Hog hunter
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Because my Marlin 336 35 Remington is quicker and easier to use especially at close range when hunting hogs in brush and the 35 will punch a hole clear through a hog.
Well you did ask why.
Well you did ask why.
Fredericianer
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Because you'd rather have a detachable magazine or a hinged floorplate than a blind mag.
They look like nice rifles otherwise.
They look like nice rifles otherwise.
Because there are no hogs in your area?
And you can buy your bacon at Costco?
LoL, sorry, could not resist...
I strongly considered one. Kept delaying and bought the Ruger American instead when they were introduced. The Hog hunter is actually the same rifle as the Precision Carbine, but with iron sights and a cheaper stock.
I felt it was closer to a heavy barreled precision rifle than a lightweight, short barreled carbine for hunting hogs. The Ruger American is $150 cheaper and about 1 1/2 lb lighter and just as accurate. It fills the role I had in mind better.
I think the hog hunter is a nice package, just not what I wanted.
I felt it was closer to a heavy barreled precision rifle than a lightweight, short barreled carbine for hunting hogs. The Ruger American is $150 cheaper and about 1 1/2 lb lighter and just as accurate. It fills the role I had in mind better.
I think the hog hunter is a nice package, just not what I wanted.
Reloadron
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1. Because you needed to ask.
2. Because the voices in your head tell you that you don't want one.
3. Because you have a friend and friends don't let friends buy Savage Hog Hunters.
4. Because I don't want one.
5. Because the hogs don't want you to have one.
I really don't have a clue. Good rifle, there are better and worse so just follow your taste in rifles and get what works for you. If I tell you to buy one and then you don't like it I could never live with myself.
Ron
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Because no one needs a threaded barrel to hunt hogs. Just saying.
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I hope your suggestion will be something other than Remington. I have a few Savages and they have been great. I also have a CZ and a Howa which have worked very well. I'm even looking at a Sako for purchase later this year. Rem's QC, CS, and overall bad judgement along with all the poorly fit, finished, and malfunctioning (R51) firearms I've looked at sitting on the LGS's shelf have turned me completely away from them for good I fear. I still have a 700 sps tactical in .308 that's a few years old now. I like it a whole lot but it will probably be my last from anything Freedom Group.
It's got back up irons, so I kind of like it because it reminds me of the rifles I shot as a kid. Oops, that's a reason I'd get it!
Txhillbilly
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You do if you're planning on attaching a suppressor to it,and that was the purpose of Savage putting a threaded end on a 20" barrel.
Reloadron
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It was tongue in cheek humor. I like Savage, they make a fine well priced rifle.
Ron
Elkins45
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Because the stock is as flimsy as a coffee stir stick and will need to either be replaced or significantly reinforced.
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Txhillbilly said:
It was a sarcastic post. My hog rifle has a threaded barrel, just haven't gotten around to going through the NFA process for the suppressor.
Ibmikey
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Because my AAC Handi Rifle in 300 Blackout just took a 350 pound boar (16" threaded barrel) so naturally it is the best hog rifle......all in one shot.
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Reloadron already said that neither he nor the hogs want you to have one... What more is there to discuss? Case closed.
I thought about getting one, but the blind mag is kind of a turn off. I'd probably replace the stock, so it wouldn't really wind up being that good of a deal.
I thought about getting one, but the blind mag is kind of a turn off. I'd probably replace the stock, so it wouldn't really wind up being that good of a deal.
TexasPatriot.308
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cause you can find so many other rifles in other calibers that will work....I hunt and kilhogs everyday...my cow pastures are full of hogs....I kill them with anything from a .17hmr to various .308s.....favorites are .22-250, 7mm-08 and of course .308 but anything in between works really well, don't believe all the BS you read in gun rags or what "gun gurus" say.
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LOL! That was funny!
Sheepdog1968
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You secretly want a 45-70 guide gun
nastynatesfish
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Same reason that I didn't need the same in 338 win mag
ClickClickD'oh
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dvdcrr said:
Pro-Tip: Hunting guides always lie upwards for what caliber you need. It's because a hunter that gets a kill is a happy hunter. A hunter that watches a wounded animal run off isn't a happy hunter. Happy hunters tip guides.
Hunting white tail? Bring a .300WM. Seriously.
Elkins45
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We must have different definitions of bad. I could bend the forend to touch the barrel with my thumb on the one I looked at.
The one I worked with wasn't rigid walnut, by any means, but it shot fine.
You CAN bend several plastic stocks if you try, just don't try.
The stock on the one here wasn't warped, didn't touch the barrel, didn't bend in normal use, didn't break, and didn't appear to adversely affect accuracy.
I debated with myself & would have kept that .308 had I not already had a short .308 boltgun that fit the same brush gun role for me.
Denis
You CAN bend several plastic stocks if you try, just don't try.
The stock on the one here wasn't warped, didn't touch the barrel, didn't bend in normal use, didn't break, and didn't appear to adversely affect accuracy.
I debated with myself & would have kept that .308 had I not already had a short .308 boltgun that fit the same brush gun role for me.
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