THE UNLIKELY, LIKELY SOLUTION
Being a farmer by profession I need to cull game and control the numbers of pest or problem animals on a regular basis. My bakkie (truck) is basically my office and one of the tools of my trade is the so-called “bakkie rifle”. And believe me, it is not easy to find the ultimate bakkie rifle that will tick all the boxes.
A bakkie rifle must have certain features, qualities and abilities. My requirements are the following: It must be cheap to shoot because I use it on a daily basis; it needs to be durable and not fancy because it will work hard and receive no pampering; low maintenance and reliability is important; it must be compact and easy operable from the confined space of a bakkie’s cab; and last but not least it must be deadly accurate.
Some of my requirements may sound a bit contradictory – well-maintained guns are normally reliable and compact rifles are usually used for short-range work. However, the ultimate bakkie rifle needs to be something special, something extraordinary because the chores it must perform are varied.
It will be used on all sorts of problem animals, from crows right up to the size of bigcab and then shoot over the side mirror. The rifle will also be used regularly in low light conditions and even at night.
