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Post by trevort »

Savages work, you wont be disappointed.

CZ are a quality firearm.

If you not sacrificing your left testicle to get it, Sako has the reputation as top of the tree for a factory produced gun. You will be happy
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Drafty wrote:
kjd wrote:Mate buy a tikka ruger or cz shoot and enjoy. Easy and any of those will work great. Don't get carried away with the custom gun thing unless you want a dedicated safe queen or 6
The Tika felt ok but i prefer the feel of timber, it felt plasticy like a toy, the ruger i tried was really tight in the bolt, kept jamming and wasnt smooth like the others and felt to thick in the grip, didnt try a CZ, do they come in a varmint with heavy barrel?

Neither of the 2 guns i mentioned are customised, bedding will be as far as i go and custom loads.
That's fair enough mate. They are just 3 brands of gun I have personal experience with that just WORK without anything (maybe a trigger job for the ruger).
The Ruger is a fine firearm and I've had a few of them. The roughness you would feel would be for two reasons: 1) Its a controlled round feed action and 2) its a new action.
It would wear in thats for sure.
I prefer function, durability and value and for the money I can't go past my Tikka T3 in .223 it just works, shoots as accurate as any rifle I've owned and even though its got a bit of plastic on it.. it hasn't let me down and my car has more plastic than it :D
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kjd wrote: it hasn't let me down and my car has more plastic than it :D

and a giant d@ck on the door, oh wait... you fixed that. :lol:
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Just a bit of a heads up on the CZ - just to confuse you further

1) Doesn't require bedding - had a smith check mine he said no bedding needed.
2) Barrel doesn't need to be floated - same as above, Mine had a small amount of wood to be shaved from the fore-end as it touched when shot
3) Trigger can be lightened off to 2lbs with a small screwdriver, or even lighter if you push the trigger forward (hair trigger)
4) They are excellent value for the money
5) Come with free CZ rings that seem to do the trick nicely.

At the end of the day I reckon you should just get one of the guns (Tikka, Savage, CZ) that have been mentioned by the members here - all obviously shoot well and are well priced, otherwise we wouldn't be recommending them to you.

You will quickly discover that the rifle is not the limiting factor in knocking off Basil Brush,Peter rabbit or Puddy Tat at 350 yards, but your technique - in summary just grab a rifle, develop some handloads and get some practice in!

All the best,

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I am the new owner of a Sako 85, bit the bullet this morning and forked over some cash.

Want to say thanks to all who offered their advice and opinions.

Should have the gun in my hands in a week or 2 once the permit arrives, will post up some pics then.
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Congrats mate you will not be disappointed I'm sure!
All the best with it! Hope it takes many bunnies and foxes!
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kjd wrote:Congrats mate you will not be disappointed I'm sure!
All the best with it! Hope it takes many bunnies and foxes!

ditto
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nice choice :D
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Picked it up yesterday, now just have to get out there and put some rounds through it.

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Thanks to everyone for their advice.
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Post by doidge5781 »

That is seriously sexy, im jealous :D
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very nice rifle! and very nice scope!
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very sweet. Enjoy and lots of victim impact photos reqd
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very jealous
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trevort wrote:very sweet. Enjoy and lots of victim impact photos reqd

Wll do :wink:
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Post by dave »

oh dear that is pretty...if it shoots half as good as it looks u will be a happy chappy!!!
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