What rifle do you totally trust on dangerous game and what rifle do you mistrust on Dangerous game

[farmer_john]

Im good with just a 22lr pistol.
Cause the buddy system I dont have to out run the lion just my buddy. Lol.

 

[bimbo]

No difference in law .Hippo and ele same limits or not.Ideal will be rifle which u can handle and push straight your premium bullet.Handgun bow crossbow and muzzleloader u will have limits surely .Bow/crossbow only heavy arrow 750/800 grs minimum and two blade bradhead all times.Behind shoulder shot only.Muzzleloader .50 cal and upwards only by side brain shot with solid bullet.Handgun 454 cal and upwards side brainshot only and solid bullet.In Italy did go some years around a video on hunting channel in Zim ,were an hunter did shot an ele.Side brain shot with its shotgun 12 cal and slug italian gualandi !!!Ele has gone down on the spot soon!!Also Jim shockey have hunted and anchored an ele by its muzzleloader cal .50 .Side brain shot same story.Dropped on the spot.If I find the video I send u.It was charged on youtube

 

[bimbo]

It s him.SS tomcat

 

[Mou435]

You're 100% right, Alaska proved Weatherby Mark Vs are legit DGR beasts. That .338-378 Accumark and custom .416 Rem Mag are freight train stoppers with the smoothest bolt in the business way slicker than Ruger 77s or anything modern. Guys up north ran them hard on brown bears and never looked back.

Only real gripe is the three position safety locking the bolt closed on safe a $75 Timney or factory Alaskan trigger swap fixes that forever lets you unload on safe. After that, it’s perfection.

Savage and Marlin jamming under pressure? Seen it too many times in the field. Weatherby just runs when lives are on the line. Your experience matches what the old guides swear by Mark V in a big bore is the sleeper king of Alaska DGRs.

 

[Rifleman97]

I put both my weatherby accumark 338-378s through total hell in Alaska no problems .The river silt in winds stopped my garmon gps but not my weatherby neither did snow rain flipping on a 4 wheeler which usually destroys rifkes , riding in bumpy 4 wheeler bronco boats like a timex or lesiban took a licking and kept on ticking 12 years .

Good to know, what’s the coldest temp you’ve fired it and tried to cycle really fast? The temps that I’ve heard of them having issues start around -20 where I’ve noticed slower ejection, and continue to get worse down from there. I do imagine if you employ the brake clean trick of that guide you could get plungers to work at colder temps than if you oil them.

 

[mauser98]

I lean into the Mauser 98 camp for many of the reasons already mentioned.

I will say sight in or 20 rounds at the range is not enough to prove a rifle. Spend enough time at the range to get acquainted with said rifle, ammo, scopes your going to use in a DG hunt/scenario. If anything you'll find any issue through practice and drills. Rapid fire, slow fire, reloading and etc. Field positions, run and gun with your DG rifle. Also put your self in situations where you purposely double feed or jam said rifle so that you can actually know how to clear the jam as fast as possible. It may cost time and money but who care's....you'll become more proficient and skilled with your gear, and if put in a pickle all that practice can save your life. Muscle memory will kick in.

Use said rifle in the field as well even if it's not DG hunting.

Know your rifle/scope and test your ammo in extreme temps.

 

[dgr416]

I did have a remington pump freeze up at -65 below zero .I shot a snowshoe hare in the yard .It barely made a noise guesd cold slows it down .I had no problems even at -30 shooting rabbits .My double barrel shotgun did freeze up on a friend at -56 in the yard shooting grouse .I did break my scope that day at -65 turned the power ring heard it crunching was totslly broken .

 

[Kevin Peacocke]

So what double rifles make the grade in your opinion Kevin?

Top of my list Mitch for reliability, strength and good design and build quality is the Heym 89b. It has a Greener cross bolt third lockup so absolutely positive closing and immensely strong. I have put about 600 rounds through mine so far and it has performed flawlessly.

The rest all score some points for various good features, like the Merkel which also has a Greener cross bolt, but somewhat less on build quality and other features.

The Kreighoff seems to perform well, although I have seen my friend's misfiring and the jury is out on whether it was the firing pins or ammo. There is no third lockup either.

Chapuis would come next down, I have no personal experience, but there are several posts on this forum about various problems. I am sure not major though.

Rigby, WR, H&H and Purdey are obviously beautifully put together, but they would score no higher on my list than the Heym 89b, again because of design features and reliability. In fact I will open myself to a kicking and say I would take the Heym 89b over any of them. In fact, I looked at them all and did just that.

 

[dgr416]

I have seen a zillion marlin 4570s jam and only saw one guy hunt with one there .I took him to the tundra and he looked around 5 mins and left 400 yards was a close shot .I even saw those expensive wild west marlins jam they really suck and I wouldnt trust them at all .Moose hunting is in Sept but usually wsrmer one year there was two feet of snow first day.My friends argo rode like a bulldozer but Weatherby Accumsrk took it all .Its been 1000s of miles on 4 wheeler .I put kanes chaps on them keeps them like new .I put breakfree on my guns it was good to -45 then alittke stiff on bolts ususlky wiped them dry .I use to snowshoe miles for shosshoe hares .I always knew I could Trust those weatherby accumarks througb anything .We ususlly brought one of my 416s for thickets .Alaska is where you must have a stainlesss fiberglass stocked rifle .I bought a paddle stocked 338 win mag ruger 77 but that stock punched you when you shot it .I sold that stock put laminsted stock on it .THOSE ruger paddle stocked model 77s in 338 were the most popular rifle when i was there .I loved the long rsnge of the 338-378 and how smooth that acfion works .I just chsnged the mag springs after 25 yesrs all like new now .