I have just completed my hunting exam (in Sweden this means reading a lot of biology, hunting methods, the law, weapons and on top lots of shooting (clay shooting, target practice and moving targets with both shotgun and rifle.
I have decided to buy a Beretta 686 SP shotgun. I tested it and I felt very comfortable with it.
But for the rifle I wanted to get some advice... I will hunt for moose, elk, roe deer, fallow deer, wild boar, fox, Canada goose, greylag goose etc and need a rifle for this. Originally I thought cal .308 win would fit the bill perhaps in a Sako 85 Synthetic Stainless but now after reading up on the wild boar I am thinking of maybe a larger caliber (9,3x62) for that and moose and a smaller (6,5x55 Swedish Mauser) for the smaller game..? I have found a rifle that can do both by switching barrels...
I tested a Mauser M03 Africa in cal .300 Weatherby Magnum and found it to be a beautiful, heavy/nice shooting rifle... As I am going to eat what I shoot that caliber was a bit powerful. It was my shooting instructor's rifle and when I was done he switched barrels to a cal .458 Lott and shot at the moose...
I also looked at the Sauer 202 but read that I need to shoot the gun to zero after switching barrels. The Blaser R8 is another rifle but am not sure about the straight bolt action...
So, will cal .308 win do it? What other rifles should I look at? I am going shopping for weapons in about two weeks... Any advice from hunters on here?!
I have decided to buy a Beretta 686 SP shotgun. I tested it and I felt very comfortable with it.
But for the rifle I wanted to get some advice... I will hunt for moose, elk, roe deer, fallow deer, wild boar, fox, Canada goose, greylag goose etc and need a rifle for this. Originally I thought cal .308 win would fit the bill perhaps in a Sako 85 Synthetic Stainless but now after reading up on the wild boar I am thinking of maybe a larger caliber (9,3x62) for that and moose and a smaller (6,5x55 Swedish Mauser) for the smaller game..? I have found a rifle that can do both by switching barrels...
I tested a Mauser M03 Africa in cal .300 Weatherby Magnum and found it to be a beautiful, heavy/nice shooting rifle... As I am going to eat what I shoot that caliber was a bit powerful. It was my shooting instructor's rifle and when I was done he switched barrels to a cal .458 Lott and shot at the moose...
I also looked at the Sauer 202 but read that I need to shoot the gun to zero after switching barrels. The Blaser R8 is another rifle but am not sure about the straight bolt action...
So, will cal .308 win do it? What other rifles should I look at? I am going shopping for weapons in about two weeks... Any advice from hunters on here?!
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