What's your favorite brush beater rifle?

Wyatt Burp · Dec 9, 2009

This Browning 92 .44 Magnum is mine. Along with myRem. Model 81 in .300 Savage. I dragged it through some rough countryside and it's such a smooth little rifle. I obviously don't care about scratching it up. What's your favorite brush beater rifle?

canoeguy · Dec 9, 2009

For rough duty, I have a 1980's vintage Winchester "Ranger" 30/30, mine also has a sling, and a butt stock ammo carrier to carry ten extra rounds. It's fun to shoot, accurate out to 100 yards, and has enough dings on it I don't mind adding more.

For rough .22 duty, a Henry lever action, the model H001, the cheapest Henry .22 version. This is the rifle I carry in the canoe now, stuffed into a cheap ($40) Sportsman Guide scabbard.

feralmerril · Dec 9, 2009

Wyatt, I also have your browning 92 in .44 mag. I have a 94 30/30 I bought new around 1958, that overall I probley carried the most. (It has senioraty). I have quite a few other rifles, more costly and powerfull, but seem to use a ruger 77 in 7X57 I bought new years ago for half price. It is cheap, accurate, flat shooting and I dont stress if I nick it up. Also a win 88 in 308, but I havent had it all that long yet.

Maddog 521 · Dec 9, 2009

My brush beater is a 1973 Marlin 336RC in 35 Remington. It has been to hell and back and I'll take it back there when needed.

Forester · Dec 9, 2009

Rough duty indeed. Requires a rough gun.

My Frankenfield.

Snapping Twig · Dec 9, 2009

Talking heavy brush, close range? Mini 30 for me. I have a 150g Nosler Ballistic Tip homeload that works right nice in it.

This is my next piece. I've got a 2x EER scope to mount on it. It's on order, so as soon as the factory ships it, I can post pics. Here's an image.

Marlin 1895 SBL 45/70

GF · Dec 9, 2009

.... ring and rail on that 45/70 !!!

I've never seen one set up like that. Do they make it in girley man calibers, you know for those of us that don't shoot 1/2 sticks of dynamite?
COOL rifle.

GF

zercool · Dec 9, 2009

A Remington 870 12ga with a full-rifled barrel.

Shot a nice size doe last year who was "hiding" behind a 1" sapling. The doe fell over a moment before the tree did.

tops · Dec 9, 2009

M70 Winchester, 30-06, Leupold 3X9X40. It will do it in the brush or open land and I don't care if it gets scratched. It is only a tool to do what I want done. Larry

m1gunner · Dec 9, 2009

A 1942 M1 Garand with a scout mount and red dot sight.

Perfect balance, enouth power for anything, and very quick sighting with the red dot.

Not worried about dings, its been through 3 wars, nothing I can do will ever come close to that.

bubbajoe45 · Dec 9, 2009

Maddog 521 said:
My brush beater is a 1973 Marlin 336RC in 35 Remington. It has been to hell and back and I'll take it back there when needed.

I've got one of these also. I don't know what year it was made, but probably 70s. With Leverevolution ammo it is a 2-3" gun (has a 4X weaver with flip-over mount so you can use the iron sights, too).

Cyrano · Dec 10, 2009

Remington 760 pump carbine: 18 inch barrel, 30-06 caliber, Weaver K2.5. I bought it when I came down on orders for Alaska, and it has two moose and four caribou to its credit. I think it's the perfect brush gun.

Snapping Twig · Dec 10, 2009

GF said:
.... ring and rail on that 45/70 !!!

I've never seen one set up like that. Do they make it in girley man calibers, you know for those of us that don't shoot 1/2 sticks of dynamite?
COOL rifle.

GF

HAHAHA

Love that pic!

AFAIK, it's a limited production and only in 45/70. Be damn nice if it were available in other calibers too.

Krull · Dec 10, 2009

Frankly all my guns are meant to be used and not sit in a safe and look pretty,I actually hate guns like that.

That said over the past few months it's been this "little" bugger more and more...

Browning A-Bolt .375 H&H,it had a BOSS break on it and whatever else it's supposed to do,me being the nut I am got it chopped off! it's now an 18 1/2 inch carbine

When I tell people what it is they generally have this reaction

Smith357 · Dec 10, 2009

tops said:
M70 Winchester, 30-06, Leupold 3X9X40. It will do it in the brush or open land and I don't care if it gets scratched. It is only a tool to do what I want done. Larry

I have one of them thar boom sticks, she's been up and down a few mountains with me. Hoping to get her out soon to splatter some coyotes that are raising a ruckus on a friends farm.

CAJUNLAWYER · Dec 10, 2009

1970's Model 94 Winchester with a Williams Peep sight. A snap shooting little beast!!!

ACP230 · Dec 10, 2009

When things get nasty in deer season I leave my Ruger 77RL in .250 Savege home and take out my Mossberg 590 with the indestructible black finish and ghost ring peep sights.

I also have my brother's sporterized 1917 Enfield in .30-06 and a cut 1894 Swedish Mauser in 6.5 X 55 for bad weather deer hunting. Neither has been out in the woods for a while but I'm going to sight in the Swede next year just in case.

sparkgap · Dec 10, 2009

Caje, We think the same. I have a 70es Marlin 336 in .32 Winchester Special with a Williams peep sight.

I bought the gun years ago at the Cape gun show because it was factory drilled and tapped for the sight. Best brush gun I've ever owned.

PS. The temp. is 9, but the rain is gone.

Bob

Andy Griffith · Dec 10, 2009

Never used a brush rifle...

Always been a 1897 Winchester brush gun.

#1 buck from it always seemed to hit home.

Landpimp · Dec 10, 2009

HK G3K

I dont hunt critters

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