You would need a trigger, bolt shroud, stock, .......Triggers broom again....
Same for the Remington 700, still one of the most popular bolt action hunting/target rifles ever produced!
Sauer 202 vs Tikka T3X
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Same for the Remington 700, still one of the most popular bolt action hunting/target rifles ever produced!
Brave Echo Niner
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I'm with @caberslash on this one, I would pit any of my T3s against near enough anything (similar) on the market and expect the rifle to perform as well if not better.
Get a T3 action, the triggers on them are lovely, get a McMillan/PSE/MDT and bedded etc to replace the stock.
Not only will it be exactly what you want out of the rifle, it'll shoot tiny groups too, the only thing you will ever need to change is the barrel every couple of thousand rounds.
Ben
Get a T3 action, the triggers on them are lovely, get a McMillan/PSE/MDT and bedded etc to replace the stock.
Not only will it be exactly what you want out of the rifle, it'll shoot tiny groups too, the only thing you will ever need to change is the barrel every couple of thousand rounds.
Ben
Scandially
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Tikkas....'orrible cheap things.
Only know a few Sauer 202 owners, they all had issues with their rifles.
T3 has so much more to offer. Saying that if you only want to look at the gun in the safe the Sauer will do. I am not a fan of these over engineered German rifles. If one is after a more traditional, honest and properly built rifle the Heym SR21 or Schultz & Larsen would be a better choice in my opinion.
edi
T3 has so much more to offer. Saying that if you only want to look at the gun in the safe the Sauer will do. I am not a fan of these over engineered German rifles. If one is after a more traditional, honest and properly built rifle the Heym SR21 or Schultz & Larsen would be a better choice in my opinion.
edi
Scandially
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It's nicer to cry in a Mercedes than in a Skoda....
No reason a 202 would do just as well or probably better than a tikka as a workhorse...seen plenty of them used as just that.
Well, the action is...the rest gets thrown in the skip....
Sonicdmb73
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My 202 was bought as a direct result of a conversation with the ‘smith who built one of my rifles. He can and has built himself various rifles, but has now for some years had a 202.
As for being a work horse mine came from a professional culler and had some serious use.
I have a spare barrel and am serious looking at getting another in 223
As for being a work horse mine came from a professional culler and had some serious use.
I have a spare barrel and am serious looking at getting another in 223
In order to create, you must first destroy.
Applies to many fields, be it construction, engineering, childbirth...
I have both. The Sauer is something I want to keep hold of and that I have some sort of connection to. The Tikka is just a good rifle and does everything needed. If someone explained it was more accurate and better built than my Sauer it would still be the Sauer I would keep if I had to choose. Weird.
Koenig
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Different rifles really. The 202 is an old school type of rifle in its original form, very well engineered in that typical German way. The safety can be a love/hate affair (I like it) and scope mounts can be a expensive to source. The T3 is built to a price but has a wide variety of aftermarket upgrades allowing you to make it what you want custom wise. If you get a good T3 and ammo/scope combination you won’t find anything that shoots better IMO (I haven’t yet). The 202 will no doubt be second hand so ensure it’s been looked after and shoots well - it should if prior owners have done their bit.
i would agree, nothing awfully wrong with a tikka, but there’s also nothing special....they just don’t have the quality feel of the Sauer to me.
David Barker
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I have the Sauer outback model it is a good accurate rifle and has been up hill and back many times. My Tikka i also love but use it more for lowland stuff its a tad heavy with all the kit on it.
This was similar to how I came to own a 202....and it happened again about two years ago when I thought about an additional rifle and Steve Beaty (who see’s some pretty nice rifles) stated that the one he keeps in his own cabinet is a 202.
I also bought a Sako to see what all the fuss was about and I don’t really see it, it’s ok but hasn’t got the feel of the Sauer.
The Sauer has a super slick bolt, a trigger with no creep and that breaks like glass, a well engineered firm stock and silent safety that is also slick, and they are extremely accurate from what I have seen and the ones I have owned.
I never understood why they stopped making the 202’s.
regards,
Gixer
reiver
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I have also had both in LH and the 202 aces the t3 in feel and function .
I have the XT and the synthetic stock which in my humble opinion is in a different League to the T3. No problem in fitting a bipod on mine just added a extra stud picatiny bases/rails are easy to get as are mounts .
Great for the travelling gun as the rear of the stock comes off and the whole gun fits in a compact travel case. Very handy when you need fly.
magazines are dearer than a T3 but are metal construction so don’t wear out and even hold there value.
Reiver
I have the XT and the synthetic stock which in my humble opinion is in a different League to the T3. No problem in fitting a bipod on mine just added a extra stud picatiny bases/rails are easy to get as are mounts .
Great for the travelling gun as the rear of the stock comes off and the whole gun fits in a compact travel case. Very handy when you need fly.
magazines are dearer than a T3 but are metal construction so don’t wear out and even hold there value.
Reiver
Fantastic to hear praise for the 202. One of my dear friends who used to work in the industry thinks the 202 is the best modern rifle out there, so I’m glad to hear good things.
I really like the Tikka, especially the T3X in wood/blue and lefty, but hard to get hold of, and the same money (if a little more!) than the used 202, so I think I’m going to pull the trigger on the 202...
I really like the Tikka, especially the T3X in wood/blue and lefty, but hard to get hold of, and the same money (if a little more!) than the used 202, so I think I’m going to pull the trigger on the 202...
Muntybuck5803
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How accurate are 202s? I have never used one.
From personal experience I would go for the T3. I love mine. Shot out the original barrel. It would shoot sub half MOA with more or less whatever I fed it. Still does with its new barrel on.
The stock I have on it now is better than any factory offering I have seen and I see no reason to change. I love the rifle and although it is very much a tool it gives me pleasure to own it due to knowing how brilliantly accurate it is.
However I am biased as none of the rifles in my cabinet are standard.
Get whatever will give you the most pleasure of ownership. For me, that is a tool that is weatherproof and awesomely accurate.
From personal experience I would go for the T3. I love mine. Shot out the original barrel. It would shoot sub half MOA with more or less whatever I fed it. Still does with its new barrel on.
The stock I have on it now is better than any factory offering I have seen and I see no reason to change. I love the rifle and although it is very much a tool it gives me pleasure to own it due to knowing how brilliantly accurate it is.
However I am biased as none of the rifles in my cabinet are standard.
Get whatever will give you the most pleasure of ownership. For me, that is a tool that is weatherproof and awesomely accurate.
Was out earlier with a horrible T3...A bit windy, but still managed this awful group @ 200M. I suppose I’ll have to get a 202...
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