30-30 loads, starting with Federal’s Classic 125-grain Hi-Shok HPs. Rifle-wise, things were a lot more interesting. 4s with the maximum dram equivalent of powder. This load was rated on the box at 1,500 fps, but we got slightly lower velocities with it than with the PMC shell, even though the Remington round used 1 1/8-ounces of No. Because we’re fools for recoil, we also stuffed in more Remington Nitro-Steel 3-inchers than we care to admit. 3 shot load packed atop the maximum dram equivalent powder charge. PMC’s 3-inch magnum steel load had a lot more juice, developing around 1,400 fps in both guns with a 1 1/4-ounce No. 30-caliber rounds as the closest two we could find.įor shotshells, we used Estate Cartridge’s 2.75-inch 2.5 dr. Because we couldn’t get an exact match on the rifle end, we picked these. We ran a number of rounds through these rifle/shotguns, matching up the 12-gauge shotshells easily, and doing our best to find comparable pairings of thutty-thutty ammo and 7.62x39mm fodder. In our view, we think the Baikal is the better buy, for the reasons we detail below. Toward that end, we shot patterns and groups with our combo pair, trying to assess whether either gun had an edge in accuracy or shot placement. If the meat hunter is lucky enough to wander into a target-rich environment where a tasty wild pig cavorts with wildfowl, then who’s to say whether a backstrap pork loin trumps a pair of quail? Why not be ready for both? Now if they were looking for a doe or a hog to put in the pot, that might be a different story. Most deer hunters we know wouldn’t dare pop off a shotshell if they were pursuing a big buck. Though far less popular in the United States than in Europe, combo guns such as the $511 Savage Arms Model 24F-12 12 gauge/.30-30 and the European American Armory-imported Baikal IZH94 12 gauge/7.62x 39mm, $425, have a legitimate place in the birding/big game sportsman’s gun closet.Ĭertainly we would not make the case that wedding a rifle barrel to a scattergun is the most elegant solution for taking vastly different kinds of game. The answer: Combination rifle and shotguns. Though such situations occur when we’re least prepared, which is to say most of the time, there is a way to have our cake and eat it, too.
Or, conversely, when we’ve been fall turkey hunting with a shotgun and saw a huge buck rise up 75 yards away, making us pine for a rifle. I am guessing that the original intent was to shoot boar or deer? So rifle barrel fist and if the boar charged "back up" on the rear trigger to fire a 16 bore slug or buckshot.īut for UK shooting in woods or moor on squirrels, rabbits, crows, magpies that trigger set up made it useless.Many’s been the time when members of our staff have been afield deer hunting and walked into a mess of quail, and wished for a shotgun to knock down a bird or two. It didn't appear that it could be altered so I sold it. Now if the thing had been set up to fire the shot gun off the front trigger and the rifle off the back trigger I'd have kept it. (As realising this issue I carried the thing with the rifle barrel empty). So if you went for a snap shot on, say, a flushed bird such as magpie or crow put off a nest you'd "click" on the empty rifle barrel. It was very accurate.BUT>īut the problem was was that the rifle barrel fired off the front trigger. The thing also had its correct 'scope with claw mounts. Years ago I had a very nice German 16 bore single barrel over a 8mm barrel tha had been converted to. If you have one you'll find that you use it more than you thought. They are weighted more like a shotgun so not as steady as heavy barrelled rifle on a bipod. That said have shot foxes and Roe at 150 yds with it but do prefer to keep things within 100. They can be very accurate, but are not really suited to long range sniping. Not moderated - well a 26" barrel dramatically takes the noise down and rifle is no louder than the shotgun. Thursday morning was out early, not see much and then the gees lifted off the loch - but didn't come within range. Then went up to the other end of the farm and got into three Roe, but since they did n't have spiky bits didn't shoot one. Then tried for a some squirrels - I could have shot one on the ground, but felt the rifle was a bit much, so waited till he came into the trees, but then could nt get a shot at him. The other evening I was out - two magpies with the shot barrel. If you are getting one I would get something a bit bigger than 22lr / 410 unless its just for vermin. It is my weapon of choice, particularly around farmland, where you are constantly going over fences etc - so easy to load and unload and doesn't worry the general public like a bolt action rifle can.
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