Black Frog
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I was lucky enough to recenly find one of the Grice special run 7600 Carbines in 35 Rem!!
Lightweight, heavy brush rifle?
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FoghornLeghorn
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The deer in the picture seems to be smiling.
That's a good idea. The rings are low mount and there's just not much room to get one of my big thumbs with thick gloves in there. I hadn't even thought about a hammer extension.
Edward429451
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What's wrong with that? I'm not sure I understand the problem. My 18.5" Marlin Guide gun has a half cock to carry it with. Mine had the cross bolt safety which I leave off and ignore, excepting to check it once in awhile to make sure it stays off. I carried it (45/70) chambered, safety off, on half cock. No game lower the hammer back to half cock, even with gloves on. never a problem. Does your .308 not have a half cock? Sorry if I am misunderstanding you.
I have three suggestions, the first is a Howa - either the youth model or the Ranchland in .308. The youth has a short 12-1/2" LOP and a 20" barrel for an overall length (OAL) of 39.25" making it handy for maneuvering in thick brush. The Ranchland is the same rifle in a 13-1/2" LOP adult stock for an OAL od 40.25. At about 7.15lbs Howas are not light but they aren't all that heavy either. The one below is my heavy brush rifle. It's short and I don't care if it gets banged up or dirty.
Howa Youth Model in .308 topped with a Nikon Monarch 2-8x32 in Talley Lightweight mounts.
The second option is a 6.2lb Tikka T3 Lite in 30-06. All Tikkas are long action so their is no reason going with a shorter cartridge. The Tikka is a full sized 22" barrel rifle with an OAL of 42" but the action and trigger are silky smooth.
Tikka T3 Lite in 30-06 w/Limbsaver topped with a Nikon Team Primos in Talley Lightweight mounts.
For the third option I'd look at a Savage Model 11 Lightweight Hunter. In .308 it's 40.24 long and weights 5.5lbs. I've been drooling over this one for a year but I don't need any more hunting rifles.
Howa Youth Model in .308 topped with a Nikon Monarch 2-8x32 in Talley Lightweight mounts.
The second option is a 6.2lb Tikka T3 Lite in 30-06. All Tikkas are long action so their is no reason going with a shorter cartridge. The Tikka is a full sized 22" barrel rifle with an OAL of 42" but the action and trigger are silky smooth.
Tikka T3 Lite in 30-06 w/Limbsaver topped with a Nikon Team Primos in Talley Lightweight mounts.
For the third option I'd look at a Savage Model 11 Lightweight Hunter. In .308 it's 40.24 long and weights 5.5lbs. I've been drooling over this one for a year but I don't need any more hunting rifles.
One of my favorite rifles for deer hunting is an early-fifties made Remington Model 760, chambered in 30-06 Springfield. I prefer the older model 760s to the newer ones precisely because they weren't made with "high-comb" stocks; the older ones with their low comb drops being best-suited for use with iron sights. A model 760, fitted with a receiver sight like the Williams FoolProof I've had on mine for the past fifty decades, is one speedy and handy rifle to mount, point, get a good sight picture and shoot, especially when hunting in places like the Michigan cedar swamps I find myself in. And there's nothing much faster if a second shot is called for than a Remington pump rifle. They make lever-action rifles like my Savage model 99 and Winchester models 1886 and 94, look positively slow in comparison.
Because I like bigger calibers for "woods" rifles, I've given thought to having my 30-06 model 760 rebored to .35 Whelen-but I've pretty much given up on the idea because I doubt it'd be worth the time, effort and expense in a practical sense.
FoghornLeghorn,
You don't have to put up with a click when you cock the BLR. You need more practice at cocking the hammer. You need to practice with an empty gun, by pulling the hammer back slowly while holding the trigger back, as the hammer goes all of the way back, let off of the trigger and easy the hammer down on full cock. No noise at all. This works with nearly all hammer guns, and especially the BLR.
It also helps to cut the shooting hand thumb out of your glove. The BLR is also a very safe gun, and can and should be carried with the hammer all of the way down not on the halfcock notch, don't do this on a Winchester or Marlin, but it was taught that way on the older BLR 81 shooting manuals. The BLR has an enertia firing pin, and you can easy the hammer all of the way down and hit it with a ball-pen and it won't fire. This makes the gun very safe as no safety can be wiped off, and leave the gun ready to fire.
The newer folding hammer models was a fix for a problem that didn't exist, just a stupid lawyer thing, again, like the cross bolt safety winchesters, etc.
You don't have to put up with a click when you cock the BLR. You need more practice at cocking the hammer. You need to practice with an empty gun, by pulling the hammer back slowly while holding the trigger back, as the hammer goes all of the way back, let off of the trigger and easy the hammer down on full cock. No noise at all. This works with nearly all hammer guns, and especially the BLR.
It also helps to cut the shooting hand thumb out of your glove. The BLR is also a very safe gun, and can and should be carried with the hammer all of the way down not on the halfcock notch, don't do this on a Winchester or Marlin, but it was taught that way on the older BLR 81 shooting manuals. The BLR has an enertia firing pin, and you can easy the hammer all of the way down and hit it with a ball-pen and it won't fire. This makes the gun very safe as no safety can be wiped off, and leave the gun ready to fire.
The newer folding hammer models was a fix for a problem that didn't exist, just a stupid lawyer thing, again, like the cross bolt safety winchesters, etc.