Hardwoods with a bench-rest rifle?
10-31-2010, 03:48 PM
#1
Fork Horn
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Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: Missouri
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Hardwoods with a bench-rest rifle?
Today I used my climber to hunt thick hardwoods where I knew deer were. I was using my Remington 700 .308 SPS Varmint, which has a 26 inch heavy barrel and weighs 8.5 pounds. I quickly found out that it would be very hard to manuever quickly with that gun.
I hunt hardwoods a lot. Do you think it would be worth it to buy a semi-auto rifle for when I hunt the hardwoods?
If so, what model?
Thanks guys,
Kellen
I hunt hardwoods a lot. Do you think it would be worth it to buy a semi-auto rifle for when I hunt the hardwoods?
If so, what model?
Thanks guys,
Kellen
10-31-2010, 04:59 PM
#4
Fork Horn
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: West TN
Posts: 374
Most marlin 336's have a 20 inch barrel but the xcr has a 24 inch barrel. Out to 125 yards it's hard to beat a 3030 or 35rem. Also Remington makes a carbine 742 and 7400 with a 18.5 inch barrel I think it'd be hard to beat and it comes in 243 308 270 30-06 and 35 whelen any would work. I'm acually thinking amour getting one in 35 whelen to use as my brush buster. I'm not sure of the weight on either the Remington or marlin but they will weigh less than what you got I think it'd be worth it just to have a backup
10-31-2010, 05:05 PM
#5
Fork Horn
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Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: Missouri
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Yeah. In the mornings I'm almost always in the woods where I don't get more than a 70 yard shot. I want something that I can rely on to hit the bullseye at 50 yards and be able to get a quick follow-up shot. The more holes the better!
10-31-2010, 05:11 PM
#6
Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Nov 2004
Posts: 5,425
A Remington Model 7 in 7mm-08 caliber is made for this situation, top it with a VX-II 2x7 scope and you are ready to go...
As far as more holes, put the 1st one in the right place and you won't need another...
A deer hit with 2 bullets through the lungs will travel just as far as one hit with one bullet through the lungs...
As far as more holes, put the 1st one in the right place and you won't need another...
A deer hit with 2 bullets through the lungs will travel just as far as one hit with one bullet through the lungs...
10-31-2010, 05:14 PM
#7
Spike
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: NorCal
Posts: 35
I've always thought a Browning BAR would be good for that. They make one called the ShorTrac Stalker that comes in a bunch of calibers from 243Win to 325WSM, 22 or 23 in barrel and ranging from just under 7 to just over 7 pounds.
