The Perfect Stalking Rifle

[John Gryphon]

Well it seems that if you own a Dorleac (or two) there is no other rifle to compare.

I have shot a lot of game with my Parker Hales......just saying .....

And PK I dont suffer anxiety ha ha ha.... I go deer hunting daily,even went out today in the rain.......perhaps you should get out yourself, you could even take a D+D with you and reduce the stress of owning such beautiful rifles ..geezuz life is tough eh!

 

[Southern]

think he swapped the 5 and 7 but meant 275

Even better. A .275 Rigby restored. But my love of the .257, spawned from the 7x57, still stands. It is a great cartridge for a classic stalking rifle, especially built on a Mauser action.

 

[Muir]

Even better. A .275 Rigby restored. But my love of the .257, spawned from the 7x57, still stands. It is a great cartridge for a classic stalking rifle, especially built on a Mauser action.

I have a Commercial Mauser rebarreled to 257 Roberts that I have not shot in a couple of years. It has a Zeiss Conquest on top and a professionally bedded synthetic stock. It was a gift from a friend. I should pull it out but it violates one of my rules for a hunting rifle: It is exceptionally heavy. For some reason my friend had it built with a very stiff tube which makes it accurate but also has it tipping the scales at about 12 pounds. KInd of like a Pennsylvania ground hog gun.

I have read these posts with interest so I will add my bit: I don't think there is a perfect stalking rifle unless you hunt only in one locale all the time. My perfect river bottom whitetail gun might be my suppressed CZ 527 in 7.62x39 but my high country rifle would be my Tikka 7-08. My Husqvarna 8x57 in heavy timber. In any case, it has to be a rifle I can carry all day without feeling the need to set it down every so often. It must be compact and devoid of features that will hook on underbrush or terrain. Lastly I must be able to shoot it well from a standing position. While the first two are modifiable conditions, the last is an imperative. If I cannot master a rifle off hand it stays home until I can. All too often the shot I am presented mandates standing so (as some of you well know) I am a fanatic about off hand capability and set up my hunting rifles towards that end. ~Muir

 

[Southern]

I have read these posts with interest so I will add my bit: I don't think there is a perfect stalking rifle unless you hunt only in one locale all the time. ~ Muir

Absolutely!, Which is why I have a whole bunch of them.

My .257 Roberts is a 24-inch barrel blue steel and walnut M700, weighing over 9 lbs with the 6x42 scope and leather sling. The weight out front makes the sights settle on target like a fly on honey, and recoil is so mild that I can see the impact in the scope. I think a 20 inch full stock rifle in French walnut, built on a Remington Model 7 or a small Sako action, would be sweet for a walk-around stalking rifle.

 

[Klenchblaize]

I have a Commercial Mauser rebarreled to 257 Roberts that I have not shot in a couple of years. It has a Zeiss Conquest on top and a professionally bedded synthetic stock. It was a gift from a friend. I should pull it out but it violates one of my rules for a hunting rifle: It is exceptionally heavy. For some reason my friend had it built with a very stiff tube which makes it accurate but also has it tipping the scales at about 12 pounds. KInd of like a Pennsylvania ground hog gun.~Muir

Man-up!

K

 

[John Gryphon]

I fondly remember traipsing around some of the Wicklows back country and took a Sika using the mates 12 lb HSP 300 with huge Swaro scope. He carried the stag on his back for the journey and I carried the rifle out. I manned up but I can say that if it were a bad shot and miss that rifle would have near on broken me at 12lbs.
Their is no need for weight like that imo.

 

[deeangeo]

OK so whom is doing all this rifle building for Rigby?

Rigby is now owned by L&O Holdings who also own Blaser, Sauer, & Mauser has been for several years now. They bought it from the previous US owners.
Not sure to what extent Blaser supply component parts, but my understanding is Blaser is also responsible for much of the marketing, something they’re very good at.
Someone else may know more/better than me.

 

[John Gryphon]

Blaser is also responsible for much of the marketing, something they’re very good at.

I`d rather a Rigby any day over a Blaser,they just dont grab me no matter what the proponents advise.

 

[User00003]

I`d rather a Rigby any day over a Blaser,they just dont grab me no matter what the proponents advise.

we can agree on that one buddy

 

[John Gryphon]

Hallefuknloojah! ha ha ha nice one but expect the Blaser fondlers to come out swinging now!