doubles as stalking rifles
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"Stalking rifle" sounds like a new PC term dreamed up by the antis. A stalking rifle must be a horrible evil weapon designed to be used by psycho's who stalk their ex-girlfriends! Just like an assault rifle is used by evil people to commit "assault"!
"Stalking rifle" sounds like a new PC term dreamed up by the antis. A stalking rifle must be a horrible evil weapon designed to be used by psycho's who stalk their ex-girlfriends! Just like an assault rifle is used by evil people to commit "assault"!
Stalking Rifle
No, I remember old Elmer Keith using that term in one his books that dates to the 50s or so. His idea was shooting a mountain sheep with a .338 Win or a .340 Weatherby. He had made wildcats of those earlier and they were pretty much adopted by the mfrs. Don't think they credited him, but he was in on a quite a few innovations that we expect to see on our rifles nowadays. Pretty advanced guy for his day.
No, I remember old Elmer Keith using that term in one his books that dates to the 50s or so. His idea was shooting a mountain sheep with a .338 Win or a .340 Weatherby. He had made wildcats of those earlier and they were pretty much adopted by the mfrs. Don't think they credited him, but he was in on a quite a few innovations that we expect to see on our rifles nowadays. Pretty advanced guy for his day.
MatthewVanitas
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I thought a "stalking rifle" is a really lightweight, relatively short rifle. Kind of like a "mountain rifle". I first saw the term in a discussion of Thompson Center firearms. Since you can make a .375 JDJ carbine of about 5 lbs and barely over legal minimum length on a T/C Contender frame, I'd imagine that'd be a pretty easygoing piece to take "stalking" around the woods with. Not so easygoing to fire, but maybe 1/2 second of horrible recoil isn't bad for six hours of really easy toting.
I thought a "beanfield rifle" is a big heavy bolt action, practically like a benchrest hunting rifle. Or are we all on different pages here?
I thought a "beanfield rifle" is a big heavy bolt action, practically like a benchrest hunting rifle. Or are we all on different pages here?
redneck2
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Problems...
(this is from reading...I wish I had the money to get a double). I'd have a hard time justifying a $10,000 deer rifle
anyway, typically doubles are regulated to hit "close" at 50 yards or so. Probably not accurate enough for real long range
and..have you ever carried one of these monsters??? Double rifles that I've held are considrably heavier than double shotguns. Theres a reason the guys in Africa have gun bearers
All that said, the Europeans use "drillings", which are double shotguns with a rifle barrel underneath. Guess their philosophy is that "if it moves, shoot it"
(this is from reading...I wish I had the money to get a double). I'd have a hard time justifying a $10,000 deer rifle
anyway, typically doubles are regulated to hit "close" at 50 yards or so. Probably not accurate enough for real long range
and..have you ever carried one of these monsters??? Double rifles that I've held are considrably heavier than double shotguns. Theres a reason the guys in Africa have gun bearers
All that said, the Europeans use "drillings", which are double shotguns with a rifle barrel underneath. Guess their philosophy is that "if it moves, shoot it"
Jim Watson
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Stalking rifle is a British term for the medium caliber rifles used to shoot Scottish stag and similar game in the colonies. Ranges seem not to be more than moderately long.
Not all double rifles are big bore express sighted close range dangerous game flatteners. Jack Lott wrote up his .318 W.R. double and a 9.3mm Merkel O/U, both with scopes, that I recall he said were easy 200-250 yard guns.
I saw a .375 double at a show that, if the owner had actually shot his display targets at the range marked, would do as well. But he would not trade it for my car.
I doubt they would qualify as beanfield guns with a bragging range of 400 yards, though.
Not all double rifles are big bore express sighted close range dangerous game flatteners. Jack Lott wrote up his .318 W.R. double and a 9.3mm Merkel O/U, both with scopes, that I recall he said were easy 200-250 yard guns.
I saw a .375 double at a show that, if the owner had actually shot his display targets at the range marked, would do as well. But he would not trade it for my car.
I doubt they would qualify as beanfield guns with a bragging range of 400 yards, though.
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