Hi everyone,
I'm considering purchasing a quality single-shot rifle for bush and alpine hunting in New Zealand. I travel a lot by foot (and occasionally public transport), so I'd like a compact, light-weight rifle that I can break apart and store inside my pack.
I'm leaning towards the Merkel K5 at the moment (which is pretty much the same thing as a Blaser K95 - just a little bit different aesthetically).
I'll encounter prolonged wet, muddy (and sometimes icy) conditions. I'm curious to know if a single-shot rifle would handle it?
Unlike a bolt action rifle that can be completely field stripped (to access the firing pin, trigger mechanism etc.) what's the story with these single-shot rifles? Can you access the innards of these rifles (in the field) to dry everything out? Or does it involve lots of small pins and fiddly screws?
Are there any other reliability issues I need to be aware of?
If a single-shot rifle isn't suitable, I'll get a stainless/synthetic 'take-down' bolt rifle custom made.
Cheers.
I'm considering purchasing a quality single-shot rifle for bush and alpine hunting in New Zealand. I travel a lot by foot (and occasionally public transport), so I'd like a compact, light-weight rifle that I can break apart and store inside my pack.
I'm leaning towards the Merkel K5 at the moment (which is pretty much the same thing as a Blaser K95 - just a little bit different aesthetically).
I'll encounter prolonged wet, muddy (and sometimes icy) conditions. I'm curious to know if a single-shot rifle would handle it?
Unlike a bolt action rifle that can be completely field stripped (to access the firing pin, trigger mechanism etc.) what's the story with these single-shot rifles? Can you access the innards of these rifles (in the field) to dry everything out? Or does it involve lots of small pins and fiddly screws?
Are there any other reliability issues I need to be aware of?
If a single-shot rifle isn't suitable, I'll get a stainless/synthetic 'take-down' bolt rifle custom made.
Cheers.