JJ's Favorite Hunting Rig

JJ breaks down his favorite gun, a combination rifle/shotgun by Valmet, in this video. Perhaps the world's most versatile hunting tool, the Tikka-owned, Finnish-bred Valmet 412 is a break action over/under firearm featuring a 12 ga. vent-rib barrel stacked over a venerable 30-06 barrel. The result is a gun that handles and points like a shotgun for quick snap shooting at birds with rifle available for long range stuff. it comes with an integral flip up sight for medium range distances and an integral, quick-attach scope mount for when the shot calls for really reaching out there. It's quality built all the way around and the one gun JJ chooses when he doesn't know if he'll see a turkey, a hog, a deer, a quail or any other critter that needs pluggin.

[@weissrw1]

12 Gauge AND 30.06???? Wow!!! No wonder you like it!!!

[@DigtoDef]

Great stuff...a somewhat surprising but excellent choice for overlapping seasons + pigs. And a cameo by Jdog to boot!

[@lovacporodjenju4363]

New combination guns are awesome. I live in Europe and we use them a lot. New combination guns are pretty popular here. I have Sabatti Forest (30-06 and 12 gauge 3 inch chamber) and also you can find FAIR in 12 ga and 30-06 or 308 win if you want to. So it is all on you. CZ Brno produces modell Combo which is also very nice gun. They are all 3 inch chambers so that is nice if you need magnum load somethimes. You can buy them in every popular rifle caliber and 12 or 20 gauge...

[@fullspektrum435]

Your pronounciation of Valmet is almost spot on!

[@philp411]

My combo gun is also my favorite hunting gun. Mine is one of those Savage 24's you mentioned (mine's in 30-30/12). I've been looking for a Valmet combo but they're not easy to come by. I wish Tikka would import them again (I'm told they're currently only available in Europe).

[@eastvantony]

Happy New Year!!! Great video!

[@micha3358]

There are sets from Valmet with the 412 and the 512 which have over under shotgun barrel, the combination barrel which you have and over under rifled barrel. Maybe you can find the other barrels for your gun. Look maybe on the european egun fot de for example... Price for such a gun with all three barrels should be around 1200 -1500 Euros

[@NordicRifleman]

Great combination gun! I could teach you how to pronounce Valmet but not in text 😁 Combination guns are pretty popular here in Europe. This over/under style called Bockbüchsflinte in German is normally referred to as a break action rifle with the possibility to fire a shotgun shot. I.e. it’s not normally intended for flying birds but of course it can be used for that also as shown here. In northern Sweden for example it’s primarily used for finding capercaillie that are sitting in a tree with the dog barking on the ground below. Then you sneak up and try to shoot the bird. 6,5x55 and 222 are more popular for that kind of hunting though.

[@mblakey4736]

Cool gun!

[@scottmccarthy7035]

U differently got the better of that trade 👍

[@seppa1019]

you say it just right

[@henryburness3580]

I have 20 g over an under