yes - early sakos and Tikkas would be my first choice - both generally shoot very well and were well made with good triggers - some now may have had a lot of use so you will need someone with nous to make sure your barrel has life left and not shot out - next earlier Remington's Winchesters and Rugers - many of the earlier Remingtons shot extremly well especially a model called the 788 - made as a budget rifle it shot well above its lowly appearance -but all well made and reliable -parts generally available and saleable - now I know I will get howls of protest but early BSA Parker Hale Midland while readily available some were lacking in the accuracy department and now getting a bit long in the tooth - parts could be an issue - but many have been well looked after and had accuracy work done or even a new barrel so worth a look - also worth a look Savage Marlin Bergara all shoot well - there are some nice home builds out there to especially those based on the Mauser 98 actions well tried and tested action - most modern rifles shoot better than most NZ hunters in truth - its just that some are up a level in quality especially Sako and Tikka - but I will say that modern Sako are way over priced in my opinion - at the end of the day its what that rifle does on a target that counts - buying here on the forum you could get a test target with the rifle and get looked after by someone who is not trying to rip you of and many on here are bargains compared with our two big gun chain stores - take your time and use it so it becomes familiar to you - what to avoid - well as a new hunter I would avoid lever action for now -why well bush stalking you need to carry it with a round in breach as just two noisy to load if an animal is close -
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