Thread: Walnut and blued steel,

Originally Posted by Sarvo

Actually - I a bit wrong I dink

His was 243
But same Sak model and scope yes ?

Holden's favourite was the Sako Forrester (not Vixen) .243 with a Leupold 3x. Then there was his BSA Hunter 7x57 with 4x Pecar in his early days as a culler.

Originally Posted by 10-Ring

Holden's favourite was the Sako Forrester (not Vixen) .243 with a Leupold 3x. Then there was his BSA Hunter 7x57 with 4x Pecar in his early days as a culler.

I think Phil used a BSA .222 as well. This might have been in between the 7x57 and 243, when triple twos were all the rage. Old news but the cullers appreciated the accuracy, lack of recoil, mild report, and more ammo for a given weight.

Originally Posted by 7.62

I think Phil used a BSA .222 as well. This might have been in between the 7x57 and 243, when triple twos were all the rage. Old news but the cullers appreciated the accuracy, lack of recoil, mild report, and more ammo for a given weight.

Yep, just finished reading Pack & Rifle again which I received for a birthday present in 1973. Phil Holden bought a used BSA .222 from Hamills in Rotorua while working in the Kaiangaroa forest in 1962.

Eventually sold it after losing a succession of deer in the Kawekas to fellow cullerJim Stegman who used it for a while and then on sold it to Bill Nikl. Holden went back to his BSA 7x57