Thread: first rifle

Sako | Trade Me

See if this guy would do you a deal without the scope. I know it will still be a couple hundred more than wanting to sell but is a great rifle.

Originally Posted by mcche171

Sako | Trade Me

See if this guy would do you a deal without the scope. I know it will still be a couple hundred more than wanting to sell but is a great rifle.

Mate, that rifle is a fine recommendation, but very pricey. Wish I had those dollars spare

One of those deer finding ones!!! they are any price you want.My first rifle was a Weatherby 270 it killed deer my second was a Winchester 243 it also killed deer my third is a semi custom 260AI it also kills deer, neither of them are tikka and the first two incl scopes were under 1200
buy the best deal as long as its from 5.56mm to 7mm it will cover all your bases regaurdless of its brand.

Originally Posted by Neckshot

as long as its from 5.56mm to 8mm it will cover all your bases regaurdless of its brand.

Fixed it for ya

Originally Posted by veitnamcam

Fixed it for ya

Nice fix atleast you didn't try to put tikka in there VC.Its the nut behind the butt no sexual pun intended.................for a change

Originally Posted by Neckshot

Nice fix atleast you didn't try to put tikka in there VC.Its the nut behind the butt no sexual pun intended.................for a change

Call the doctor neckers is feeling crook

Originally Posted by hunter308

Call the doctor neckers is feeling crook

Had my fill last night

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Originally Posted by hunter308

Call the doctor neckers is feeling crook

Sounds like he hasn't been feeling himself lately.

Originally Posted by 7mmsaum

Sounds like he hasn't been feeling himself lately.

Not last night atleast

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A second hand Tikka in 7mm 08 or 308 is what I'd suggest. Although, 243, 270, 6.5x55, 3006 would all do you well.
Should be able to find a good price on one with a Burris Fullfield II/2, which would have to be the nicest cheapish scope for typical NZ hunting use.

Some stores have good deals on new Tikka's with the Burris, which would be in your price range.

The T3 seems to be a fav in NZ; great rifle no doubt, shot my first goat with one in 6.5x55! It'd be my first choice for an 'all said and done' rifle, especially if you could get one used with the optics already on it.

Having said that, my precision rifle and deer hunting rifle are both based on Stevens 200 actions, which is the go to action for a lot of budget shooters that want lego rifles. It doesn't look like they're too easy to come by in NZ and getting aftermarket goodies for it could be way more trouble (and money) than it's worth but there's a bit of reading in the link below.

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