Mountain lion gun

After two plus years it is finally finished. And no I did not desecrate a WWII heirloom (it a post war commercial production M1 Carbine copy). Leupold 1.75-6 variable (that I pulled off of my .375 H&H Africa gun), laminated stock. Now I just have to find an outfitter to guide me for a mountain lion.

Holy cow that is one awesome looking carbine

Victor3Ranger1 said:

Holy cow that is one awesome looking carbine

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Thank you, I certainly thought so. LOL

FWIW - my buddy and I hunted mountain lions in Utah a few years back. He brought a vintage M1 carbine with original sights. When a big tom was treed, it was easy to move withing 25yds, probably less. One shot with a Barnes factory load and the cat leapt from the tree and made a mad dash across the snow. The blood trail was substantial, and the cat only ran about 50yds before sliding under a deadfall. DOA The bullet entered the lion's chest and exited near his last rib.

The 30 carbine proved to be plenty of gun even for the largest mountain lions.

Nice rifle! I like the idea of building a species specific rifle. There are 29 officially recognized species of big game in North America. You have one rifle down, 28 rifles to go.

sambo3006 said:

Nice rifle! I like the idea of building a species specific rifle. There are 29 officially recognized species of big game in North America. You have one rifle down, 28 rifles to go.

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Then you can start on Africa.