Thread: Looking at a new Rifle but cant Decide!!! please help!!

Originally Posted by steven

So you are saying everybody elses guns consistantly (in the price range) do 3/4inch MOA out of the box on factory ammo?

Mine have with the tight ammo.

should be able to get a sako A7 for $1500, gunshitty is selling them at $1600 so someone else will be a hundy cheaper. would take one over a T3.

Originally Posted by steven

So you are saying everybody elses guns consistantly (in the price range) do 3/4inch MOA out of the box on factory ammo?

Please don't say 'inch MOA', it doesn't make sense and such things annoy me more than they should.

I don't use factory ammo much but with handloads my current and previous Savage centrefires shot 0.5 MOA, there are a couple of Rem 700s in my family that do about the same, my Ruger 308 only shoots 0.75 MOA though. Even the Savage 22mag I had grouped between 0.75 and 1 MOA, obviously that one used factory ammo.

Its really nothing unusual, plenty of people on here with Howas, Marlins and whatever else can tell similar stories. Tikka have just been clever enough to turn it into some very successful marketing.

I think its a bit more than tikka being clever, other manufacturers must be pretty bloody dumb if it is a case of most other manufacturers being able to produce the same accuracy.

as the others suggested get a T3 u wont go wrong

I wont something i can bush bash and not give a f%^k about really, will have more coin later on down the track to get something nice so its either a marlin xs7 or a park and hale 308... not to shore on the park hale rifle as ive never shot one etc, i know the marlin is nice and light, hunting and fishing here in tauranga doing them on sale at 700 new with a decent enough scope but also i can get a parker off the net for around 500 s/hand wooden stock which i do like.
now some info guys... its down to these 2

If the p and h is in good nick get that. Won't lose any money on it.

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I'd probably get this if I was looking:

Savage American classic 270 model 114 | Trade Me

Originally Posted by GravelBen

I'd probably get this if I was looking:

Savage American classic 270 model 114 | Trade Me

No you wouldn't; it's on MY watch list. Just need some more $$$.

Go t3 mate

I got a shitter its fussy it dosnt like speed its a crap shot compared to most t3 but it still shoots just on moa 3 shot off a bipod and jacket.

Just makesure u get a limbsaver for it

T3!

Originally Posted by gadgetman

No you wouldn't; it's on MY watch list. Just need some more $$$.

Pitty about the cal. I would have snapped that up if it was 308

ended up getting a parker hale 308 in bloody good nick from an old 75year old farmer $450 shipped to me what a score now time to get into the bush yeeee haaa

Originally Posted by wattee

ended up getting a parker hale 308 in bloody good nick from an old 75year old farmer $450 shipped to me what a score now time to get into the bush yeeee haaa

Good on ya.
Spend the money you saved on hunting trips.

Does it have a good scope. That would be my next purchase. Then reloading gear as out of every 20 rounds you fire 1 should be at animal and the rest at targets getting to know your rifle.