tomblincoe
Well-Known Member
The home office guidance states .243 and 6.5x55 as two suitable cartridges for both fox and deer so at least some FEOs have read the guidance!
6.5x55 with 140gr ammo will put down anything that the UK has to offer.
I've just added a .308 that I'll put 165gr ammo through, for extra oomph when I go out on boar.
As stated before, .243 is at the bottom end of what's legal, and there are plenty that use it to great effect, but with bigger calibres you're going to have that slight safety net of bigger, punchier ammo, but that's your call.
I'd get to The Shooting Show in Newark next month, and try and handle as many rifles as you can, as fit is also important.
Yeah I'm going on the Saturday. I love my Tikka T3 so that's the logical replacement but I love the polished off finish of the Sako 85.
Oh, you're now speaking to a Sako bigot...! Try and find a 75 though... Something like this will see you out:
https://www.guntrader.uk/Guns-For-S...-1-Deluxe-Wood-Blued_For-Sale_151210093845001
or:
http://www.gunstar.co.uk/sako-75-action-1-hunter-wood-blued-6-5x55-se-rifles/rifles/775075
I prefer the Synthetic Stainless, but again that's just personal choice
I too prefer the stainless models and would like a grey laminated one.
I made the mistake of picking a carbonlight up in York Guns at the weekend. It's a .243 and £2150. Too much for me.
A Tikka T3 stainless synthetic comes in around £900 where as the Sako 85 synthetic stainless is around £1500 and then there is £300 for a new moderator.
It all depends on what I can get for my .222 T3 varmint stainless and ASE mod.
what bore is the mod?
wouldn't sell it just to get another if it has a 6.5-7mm bore
perfect for 6mm or 6.5mm if the latter
wouldnt discount second hand rifles
you can get an awful lot for your money
It's for a .223 so won't be big enough I would think.
That is only a guideline, not a requirement.The only thing I would say about either of those choices is they fall short of the minimum home office criteria for a boar which is .270.
That is only a guideline, not a requirement.
I agree on the 6.5mm but don't discount the .260 Rem as an alternative (which is available in the Sako 85)
I too prefer the stainless models and would like a grey laminated one.
I made the mistake of picking a carbonlight up in York Guns at the weekend. It's a .243 and £2150. Too much for me.
A Tikka T3 stainless synthetic comes in around £900 where as the Sako 85 synthetic stainless is around £1500 and then there is £300 for a new moderator.
It all depends on what I can get for my .222 T3 varmint stainless and ASE mod.
The only thing I would say about either of those choices is they fall short of the minimum home office criteria for a boar which is .270.
Scrummy
The OP isn't after a boar rifle though is he?
He could also apply for a 375 h+h in case he decides to go to Africa hunting.......No but if you have a deer rifle that is big enough for boar, you don't need a new rifle if you get the chance to go for boar....
No but if you have a deer rifle that is big enough for boar, you don't need a new rifle if you get the chance to go for boar....