Beginning with the basics like calibre selection, then progressing through the components like stocks, barrels and scopes then assembly, bedding and ultimately some hunting!
One of the eternal questions for hunters is what calibre do I choose? And when starting from scratch that’s one of the very first questions you need to ask yourself.
To begin with you have to decide what class of rifle you’re after. We break them down in to three general categories, the Bushpig, the Superpig and the long range rifle.
THE BUSHPIG
The Bushpig is a short barreled rifle for, as the name suggests, primarily bush hunting. We’d typically shorten the barrel to between 16 and 18 inches, often retain the factory barrel, and work up loads to achieve an effective range of up to…