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In my experience:Tikka. Not fancy, but accurate as any. I hunt in remote areas far from people or cell phone service and I carry a Tikka.~Muir
A shortened Sako 75 would be great for woodland stalking and still hold its own from the seat.
sir-lamp-alot
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to be honest if your buying a new rifle i think you will be hard pushed especialy with the wide range of factory offering that come in .308 to find a rifle that doesnt shoot to a standard that you will be happy with, yes some will be more accurate than others but they will all be fine for sensible range stalking but what will of course differ is the build quality. if it were my money tho i would buy another sako 85 or if funds didnt quite streech far enough in would happily settle for a tikka especially if i could find a deal on a t3 now that the t3x is coming out, both are very accurate and well built but the 85 will have the edge with build quality
Grab hold and have a fiddle. Can't beat it. Sir-Lamp-A-Lot is right in that pretty much any new rifle these days will shoot well with factory ammo that suits it. So really the best thing to do is trawl gun shops and have a play with any of the usual suspects and see what takes your fancy.
AN DU RU FOX
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one for sale on here at the mo by big kev sako 85 308,was going to get it myself but a 75 turned up,
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ILoveBambi
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Asking this question is like asking what's the best car to get me from A to B as its a personal preference.
As said if buying new practically anything will do the job. I'd suggest go to a few shops and handle a few. See what fits and feels best.
Personally I love the Tikka T3 and have 3 of them.
The guy at the gun shop laughs as the last one I ordered he tried to sell me something else so he had me close my eyes and handed me a selection of rifles which I mounted to the shoulder, cycled the bolt & operated the safety catch. My reply was don't like, don't like etc. Then Ahh Tikka it just felt right.
ILB
As said if buying new practically anything will do the job. I'd suggest go to a few shops and handle a few. See what fits and feels best.
Personally I love the Tikka T3 and have 3 of them.
The guy at the gun shop laughs as the last one I ordered he tried to sell me something else so he had me close my eyes and handed me a selection of rifles which I mounted to the shoulder, cycled the bolt & operated the safety catch. My reply was don't like, don't like etc. Then Ahh Tikka it just felt right.
ILB
Have you seen the Bergara rifle post in the rifles forum?
http://www.thestalkingdirectory.co.uk/showthread.php/118310-bergara-rifles
Might be worth having a look.
http://www.thestalkingdirectory.co.uk/showthread.php/118310-bergara-rifles
Might be worth having a look.
Thanks to all that have replied. Very helpful. One question I have re the Mauser M12 is that I understand the barrel is not replaceable. Does anyone know if this is an accurate statement. Inot the future I may want to have some semi custom work done and want to pick a platform where this will not be a problem. Thanks
Most factory rifles will do the job and quite often all will out preform the shooters ability. It's personal preference Id say Sako but that's because I use them. Just because you have a four grand Blaser dosent mean you are going to shoot any more deer than if you have a five hundred pound CZ. It's not the Gun that find deer it's the stalkers ability.
Yes, the Mauser M12 & Sauer 101 have pressed in barrels - not easy/practical for conventional screw-in rebarreling.
Mauser M12 or Schultz & Larsen. The latter you can change barrels on the Former you cannot, but how many deer are you planni9ng to shoot? I doubt too many stalkers will "shoot out" a rifle in normal usage.
Incidentally the Schultz Classic is an extremely accurate and well built rifle.
Incidentally the Schultz Classic is an extremely accurate and well built rifle.
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