Thread: What do you think of this rifle in .308?

I use my Howa as my boat gun, it gets sprayed with salt water and it's not rusty.
Took my Sako to Fiordland for 10 days,camped meters from the sea, pissed down with rain etc it didn't rust either.
Dunno what you rusty s/s rifle owners are doing to them myself .

Originally Posted by veitnamcam

I use my Howa as my boat gun, it gets sprayed with salt water and it's not rusty.
Took my Sako to Fiordland for 10 days,camped meters from the sea, pissed down with rain etc it didn't rust either.
Dunno what you rusty s/s rifle owners are doing to them myself .

i think that slight browning on the surface that rubs off is getting paraded around as rust

yeah well...build a lightweight stock...bit of fluting here n there.... some light mounts..... sensible scope and your bill would still leave enough from the 3.5k for a fly in trip to use the jolly thing to fill freezer ....
or not....his $$$$$

Just buy a kimber hunter and pocket 2 grand. Pull the goop out the stock and go shoot shit

The tikka is not bad value, as you couldn't build it for that. I would question the barrel make and smiting though if its a gun city custom.

Originally Posted by Nick-D

Just buy a kimber hunter and pocket 2 grand. Pull the goop out the stock and go shoot shit

Great, where can I buy one?

Originally Posted by MB

Great, where can I buy one?

If you are set on new have a talk to ken at 55six his price was the best I saw new

Mag* not max

There you go @MB .
https://www.nzhuntingandshooting.co....pressor-86375/
3.4kg with a suppressor, 540gram scope, and heavy optilock rings.
Put a lightweight scope on it, ditch the optilocks for a ligther weight option (or not won't make a lot of difference).
You wouldn't do better than this with a Kimber or any of the other options.
With the barrel life of a .308 a few hundred rounds is just finished breaking the thing it for you.
If you don't like it I'll straight swap you for my Kimber hunter in .308 which I think is just on 3kg with scope, suppressor and everything.

Originally Posted by Makros

There you go @MB .
https://www.nzhuntingandshooting.co....pressor-86375/
3.4kg with a suppressor, 540gram scope, and heavy optilock rings.
Put a lightweight scope on it, ditch the optilocks for a ligther weight option (or not won't make a lot of difference).
You wouldn't do better than this with a Kimber or any of the other options.
With the barrel life of a .308 a few hundred rounds is just finished breaking the thing it for you.
If you don't like it I'll straight swap you for my Kimber hunter in .308 which I think is just on 3kg with scope, suppressor and everything.

Way way nicer than a slutted up Tikka and it comes with 2 barrels

Originally Posted by dannyb

Way way nicer than a slutted up Tikka and it comes with 2 barrels

Each to their own but my Tarted up Tikkas go ok.

Originally Posted by CBH Australia

Each to their own but my Tarted up Tikkas go ok.

Never said they don't.... a Sako likely won't shoot any better or worse thsn a Tikka, but it will still be a Bentley rather than a Corolla.
As previously stated I don't hate Tikka's and no argument outta the box they are great.

Originally Posted by dannyb

Never said they don't.... a Sako likely won't shoot any better or worse thsn a Tikka, but it will still be a Bentley rather than a Corolla.
As previously stated I don't hate Tikka's and no argument outta the box they are great.

So it is a status symbol rather than any sort of improvement of performance

Originally Posted by dannyb

Way way nicer than a slutted up Tikka and it comes with 2 barrels

Is that what you call what you do to your rifles?

to the original question..
in .308 it looks like a nice handy hunting rifle, especially for deer staking in the bush.
if i could have confidence it was a functional & quality build.. and it ticked all my boxes then i'd go for it - it'd be a breath of fresh air compared to my 40yr old rifle that has to perform all duties.
in saying that i won't spend that kind of money on a hunting rifle that's a big indulgence, especially when there's still a decent scope etc. to go on.
For me personally, i'd feel more comfortable spending the money on gas & hunting more.
but there are guys out there who can put enough meat in the freezer to justify it & plenty of guys out there who have the spare cash to treat themselves & plenty of guys who consider guns a hobby & that's all good too.
lifes short, do what makes ya happy.
but dang you for dangling that in front of me!! now i'll be thinking of that when i drag the ol musket out of it's case before dawn tomorrow & begin my long slow trek up the bush.

This bloody thread!
Now I’ve gone and ordered a carbon stock, thanks @MB


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