Thread: If you had $800-$1000 burning a hole.......

Originally Posted by DemocKot

I see hunting and fishing chch have a new howa 308 with nikko sterling 3 by 9by40 for $799 at present

you would still need a few hundred xtra to put a decent scope on it

"Remember which one it was you were reluctant to hand back because it felt good and buy one second hand."

That is straight gold that is @gadgetman

look in the buy sell on here...go back a couple of pages and see how many awesome old girls have come up for sale....lovely old BSA type rifles..... they still shoot good,handle well and have a soul...not like a spastic plastic model....use your $500-600 to buy one and the other $400-500 to put a good leupold scope on top and you will be happy camper... you could use as is while sock drawer builds up enough to get it suppressed if you feel the urge.
there are a couple of ZASTAVAs for sale on the dreaded yellow site...love mine.

save up a bit more & get a sauer 100 xt in 6.5 prc , R39 mentioned the cal recently im thinking id like one too .

Is the $800-$1000 you have squirrelled away for a whole pakage ( scope mounts rifle etc ) or just the rifle ?
I have recently purchased a secondhand Tikka and setting up the whole package added to the purchase price dramatically.

Howa. SAko without the Sako tax, made in Japan and not budget spec US crap. only needs a nice stock.

Originally Posted by Konev

Howa. SAko without the Sako tax, made in Japan and not budget spec US crap. only needs a nice stock.

As @Toby said, Howa, the improved Sako. Built by a company that makes precision metal working machinery.

Buy a Howa, suffer the stock until you save up a few more South Pacific Pesos, and then get a Stug stock or similar.

Originally Posted by Tommy

Buy a Howa, suffer the stock until you save up a few more South Pacific Pesos, and then get a Stug stock or similar.

I see that Howa release their rifles with a HS Precision stock as an option in the USA....and will be released in 6.5 PRC. I wish they were here now!!

https://www.legacysports.com/howa-pr...-prc-calibers/

What ever you do, do it quick, I can just hear it, O darling I've taken all your old socks to the op shop.!!!!

Also is anyone else cracking up at "South Pacific Pesos"?

Originally Posted by Preacher

Also is anyone else cracking up at "South Pacific Pesos"?

Sounds like someone has been watching AvE on YouTube.

Originally Posted by 2post

Sounds like someone has been watching AvE on YouTube.

Haven't, but sounds interesting, link me?

"Buy a Howa, suffer the stock until you save up a few more South Pacific Pesos, and then get a Stug stock or similar"

That's what I did but to be fair it ended up a pretty bloody nice rig. Probably the only one I regret selling.

Cost you more than a factory Tikka though.

Originally Posted by DemocKot

I see hunting and fishing chch have a new howa 308 with nikko sterling 3 by 9by40 for $799 at present

Thats good to know go pretend to be super keen on it when you just at the point of buying it tell them,to shove it youll go and buy it off someone else