As an avid predator hunter I’m always looking for better tools to help me be more productive. Being that I’ve been around the barn a time or two and not getting any younger I’m also not looking to lag around any extra weight. With this said I’ve narrowed down what I feel I need on every stand. This included my Bullet HP call, hand calls, shooting sticks, and rifle. With these items I can hunt predators anywhere they exist.
The heaviest tool in this line up is also one of the most vital tools needed to close the deal when the predators respond. For years I’ve been on a quest to acquire the perfect rifle for this task. It needs to be light but shootable (Yes that’s a word). It also needs to be short as not to snag on brush going to and from stands. Last but not least, it needs to be very accurate in case a coyote hangs up way out there. As the years have gone by I’ve gravitated to the AR platform. I call them the Mr. Potatohead of guns. The AR’s modular design enables the creative mind to build a mission specific rifle. Through the years I’ve spent countless hours and money tying to assemble the perfect balance and come up with the perfect “calling rifle”. I’ve even worked with major manufactures in the very same quest. With that I’ve come close but still kept looking for ways to make what I had better.
Last year I joined a good friend of mine Kerry Carver on a hunt in Northern Nevada. While there we were also joined by Kerry’s son and his friend Adam. It turns out Adam works for Christensen Arms and was shooting one of their rifles. I fell in love with it. After visiting with Adam I just had to have one. Wasn’t long after I got home that Adam and I got together and we began laying out what I had hoped was finally the perfect rifle of my dreams.
A couple weeks later the brown truck pulled up and I took delivery. Looking great so far but only time will tell…right? This all happened latter in the season last year so about the time I got really into shooting this jewel the weather began to warm up and good hunting weather ceased. Through the spring and summer though I did respond to a few “animal damage control” jobs where I got to put the rifle through the paces some more.
Well I just got back from another hunt up in Nevada and I’m still feeling pretty stoked about this rifle. In fact after much reflection I think I’m finally satisfied that I’ve found the perfect rifle for my line of work.
If you are like me and are looking for that perfect rifle look no further than the Christensen Arms CA-15 VTAC. These people took the AR platform to the next level in every aspect from the bolt carrier to the barrel to the float tube. This thing screams quality. While dainty to handle it is very rugged and shootable (There’s that word again). A pure joy to carry and shoot. The attention to detail and tolerances are like none I’ve ever seen (And I’ve seen a lot). This translates to sub MOA accuracy that consistently prints tiny groups in the same place with every trip to the range or hunt. The confidence I have in this rifle is very reassuring every time I settle it in my shooting sticks and begin calling.
For more information on this rifle you can click on this link. https://christensenarms.com/ca-15-vtac/
Good Hunting, and God Bless,
Byron South
(Professional hunter and Co-Founder of Convergent Hunting Solutions)