contemporary swedish hunting rifle

[combatmedic]

Originally Posted by HANS

Welcome to the real world. Hunting is an expensive hobby.



Like all modern countries, Sweden has very strict laws and rules governing what weapon can be used on which animal. To take on moose, bear, wolf, or boar, you are required to use a klass I vapen, ie, a high-powered rifle. Typical calibres in Sweden are 6.5x55mm, 7.62x51mm, .30-06, or 9.3x62mm. Note that while you could theoretically also use such a gun on smaller game, hunters usually will own several rifles for different game. There won't be much left of a rabbit or fox if you hit it with a large calibre.



From the published selection in High-Tech, I'd take the Remington Model 700 (p. 116). This is a relatively common weapon even in Europe.

Cheers

HANS

Speak of the freakin' devil!!!

I was about to advise Christian to ask 'Hans-Christian Vortisch', the European gun-nut, about this. :)

I imagine Hans as living in a concealed bunker in the Alps, surrounded by dozens of hot German girls and a vast arsenal of firearms and explosives. His stainless steel fridge is filled with beer, slabs of red meat, and the severed heads of rival [former] game designers.