Thread: Your best Rifle EVER?

mines a .243 too... Remington Mohawk

Well, I haven't been such a lad about town - only owned half a dozen rifles.
First was a .303 - very good for a 303 but as soon as I got this one, my success rate went up a lot.



I have to admit this rifle is better than the .303. Had very few animals escape (and I can't really remember them all) and quite a few less than ideal placements have still put them down. Grouping isn't spectacular but it's done OK in target comps too, up about 600m where the bullets pop into a parallel universe. Still using the first load I ever worked up for it (7mm140BT at 860m/s). Smallest game shot is a rat at the top of the Wairere Falls track from range of 500mm.

Scope is easy to see through, has enough mag, good in low light, has parallax adjustment so I can see targets down to about 30m, good exit pupil so I can use it left handed if needed. No flare looking into the sun. Good crosshair but a bit hard t see in low light below 4x. It feels nice, carrys well and is forgiving of poor position and technique, as long as the crosshair is on the target.

In fact, the rifle itself is transparent, as if I'm holding a bullet in my hand and place it as best I can into the target.

No problems with malfunction or rust, easy to clean and maintain. Dropout 5 shot magazine. in fact its Multifunctional, Good for a walking stick, river crossing, pushing thick scrub and prickly vines out of the way, and for tent pole.



Rifles discarded, never regretted:
Ruger 10/22 sold replaced by Norinco
Walther .22 target rifle stolen replaced by Anschutz
BSA .3006 broken when someone tried to steal it from car. new stock and sold.
1894 .303 sold swapped for crampons
Anschutz 1407 .22 target rifle good gun but not used for many years so used to finance an AA TX200HC.

Bagheera, is it a 75 or 85 and what caliber?

Originally Posted by sambnz

Bagheera, is it a 75 or 85 and what caliber?

85, 708 IIRC?

Originally Posted by kokako

85, 708 IIRC?

Yes @kokako 85SS 7mm08. Scope is 3-12×50 PMII P3 reticle, without illumination. So, very similar to your setup.

@rossi.45 just wondering do you ever swap the barrel on your sako quad ?

Its interesting we are seeing a few new (bucket list) rifles on this thread which i suppose perform well largely due to their owners having some experience behind them and also at last the money to buy them. However they are outnumbered by golden oldies: BSA, Stirling, SMLE etc. No one has listed a magnum or a tikka yet have they even though they could be technically " better" than most of rifles mentioned so far.

Good idea for a thread @Tahr.

Originally Posted by Bagheera

Yes @kokako 85SS

@rossi.45 just wondering do you ever swap the barrel on your sako quad ?


@Tahr.

yes but not often . .. if i had set up the Quad with high rings and a short scope or Warne rings with the levers it would be easier ( the barrel has be tipped up at a steep angle to remove ) but i think you would still have to check zero which kinda defeats the quick change idea ( must try it one day to find out ) . . . to me its more to try different calibers and see if you like them or replace the barrel with a different style without a gunsmiths services.

i liked the lightweight sporter so much i got the RANGE when one came up at a good price . . good slick actions with only a few negatives that i can live with

R

Originally Posted by craigc

mines a .243 too... Remington Mohawk

I bet Eva is whispering to that deer "did you donate me an eye in your will?".