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Post by compulsive269 on Jun 21, 2006 5:03:29 GMT -5
Does anyone have experience or preference on a particular rifle used for backpacking or camping?
I'm after something that breaks down into two or three pieces that can be carried in a backpack. I also don't care about the caliber, but the more versatile the better.
Thanks
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Post by Buckshot on Jun 22, 2006 0:51:03 GMT -5
Compulsive,
You could try the Henry Survival rifle (the old AR7) but it doesn't have a very good reputation.
You could also try a Rossi or NEF combo kit, a single shot rimfire rifle and a shotgun barrel that go on the same frame. They are both single shot.
The only other choices I can think of would be a Marlin M39 .22 rifle or a Rossi/Taurus copy of the old Winchester gallery gun. They both come apart with a single large headed screw on the side.
OOOps, there is a third one, too. The old Browning semi-auto or a copy of the same is a takedown.
I think that a 10/22 can be set up to be a takedown with some work. Marlin had the Papoose at one time but I think they are gone from the new list and only on the used market.
Buckshot
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Post by StonerStudent on Jun 22, 2006 5:32:03 GMT -5
There is a custom outfit that makes a take down Marlin 1895 in 444 Marlin and 45/70.
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Post by compulsive269 on Jun 22, 2006 5:33:13 GMT -5
I have also thought about the Thompson Center Encore/Omaga rifle. I don't think they have a shot gun barrel but the exchange barrels offer some good choices.
Thanks for the ideas, I'll take a look around the gun shops in the area.
Comp269
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Post by StonerStudent on Jun 22, 2006 5:45:35 GMT -5
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Post by compulsive269 on Jun 22, 2006 6:19:02 GMT -5
OMG! Very nice rifle, but the price, ouch! I hope the ported barrel really really helps with the recoil.
I also ran across some double barreled shot guns that might be worth a look see.
Unfortunately the mountains of Colorado are tinder dry. Camping or any other activity could lead to the start of another forest fire so I'm staying put in the city for the time.
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Post by Buckshot on Jun 23, 2006 1:07:08 GMT -5
Compulsive,
T/C didn't have much of a full length shotgun barrel for the Contender.
They DO have them, including fully rifled for sabot slugs, for the Encore. I don't know much at all about the Omega.
Buckshot
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Post by Buckshot on Jun 23, 2006 1:08:20 GMT -5
Compulsive,
Forgot this in the first couple of replies.
You DO realize that an M4 carbine comes nicely in half, don't you?
;^)
Buckshot
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Post by cougar on Jun 24, 2006 0:16:33 GMT -5
You may recall me praising the handgun caliber Winchester Model 94 lever actions that I own (16" barrel "Trapper" models in 357 Mag, 44 Mag, and 45 Colt). The buttstock of these can be removed simply by removing one bolt, a special size and shaped one, called the tang bolt. If I wanted to do this I would get an extra bolt to keep handy, just in case. The buttstock then just slides off the receiver. The barrel/receiver on the Trappers measures just 25 1/2 " . How big is your backpack? I have a Lowe Alpine Contour III, 70+15, and with the buttstock attached the Trapper fits in with about 7" or 8" above the main pack but that can be covered with the auxilliary top-bag. Of course, this is a big pack; a person could probably fit most of a poached sheep in one (OH! Did I say that?! ;D ) They don't make this exact pack anymore but there are a couple similar to this one at the Lowe website www.lowealpine.com/Products/Detail.asp?ProductTypeID=10&ProductGroupID=147&Position=6&SpecificActivityID= or just www.lowealpine.com/Products/SearchProduct.aspI note that Lowe also makes military style packs, if you are so interested. The Winchester (now out of business!) Trapper also was manufactured in caliber 30-30 if you need more than the handgun caliber but with Cor-bon and Buffalo Bore making heavy bullet and +P+ versions of 357 and 44 Magnum, you can have nine rounds in the magazine versus just six of 30-30. Of course there's the new Hornady Leverevolution ammo for that caliber which extends the effective range of 30-30 substantially. See the March 2006 issue of American Rifleman for the story on it......Cougar...... |
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Post by compulsive269 on Jun 27, 2006 6:13:43 GMT -5
Cougar, I'm the kind of person who might get everything I need for an extended hike in a small trailer. Small trailers are tough to pull around especially up mountain trails. Most hiking I do is in the category of the day or the short quick type of hiking. I usually never use large (goat) packs for hiking so a small light break down rifle is what I'm after. I think a couple of companies make lite, short, plastic rifles in the calibers you mentioned.
Buckshot, I'll take a look at the M4s and I didn't know they broke down that way.
I guess I could always set my encore up as a 30-30 pistol, ouch.
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Post by cougar on Jul 14, 2006 0:24:41 GMT -5
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Post by compulsive269 on Aug 22, 2006 5:30:34 GMT -5
I do, carry a pistol/revolver quickly accessed for self protection. The rifle I was talking about was for a survival situation. Here in Colorado bears and mountain lions are more a problem than two legged critters.
I ran across another hiker while at a mountain lake in the area of St. Mary's Glacier. He made the comment that having a small dog with me would likely cause a bear to attack my pet before it attacked me. I didn't tell the guy that if a bear or lion attacked me or my dog the first bullet would go up the critters ass, the second shot would go down it's throat and the third would be a toss between the head and the heart.
44 mags do lots of damage at close range.
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Post by compulsive269 on Aug 25, 2006 4:22:13 GMT -5
TC makes interchangeable barrels for the encore. I can order a 7X57, a 12 gage shotgun and maybe a 22 or 223 or 30-30 or ....
Oh and a butt pad or two. ouch
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