Shootinshyster
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I have a Safari in .270Looks really nice that , just the sort of thing I have in mind , thanks for that
Budget .308 options/recommendations
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Ah right , how do you rate them ?
Shootinshyster
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It's a decent gun. But I have yet to shoot it. Stand by and I will go find it
Shootinshyster
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Here is my .270 Parker Hale Safari. As you can see from the stripper clip thumb slot it was built on a military action. If the bolt is original to the rifle, Parker Hale used a late World War 2 German Mauser action. If you look at the bolt you will see round gas relief holes. This was a machining expedient that took place in late 1944 onward.
I have never fired this rifle, but I lent it to a young guy at our range and he bagged a deer with it. The young guy was from the Philippines and he was really polite and respectful. He was having trouble with his rifle and so I loaned him the Parker Hale.
He brought me back some delicious venison
It is a no nonsense rifle and you will not be disappointed.
I have never fired this rifle, but I lent it to a young guy at our range and he bagged a deer with it. The young guy was from the Philippines and he was really polite and respectful. He was having trouble with his rifle and so I loaned him the Parker Hale.
He brought me back some delicious venison
It is a no nonsense rifle and you will not be disappointed.
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Shootinshyster
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The Musgrave Model 80 is a superb rifle. The model 80 was made in Bloemfontein, South Africa and they were were expensive rifles. If it is within budget, buy it right away.Evening all !
I am currently in market for a second hand .308 on a tight budget (about £500) which I know makes it pretty slim pickings but is what it is . Not bothered about anything fancy , but if I could get hold of something that's of reasonably solid build quality that will do me .Will be used both on range and In the field.
Have been looking for a while and leaning towards a parker hale of some description. Done abit of research including a few old threads on here discussing them . I have no personal experience of them myself, but keep seeing a few popping up well within budget and thinking could be a good option for what I want .
Also stumbled across a musgrave 80 for well within budget, was wondering if anyone on here has any experience of those ?? Or if anyone has any other recommendations for that end of the market.
Any advice much appreciated
P.W. Botha owned one and he was found of giving them away as gifts
Looks really nice , really leaning towards something along these lines
Shootinshyster
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A rifle based on the 98 Mauser is something you can always rely upon. I have never seen anything fail on a Mauser.Looks really nice , really leaning towards something along these lines
Ah ok , would you rate one of them above the equivalent parker hale ?
Shootinshyster
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The Musgrave Model 80 was probably the best rifle of the late 1970s. I wish I had one
tusker
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I have a PH safari in 270. it has taken game from Scotland to Africa and many places in between. I paid £60 for it , replaced the trigger and that was a game changer.
Tusker
Just remembered, some of the triggers on the PH and Mauser were not replaced and they can be infinitely improved by replacing the trigger with a Timney (extra cost). Tikkas have great triggers and lock times, Rugers is usually great out of the box, a modern copy of the Mauser.
Harry mac
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Scipio
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If you can find them where you are, Husqvarna 1900s are considered to be very good basic hunting rifles, with a quick and slick cock on closing push feed action, a decent to good factory trigger, a classic look, good build quality and pretty good accuracy too. And they made it in 308.
Lastly, it might be very sensibly priced as well, as blued steel and wood stock doesnt seem to the main fashion these days.
If you want to make it into a picatinny based rig, you might have to buy some extra gear,so please be aware of that.
maybe @bobo or @HonestJohn or other S and L knowledgable folks can correct me, or add to it, but i believe much similar things can be said for the 60ies production runs of Schultz and Larsen rifles. M65 and 68 they might be called.
Good Luck!
Lastly, it might be very sensibly priced as well, as blued steel and wood stock doesnt seem to the main fashion these days.
If you want to make it into a picatinny based rig, you might have to buy some extra gear,so please be aware of that.
maybe @bobo or @HonestJohn or other S and L knowledgable folks can correct me, or add to it, but i believe much similar things can be said for the 60ies production runs of Schultz and Larsen rifles. M65 and 68 they might be called.
Good Luck!
w-hak
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For a budget .308 I would look for a Tikka M55. Some might argue the Sako L579 (also known as "Forester" - but I think that's really the stock model) is better. This was later sold as the Sako A2. Both the Tikka and the Sako have actions sized for the cartridge, unlike most other options discussed here which are long (.30-06 length) actions.
A good Remington 700 BDL or CDL might be nice as well - again appropriately sized actions for the cartridge - and some Winchester model 70's have shortish actions when chambered in .308. A Remington model 7 is nice too, but the factory barrels are slightly too light for my taste. I owned one and had it rebarreled in .358 Winchester. The Model 7 is unfortunately not compatible with 700 stocks and optics mounts, but it makes for an excellent light-weight option if that's what you're looking for.
A good Remington 700 BDL or CDL might be nice as well - again appropriately sized actions for the cartridge - and some Winchester model 70's have shortish actions when chambered in .308. A Remington model 7 is nice too, but the factory barrels are slightly too light for my taste. I owned one and had it rebarreled in .358 Winchester. The Model 7 is unfortunately not compatible with 700 stocks and optics mounts, but it makes for an excellent light-weight option if that's what you're looking for.
Here's a nice looking Musgrave Model 80 in .308 on sale for £199 in Chelmsford Musgrave 80 Bolt Action .308 Winchester Rifle
Yeh looks nice this dosnt it , saw this a while ago, has dropped in price from when I last looked at it . Quite tempted with it to be honest .
A nice Sako here Sako Sako Bolt Action .308 Winchester Rifle
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