

TomFromTheShade

If you have the money, you can't go wrong with the Remington Model 700 Titanium in .260 Remington. The rifle itself weighs in under 5 1/2 pounds, and has very little recoil. If you reload, you can cook up some very nice loads with the Barnes triple shock X-bullet, and you will be ready to rock and roll. You can also mate the rifle with a nice compact scope like the Leupold VXIII 1.75-6x32mm scope. If you stick with the 32mm objective lens you would be able to use the "low" rings and really get a nice compact rifle.

ColoradoElk

Hi Bowhunter:

I would also go with a marlin lever or guide gun. That is what I use for still hunting in .45-70. It is a 200 yard gun, but I would never even get a shot of 80 yards where I hunt. It is the handiest little rifle I have ever owned and perfect for still hunting. They are inexpensive, you get 4 rounds with the guide gun, can use them w or w/o scopes and as an added bonus, you don't have to worry about hitting yourself in the face with along actionbolt rifle when cycling for a quick 2nd shot!

Good luck,
CE

UThunter

I think you would only want the .257 if you reload.

TerryM

I would take a look at the new Browning BLR which is now chambered in .358 win again. Its @ 6 1/2 lbs and points like a bird gun with amazing firepower.