Home | Ezine | Forums | Links | Contact
NitroExpress.com: Chapuis and caliber decision????

View recent messages : 24 hours | 48 hours | 7 days | 14 days | 30 days | 60 days | More Smilies


*** Enjoy NitroExpress.com? Participate and join in. ***

Double Rifles, Single Shots & Combinations >> Double Rifles

Brian
.224 member


Reged: 03/02/05
Posts: 41
Loc: NY (Delaware County)
Chapuis and caliber decision????
      30/01/13 08:32 AM

I want opinions before I order.
Looking at a Chapuis double rifle,. I would prefer to oder the series 3, the smaller 28 ga frame size. 6lbs or so weight without optic. I could go with the UGEX (20 ga Frame) and that’s a pound heavier.
Rifle to be used primarily for eastern White tails, black bear and the occasional moose.
I will go with a Leupold scope in EAW pivot mounts with illuminated reticle for deep woods and early morning and late day use. 54 year old eyes need a little help.
Add a pound or so for glass and rings.
So, this leaves caliber.
My choices are 6.5x57R, 7x65R, 30-30, 8x57JR, 9.3x74R
If I go to the heaver UGEX, I can add 30-06 and 30R Blazer. Of course 30-06 would give me the most choices in factory ammo.
I have experience with the 9.3x74R. But in a rifle of this weight, a little too much recoil.
I have no experience with the other metrics, only what I have read.
Ammo availability is one factor besides performance.
I plan on using mostly factory ammo. What factory 8x57R and the others is available readily in US? I am not talking 80 bucks a box RWS.

None of this is written in stone right now.

--------------------
Brian

LTC, IN
Back from Afghanistan
Life Member A.H. Fox Gun Collectors Assoc.
Endowment Member NRA
Delaware County, NY

Post Extras Print Post   Remind Me!     Notify Moderator


Entire topic
Subject Posted by Posted on
* Chapuis and caliber decision???? Brian 30/01/13 08:32 AM
. * * Re: Chapuis and caliber decision???? Idahoshooter   01/02/13 06:22 AM
. * * Re: Chapuis and caliber decision???? AkMike   01/02/13 08:08 AM
. * * Re: Chapuis and caliber decision???? 450   03/02/13 04:51 PM
. * * Re: Chapuis and caliber decision???? ozhunter   03/02/13 05:30 PM
. * * Re: Chapuis and caliber decision???? albertan   04/02/13 09:58 AM
. * * Re: Chapuis and caliber decision???? Brian   07/02/13 05:50 AM
. * * Re: Chapuis and caliber decision???? AkMike   07/02/13 07:00 AM
. * * Re: Chapuis and caliber decision???? Brian   07/02/13 07:48 AM
. * * Re: Chapuis and caliber decision???? AkMike   07/02/13 07:50 AM
. * * Re: Chapuis and caliber decision???? Mike_Bailey   07/02/13 08:02 PM
. * * Re: Chapuis and caliber decision???? Brian   08/02/13 02:47 AM
. * * Re: Chapuis and caliber decision???? AkMike   08/02/13 07:06 AM
. * * Re: Chapuis and caliber decision???? doubleriflejack   31/01/13 06:37 AM
. * * Re: Chapuis and caliber decision???? Grenadier   31/01/13 08:04 AM
. * * Re: Chapuis and caliber decision???? Chasseur   31/01/13 06:30 AM
. * * Re: Chapuis and caliber decision???? Grenadier   31/01/13 04:57 AM
. * * Re: Chapuis and caliber decision???? Igorrock   30/01/13 08:55 AM
. * * Re: Chapuis and caliber decision???? Well_Well_Well   30/01/13 06:19 PM
. * * Re: Chapuis and caliber decision???? tophet1   30/01/13 07:35 PM
. * * Re: Chapuis and caliber decision???? HistoricBore   30/01/13 08:37 PM
. * * Re: Chapuis and caliber decision???? Matabele   30/01/13 10:23 PM

Extra information
0 registered and 419 anonymous users are browsing this forum.

Moderator:  CptCurl 



Forum Permissions
      You cannot start new topics
      You cannot reply to topics
      HTML is disabled
      UBBCode is enabled

Rating:
Thread views: 10204

Rate this thread

Jump to

Contact Us NitroExpress.com

Powered by UBB.threads™ 6.5.5


Home | Ezine | Forums | Links | Contact


Copyright 2003 to 2011 - all rights reserved