Another "budget" blued/synthetic rifle from a Euro manufacturer. They must hate stainless steel for some reason.
https://www.mauser.com/en/m18.html
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Another "budget" blued/synthetic rifle from a Euro manufacturer. They must hate stainless steel for some reason.
https://www.mauser.com/en/m18.html
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A lh one would be nice
Have emailed both Mauser and Sauer saying Stainless is preferable down here. Be interested to see if they are a press fit barrel or are threaded.
Caliber: .308, .30-06, .243 Win., .270 Win., 7 mm Rem. Mag., .300 Win. Mag.
what ? no 8mm, 6.5 , 9.3 .......wheres all the classic euro calibres, aimed at the bigger american market maybe?
Action looks nasty and Sauer 100 ish..
Interesting, I don't think it will ever be a competitive option over here. Price alone and Blued will be the main ones. I can also see the detachable butt plate getting wrecked very quickly by kiwi hunters.
Has anyone bought one of these?
Just wondering how they are accuracy wise.
This tells you quite a bit about them.
https://www.rifleshootermagazine.co....rkin-1-5553948
I don't get the stainless hang up kiwis have. It's not self maintaining or self cleaning. I do nothing different with all my barrels and I've just shoot out my first CrMo Blaser barrel before it had a chance to rust out. Whats even funnier this is the same crowd who will fall over themselves for a 40+ year old wood/blue Sako Vixen. Go figure?
i considering one of those, feedback is pretty solid on them. the sauer 100 that is.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ryan_Songhurst
Just make sure the mag fits as you'd expect. Put it in a dozen times
I would hazard that there are 100 blued guns sold in Norway to a single stainless one.
I supervise the annual hunting tests and see about 80 to 100 shooters an evening.
What are the annual hunting tests @norsk ? I am interested to know what is involvedQuote:
Originally Posted by norsk
In addition to an annual hunter registration of about $200
Everyone has to pass a shooting test if you want to hunt big game
Doccumented at an official range 30 practice shots over two visits and put 5 rounds into a 30cm target at 100m using any shooting position apart from a bi-pod.
If nothing else it gets people shooting before the season starts,irons out any problems with gear and it's a bit social too.
Could be 700 hunters going through the range per week in the lead up to the season start.
Interesting to note regional differences and preferences. Weather in Norway is at least as bad (likely a good bit worse) than here, yet blue is the order of the day there and stainless here. The much discussed half cock and other general mistrust of safety catches here is another good example.Quote:
Originally Posted by norsk
Back to Mausers - I looked at a nice looking M12 in .308 the other day. It was second-hand but unfired and I liked the feel and fit of it. Did some research and was surprised to find it’s a push fit barrel. I know it’s a hunting rifle and wouldn’t get used much, plus .308 barrels last for ever, but the push fit thing put me off. I guess it’s back to looking for a Sako with special timber. I blame Shearer for this latest “need” as he has an immaculate and very beautiful 85 and he let me stroke it.
Before anyone asks - 85 is a Sako, not a euphemism for something else. We are just good friends.Quote:
Originally Posted by Spitfire
I guess people can't be bothered with oiling the outside and the bore every fortnight.Quote:
Originally Posted by kiwijames
Either those people use the wrong oil or store them outside leaning against a tree.Quote:
Originally Posted by Russian 22.
Nothing at all against blue (in fact I much prefer it), but most of the places I hunt are rugged and rifles get scratched no matter how careful I am. A scratch or stuff on a stainless barrel looks less bad than on a beautifully blued barrel. I can clean up and bead blast a stainless barrel quickly and easily too. Stainless also doesn’t wear off and is more durable on multi-day fly camping trips in wet conditions, although still needs attention as has been said.
Ive found stainless still goes rusty
i have a brno m98 and a modern zastava m98......Quote:
Originally Posted by Spitfire
the missus was looking at getting her FAL a while back and one of the things in the reading material given to her was regrding the different safetys ....
so i dragged the 2 out of the safe to show her the difference in how they work , safety on the bolt locking the pin vs safety on the trigger locking the trigger.
so bolt in the old brno pointing down on an empty chamber with safety on dry fire......nothing , works as it should as has done for 60 + years.
same procedure with zastava (this was only a couple of months old at the time) safety on for dry fire .....click , firing pin actuated, the safety did work when i first bought it but after putting less than a box of ammo thru it the safety adjuster screw had worked loose.
so now i check it every time it comes out for use ....and no i dont trust it to the extent i trust the safety that locks the firing pin.
Not everyone has ideal safe atmosphere conditions tooQuote:
Originally Posted by Moutere
I had a shot with one of these in 223 today. My impression was very favorable. The trigger is excellent and the action runs nicely with a short lift. The stock is very ergonomic. The only thing I wasn't a huge fan of was the magazine. I had low expectations and was surprised. It show well on paper. I expected a crap budget gun but couldn't fault it.
You dont live with in sight of the ocean I imagine? south westerly predominant wind blows salt wind from the west coast and the easterly brings the salt wind from the eastQuote:
Originally Posted by kiwijames
oh and it usually rains all the time. just not lately........
Im about 2 good 3 irons and a sand wedge from the beach.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bill999
have heard they are absolute tack drivers. Was looking at buying one a couple of months ago. unfortunately couldnt source one in the calibre I wanted.. So ended up with a rem 700
M18 - don't do it, get an M12. I know where one can be found in .308.
Why not? I have only heard pretty good things about the M18 so far.............Quote:
Originally Posted by 257weatherby
apparently there is a 243 down in christchurch as well.
you gotta try tho, and then when you hit it with oil or a stiff rub with your shirt it disappearsQuote:
Originally Posted by northdude
stainless isnt all the same tho some is far better corrosion resistance than others
its just cause iv had no luck or found the problem after the blue is already damaged, what is the go to for keeping them from corroding?Quote:
Originally Posted by kiwijames
My rem 870 is blued and that thing has been for a swim in the kaipara river among other abuses, not a spot of rust on it.....Quote:
Originally Posted by kiwijames
Anyone wanna buy a shot gun😊
Read the reviews, one is a bit further up the quality tree than the other.Quote:
Originally Posted by Kudu
Gotch. Like a toyota and a BMW...both good cars, but the BMW just better. I thought you were meaning don't do it because the M18 was rubbish. So i was curious why you thought that.Quote:
Originally Posted by 257weatherby
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This is what you can expect from this rifle. I absolutely love it. the trigger is very good bolt is super smooth
Doesn't surprise me that the precision hunter shoots the best. Those corelokts are a better bush bullet and looks like they shoot nicely too
What calibre did you get? (I can't quite see whats written on the ammo box...)Quote:
Originally Posted by Breyt
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Originally Posted by Kudu
I can read it with my young eyes. 6.5CM
Surprised that the expensive federal fusion was the worst group tbh
I'm not. It's never shot well for me. I reckon the blue stuffs better. All depends on the rifle though.Quote:
Originally Posted by Russian 22.
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