"Stalking Rifles"

Leave it to Al to think outside the box.

I don't see a red deer being much impressed with that however.
 
Some stunning technical and artistic virtuosity there! A magnificent demonstration of the possible. I'd be afraid to touch one, however.
 
I agree that a marlimn

Chism G said:
Best deer stalker ever made. I still got mine, unscoped.
Perfect, out to about 100yds.

https://www.marlinfirearms.com/lever-action.



Glenn
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or winchester makes a good stalking rifle. In the lexicon of old times, the link generally describes a stalking rifle. In modern times it can be anything you want I guess. If it suits your purposes that is great...beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

https://huntforever.org/2015/08/31/the-stalking-rifle/

https://www.africanhuntinggazette.com/what-in-the-world-is-a-stalking-rifle/
 
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I can't argue with that one. Merkel makes a nice example and Blaser has some incredible examples for big dollars. The wood is amazing. My new (to me) mauser in 6.5x54 MS is very near to the lines of the classic Rigby. How it ended up in that caliber I would love to know. There are no maker marks or otherwise.

My best modern example is a kimber .308 that wears a figured claro walnut stock and a Leupold M8 4x scope. The whole package weighs barely 6 pounds loaded.
 
While utterly lacking the fine-art value of some of the previous examples, I think the Steyr Scout and some of Cooper's pre-Steyr prototypes fit the bill mighty nicely.

GsT
 
That is a beauty

How it ended up in 6.5 MS? The original owner had class! That cartridge with a 160 grain Hornady roundnose makes a classic whitetail stalker.
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Gene, I agree and would add the Tikka compact in .308.
 
The .308 is the most numerous chambering in my collection. I like it for many reasons. I have shot more deer with it than anything else, with the .30-06 probably being second.

One classic stalking rifle that most folks are not aware of is the Savage model 20, later renamed the model 1920. It was manuactured from 1920 to 1929 with only around 12,000 made total. The rifle weighs about 5 pounds and was made only in .250-3000 and .300 Savage. The action is sort of a mauser clone but the cocking piece gives it a Springfield look. The stock has a schnable forend tip and most wear a receiver sight on the cocking piece or thereabouts.

I had a chance to buy one about 15 years ago for $550. My wife was standing there and was agreeable but it was a .250-3000 and, based on previous experience with one in a model 99, I was afraid the twist might be too slow for 100 grain bullets. I also didn't like the stamped trigger guard. That would have been a good investment because they are up over two grand now. Oh well.
 
Interesting rifle

I like the slim forend and Schnabel tip. One article claimed it was the first factory bolt rifle offered to sportsmen...as opposed to sporterized military rifles.

And a followup to the 11mm single shot stalking black powder rifle.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CUuqdAQmt2Q
 
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Stalking Rifle

Every big game hunting Rifle I own, is a stalking Rifle. The only exception is that,the older I get, Weight and recoil becomes more of a deciding factor as to which one goes on the hunt.

Glenn
 
I totally agree

Chism G said:
Every big game hunting Rifle I own, is a stalking Rifle. The only exception is that,the older I get, Weight and recoil becomes more of a deciding factor as to which one goes on the hunt.

Glenn
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with you!
 
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