Thread: Sako why no 223 ???

Originally Posted by rewa

Great advice here..and as always, a bit of humour.. A japanese sako is fine..and I have an early AI and its fine apart from the weight ! Also have an early Tikka m55 .222, that I have seriously considered rebarreling to .223, but even with a worn-barrel, it will hit golf-balls at 120m. If I was building a custom .223, I would re-barrel an M55,if a reasonable one (price)came up with a fekd barrel. If buying new, what you've already got, or a Zastava, or CZ if the bank could handle it. Twist-rate can be problematic with rechambering early .222's. Like yourself, I'm still learning that I dont need some things, and should have kept others...it's easy to talk ourselves into anything, especially a beautiful wood-blued rifle. We start-off as hunters,slowly become shooters, then collectors...then die. After that, The Wife sells them all for "jack", because we never told her what they Really cost haha. A long-winded-way of saying; do what makes you feel happy.
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Love the M55's, had three and they have the best factory trigger. Pity about the weight of them eh...

Let me know if your selling the 222 I'm just down the road