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Just when you think there aren't to many rifle brands you haven't heard of, one pops up
Got handed a "Fierce"308 this morning that a gunsmith mate of mine had shortened and suppressed. This thing looked like Mrs Sako and Mr Remington had had a one night stand. Looks like a Remington receiver and a Sako magazine and floor plate assembly. Shortened to 18 inches and certainly felt pretty good to handle.
Gun city brought a pile in a year ago . Seen a carbon barreled one was quite nice.
I almost got one last year in 338 lapua but chickened out last minute, could justify the coin plus the dies etc.
Nice looking rig with all the trick ti and carbon bits for a factory rifle much like the Christensen Arms. Too good for me I would treat it like a Sako or tikka work horse and just scratch it every trip and put to many rounds through it.
My brother has one, for me a $6,000 rifle that neither feels better nor shoots animals deader than my $1500 A7. Then again i prefer wood if I'm paying good money. Even then after a point you're paying for aesthetics.
Aesthetics is sometimes worth the cost, if it's all done by hand. i.e engraving or carving. It might be hard to justify, but man hours cost $.
Is there an importer/agent in the country for them?
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You might find this interesting @DreamerQuote:
Originally Posted by Dreamer
https://www.rokslide.com/fierce-ct-edge-rifle-review/
Thank you sirQuote:
Originally Posted by Tahr
They look quite nice.
The value seems good to me I just ordered one in 7mm mag $5500 with carbon barrel and stock the action is a Sako clone. I’ll let you know how it goes when it turns up
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Im tempted to buy one of their stocks to put on my Sako85 with Shilen barrel.
Seeing as no bugger can import Christensen and McMillan stocks at a reasonable price
Their stocks are shit, like southforts the barrel channel is just exposed filler, looks like over time the outer carbon shell will just start pulling away from the filler. There's a stock off one at gun city in chch for sale, looks nice from the outside but bloody rough in the inlet and barrel channelQuote:
Originally Posted by Tribrit
Thats good info actually, its the one on GunCity website I was looking at.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ryan_Songhurst
All I want is a carbon 85 M action stock, preferably painted in snow camo but il take whatever.
Have looked at Southfort. The article in the paper earlier this year worried me a bit, especially when I'd have to hand over a substantial amount of money, and a very expensive, very accurate rifle to get it bedded.
Look at Ken Henderson (Hi-Tec Composites)Quote:
Originally Posted by Tribrit
Have sent him a message on FB.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ryan_Songhurst
Any tips on where to get a gat bedded in Canterbury?
Im not going near fuckin Gunworks again.
Thinking Greystone
esh I have only got glowing reviews of gunworks
they really went above and beyond for me
The customer service at Gunworks was great, a pleasure to deal with.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bill999
However I recieved my Sako back with the magazine jammed in the action, wont drop out without a screwdriver, and a ported muzzle break fitted that doesnt line up vertical when tight.
So did you talk to them about it ? Offer them the opportunity to fix it ? Or just come on here and complain about it ?Quote:
Originally Posted by Tribrit
Dont waste your money, with a name like that thay will certainly get banned.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bos
Just send the entire rifle to KiwGreg, he will get a Ken Henderson stock built to suit and it will be bedded.Quote:
Originally Posted by Tribrit
My Sako spent 9 months with SouthFort waiting for the inletting to be modelled. In the end I got fed up waiting, went and collected it and sent it to KiwiGreg. He had a Ken Henderson stock for it within just a few weeks and the quality is second to none.
Christ no, you get one chance to work on my stuff, fuck it up without reason, thats it no second chances to fuck it up even worse.Quote:
Originally Posted by dannyb
Dairy farm support contractors view me as a volatile customer, with good reason. Let em away with anything and they'll do it forever
Probably says more about you than them.....Quote:
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You wouldn't have a clueQuote:
Originally Posted by dannyb
No one is perfect. Gunworks have gone through some major adjustment in the last year or so. I am more than impressed and pleased they are still running.Quote:
Originally Posted by Tribrit
If you gave them a chance to rectify the issue before pulling them to bits on here I am sure you would have come away happy.
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Clearly....Quote:
Originally Posted by Tribrit
Fierce rifles are obviously related to evil rifles.
Police will be wanting to ban them.
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I've seen handbuilt wooden stocks with perfectly smooth, beautiful inletting. If that can be achieved with a chisel and sandpaper, then a mass produced carbon or fibreglass stock should be exceptional. For the price, I don't think you're getting much value with a Fierce. They don't look like $6-7k guns. Especially when for a few $k more you can have a custom rifle built by the best in the world, with far superior everything.
$3500 would be a more realistic price for a Fierce.
Beginning to think I shouldn't have mentioned them
Don't ya just love public forums
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Easy to answer that Laurie Bradley in Timaru. Fantastic guy to deal with and a top gunsmith to boot.Quote:
Originally Posted by Tribrit
What kind of time frame for delivery where you quoted mate?Quote:
Originally Posted by Gusto
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2 months I was told but I’m not holding my breath with the way customs isQuote:
Originally Posted by Dreamer
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Was that through the NZ agent?Quote:
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Yea guncity are the only ones doing them in NZ at the moment. They do a cheaper one that has a fluted stainless barrel rather than the carbon which looks alrightQuote:
Originally Posted by Dreamer
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