Thread: Need some suggestions fella on a special gift/family heirloom firearm...what would yo

Has your mate shown any interest in hunting overseas eg Africa? If he has rifles in normal kiwi hunting calibres already, why not get him a classic African hunting rifle eg 375 H&H? That way it can be a safe queen and get taken on safari by him and his kids.


Just a thought...

If you're still open to suggestion, Serious shooters have a Steyr Classic 223 for $3400, no rings or glass. Elegant looking beast.

Would post a linky, but I'm still crap at that sort of thing.

Originally Posted by Gibo

T3 and a VX1

Beat me to it

Originally Posted by PerazziSC3

I will take 10 please at that price

That's just the price of the scope, new. I don't own one either or a Sako Deluxe it was just a suggestion for a nice scope that would go with that rifle. I obviously didn't make that very clear; my apologies to JoshC.

Originally Posted by Spudattack

Ring Davey Hughes in levin and see if he’s got any second hand Rigbys hanging around.

$7k might get you a basic one.

To me, for a special rifle the Bavarian, while beautiful, is a bit too common.


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I heard from the horses mouth about double that for a new one

Is Brian Harre still making rifles? They were things of beauty!


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Originally Posted by Max Headroom

If you're still open to suggestion, Serious shooters have a Steyr Classic 223 for $3400, no rings or glass. Elegant looking beast.

Would post a linky, but I'm still crap at that sort of thing.

https://www.seriousshooters.co.nz/st...-blued-1386895

Actually , you could a barrelled action restocked into a very nice piece of walnut. Kevin Gaskill or Alan Carr could sort that out.
Actually ask Alan Carr what he has in his shelves, maybe he has a gun that would suit.

Originally Posted by Rich007

Has your mate shown any interest in hunting overseas eg Africa? If he has rifles in normal kiwi hunting calibres already, why not get him a classic African hunting rifle eg 375 H&H? That way it can be a safe queen and get taken on safari by him and his kids.


Just a thought...

Yeah maybe. Not for this exercise though

Originally Posted by Friwi

Actually , you could a barrelled action restocked into a very nice piece of walnut. Kevin Gaskill or Alan Carr could sort that out.
Actually ask Alan Carr what he has in his shelves, maybe he has a gun that would suit.

Don't have time up our sleeve unfortunately, otherwise that would be a option we'd have looked into more.

I will give Alan a call though. Thanks

I'd also call Stager Sports
/Hugh Bradley and see what they have on their shelves too.

It may push the budget a touch but a seriously traditional and lovely feeling rifle could be a Blaser K95. Suits a rifle thats taken out every once in a while. A great traditional to get kids their first deer on. Light and just damn awesome. I'll let you guess what I've told my partner id like for a wedding present haha

Originally Posted by Stocky

It may push the budget a touch but a seriously traditional and lovely feeling rifle could be a Blaser K95. Suits a rifle thats taken out every once in a while. A great traditional to get kids their first deer on. Light and just damn awesome. I'll let you guess what I've told my partner id like for a wedding present haha

Well done if you can pull that one off.

A Blaser K95 is a fabulous rifle, but unfortunately a 6 month order.

Originally Posted by stug

A Blaser K95 is a fabulous rifle, but unfortunately a 6 month order.

And next to nothing left over for a mount and scope