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

Originally Posted by 2post

Sounds like someone has been watching AvE on YouTube.

Haven't, but sounds interesting, link me?

Padlo - remember I mentioned to you a mate has a Howa in 7mm08 for $499. Few marks on it but excellent caliber and accurate rifle. He can do a medium grade scope for you also for $250 or so - Burris or similar. Now that's a package..

Originally Posted by mudgripz

Padlo - remember I mentioned to you a mate has a Howa in 7mm08 for $499. Few marks on it but excellent caliber and accurate rifle. He can do a medium grade scope for you also for $250 or so - Burris or similar. Now that's a package..

You could do a lot worse

or just upgrade stuff on your existing rifles if you like what you have plus you don't have to explain a rifle that wasn't there before if that's an issue

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

I'm off Howa. Accurate yes but it's the only rifle I have ever owned that rusts like it. I have several firearms in my cabinet and the howa is the only one rusted. My old blued rifles were easier to keep rust free than the howa.

My blued Howa didn't rust at all with just a lick of oil over it occasionally, the "stainless" one was a rust magnet though.

Mine is stainless.

If I had a grand burning a hole in my pocket, I would save it and put it towards some good binos, thats coming from someone who has bought and sold a shit tonne of rifles and scopes and all manner of bits and bobs.. the one thing that I bought and still remains in my kit was a pair of Swaro EL's, have never felt any kind of need to change them whatsoever and they are your number one hunting tool, you will spend a lot more time behind your binos than any rifle or scope you will ever buy.

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/

Keep saving and get something really nice.

Originally Posted by xtightg

Ruger American

Prob going to sell one of these in 308 soon
Just waiting to see if my Baikal fits the job of the NV scope 1st
Bare rifle - as new $500 another 250 for Vortex scope

Not threaded - has Weaver Rail plus Ruger bases for above scope

Originally Posted by Ryan_Songhurst

If I had a grand burning a hole in my pocket, I would save it and put it towards some good binos, thats coming from someone who has bought and sold a shit tonne of rifles and scopes and all manner of bits and bobs.. the one thing that I bought and still remains in my kit was a pair of Swaro EL's, have never felt any kind of need to change them whatsoever and they are your number one hunting tool, you will spend a lot more time behind your binos than any rifle or scope you will ever buy.

You forgot the part about how you stole the EL's :-)
But - agree - to much coin and research wasted IMHO on the muck stick's
That's coming from someone who will continue to prob waste more on them too :-)