Recent content by yam

Can't say I have any experience with high end qulity optics being a civil servant with limited financial resources. My best scope until recently was a Steiner Ranger 4 3-12x56 serving very well for stalking deer both out to past 300 meters shots and bad light conditions. I went and bought a...

Just got myself one of those old steel receiver versions in 308 manufactured in '92. As I bought it over the net I never saw it until I had it in my hands as the new legal owner. Although the shop selling the rifle marketed it as in mint condition, it kind of seems like "new" and unused to me...

I love that feeling when you know it's up to you how well you perform and not the gun being the weak point in the setup. :lol:

Quite a decent group at 200m 😎. It really seems to love that load. And nice bucks too!

I just get myself two mags. Or three. Or...

Really well. I have a approx. 700 g scope and a 300 g silencer which both mute it but even without the silencer no problem. I've noticed a change in the process of how I perform the different steps during stalking hunts in bad light conditions with the brx1. This is not something I have...

Tikka T3x Lite 20" or some of the other similar Lite "something" ones in cal 6.5 CRMR you can get full left handed. Quite light and not too long without a silencer. I have it in .308, but the recoil had me install a small 65g muzzle break to tame it down somewhat. The 6.5 though doesn´t need...

Suspect they will come out with the 6.5 CM an 9,3x62 next and even that seems to be on a non-fixed very flexing schedule. Probably the war is affecting production line decisions.

Have one myself in 30-06. I don't like the plasticky stock either, but to be honest: it didn't impact me downing some 6+ deers with it last season. On the contrary, I don't have to look out for the gun being in harsh weather conditions in deep woods with rain/slush/snow and still do its job...

Sure, age as such isn't everything. Look at the 30-06, still going VERY strong and I do like it a lot for bigger game! But nevertheless let's face it: the Swede is loosing ground to the CRDM. It just is a fact you should not ignore. And interesting point by @NullMac: The 6.5 CRDM seems to...

Hi, Personally I would today go for the 6.5 CDRM before the 6.5x55 if buying a new all-weather go-to rifle. My reasoning: - the Swede is getting outdated. Not maybe yet today, but in about 10 years time it will be gone. - the CDRM is today already probably outselling the Swede by at least...

@ejg, The beauty of the brx1 for me does not lie in the straight pull action but the fully ambidextrous design. I'm left handed and my sons are not. Now I can invest in a weapon which will have some value even for them in the coming years as they get into hunting as a hobby we can share. I'm...

@ejg You're right: the brx1 IS cheap compared with both the R8 and Strasser RS 700. I do not have that much excess money to invest if I can get a working solution at a feasible price. I don't need all the bells and whistles, just a reliable tool for harvesting deer and moose. Btw: Why do you...

As of now they have the 308, 30-06 and 300 WinMag in production and the 6.5 CM in the pipeline. I know there has been wild guesses (and high hopes) for the 9.3x62 here in Europe. Maybe some .338 too. I'm not so sure about those lighter calibers as the semi-auto ar-10 boom seems to dominate the...

With some 9 months of ownership I would not consider it very long, but ok, still very satisfied with an additional 3 deers down since beginning of December. I can also line up with the critics expressed by pbear94 even if I might consider them more minor issues. The safety is still feeling too...