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    Surely an unmolested .222 L461 Sako Vixen with period correct Leupold or Euro low power premium scope is the correct answer?

    Your crosshairs and bullets will be guided by the force, of the old NZFS Deer cullers, both living and departed.
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    Quote Originally Posted by caberslash View Post
    Surely an unmolested .222 L461 Sako Vixen with period correct Leupold or Euro low power premium scope is the correct answer?

    Your crosshairs and bullets will be guided by the force, of the old NZFS Deer cullers, both living and departed.

    Yes caber im sure the said vixen has been used all round NZ with great success, by expert marksmen.

    Likewise various SMLE have been used all round and successfully by average marksmen. I had shot alll the above mentioned species with my mk III*. The wallaby was i admit only from a range of 2 inches.

    The drawback of both weapons, specially the .222 is the cartridge. A TRUE all rounder needs to be useable by truly mediocre stalkers and shooters, with good success. That’s why i suggested the 3006.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Bagheera View Post
    The drawback of both weapons, specially the .222 is the cartridge. A TRUE all rounder needs to be useable by truly mediocre stalkers and shooters, with good success. That’s why i suggested the 3006.
    Seen many grown men flinch with a .308 and 150 grain bullets, god help them if given a 30-06 running 180 grain pills.

    Many will remember that the .222 held benchrest world records for a long time, at 200m and under I'd either have that or the 223 (my rifle).

    The .243 that I am building (Howa Alpine) could be good at to 3-400m odd with some tweaking, once the barrel burns out I might get a slightly fatter contour with faster twist put on.

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    Quote Originally Posted by caberslash View Post
    Seen many grown men flinch with a .308 and 150 grain bullets, god help them if given a 30-06 running 180 grain pills.

    Many will remember that the .222 held benchrest world records for a long time, at 200m and under I'd either have that or the 223 (my rifle).

    The .243 that I am building (Howa Alpine) could be good at to 3-400m odd with some tweaking, once the barrel burns out I might get a slightly fatter contour with faster twist put on.
    True on the flinching, but not a reason to back off, I think.
    Recoil is the reason an extra light (<3.5kg) rifle isn't an all rounder.

    My limited observation is that in merrie England (not so sure for Scotland) the focus is on Roe and Sika deer, while outer liers are foxes, muntjac and Red ? It seemed to me that the 243 would be an ideal all rounder there. What are your thoughts ?
    With the hassle of getting extensions to your FAC for additional rifles, I'd think the British might be the world experts in choosing an all rounder.

    Interesting about the barrel burning out. The 243 has a pretty big case for the calibre - like a small sized magnum. What sort of life do people get ?

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    Quote Originally Posted by caberslash View Post
    Surely an unmolested .222 L461 Sako Vixen with period correct Leupold or Euro low power premium scope is the correct answer?

    Your crosshairs and bullets will be guided by the force, of the old NZFS Deer cullers, both living and departed.
    one on trademe at moment is up OVER $5000 and still bidding hotly.....
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    I hear there's someone imports these second hand, so they're not as rare as that, specially if you put in an "order" and are prepared to wait for a while.

    $5000 is still a bit less than you'd pay to make this setup on a new Finnlite in an all round calibre. The 85 action is better in several ways than the Vixen. That vixen is an example of a special gun for the collector and for light duties shooting hares or perhaps sika / fallow if you're a good shot. Very nice rifle, I expect.

 

 

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