Poer_bullet
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I personally love the concept of the 45-70 guide guns.
I'm a guide in South Africa and I hunt almost exclusively with my .375. I find it a perfect all rounder but unfortunately it is quite heavy.
I seldom have to kill a client's animal for him on soft skin animals so it is a waste to carry all that weight the whole day. The kills that I do are very short range quick shooting anything from warthog to eland.
What I was thinking of was building a 45-70 on a bolt action with an 18" barrel and a light synthetic stock, ghost ring site and quick release scope mounts for a red dot scope if needed for bush pig hunting.
We are very limited with gun licenses in South Africa. I own a 30-06 and the .375. I consider them as very good “all rounders” as I reload and that makes these two very versatile. Between the two rifles I can shoot 130grain to 400 grain bullets.
What I am trying to get at is that:
I mainly hunt in dense areas, shoot fast and at short ranges and I need all the fire power I can get!
I think that this rifle will be perfect but very little South Africans use a 45-70 so it is very difficult to get advice.
I don’t want to go through the whole process of getting the rifle licensed and then be disappointed! (Licensing a rifle is very expensive and time consuming!!!!)
Do you guys have any comments and advice on my idea?
Thanks!!
I'm a guide in South Africa and I hunt almost exclusively with my .375. I find it a perfect all rounder but unfortunately it is quite heavy.
I seldom have to kill a client's animal for him on soft skin animals so it is a waste to carry all that weight the whole day. The kills that I do are very short range quick shooting anything from warthog to eland.
What I was thinking of was building a 45-70 on a bolt action with an 18" barrel and a light synthetic stock, ghost ring site and quick release scope mounts for a red dot scope if needed for bush pig hunting.
We are very limited with gun licenses in South Africa. I own a 30-06 and the .375. I consider them as very good “all rounders” as I reload and that makes these two very versatile. Between the two rifles I can shoot 130grain to 400 grain bullets.
What I am trying to get at is that:
I mainly hunt in dense areas, shoot fast and at short ranges and I need all the fire power I can get!
I think that this rifle will be perfect but very little South Africans use a 45-70 so it is very difficult to get advice.
I don’t want to go through the whole process of getting the rifle licensed and then be disappointed! (Licensing a rifle is very expensive and time consuming!!!!)
Do you guys have any comments and advice on my idea?
Thanks!!
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