.270 purchase

[Mossypaw]

Nothing wrong with the CZ550, a good working rifle. Not the best of scopes, but you could change that in time. Looks like a Macleod ticket on it, Gregors a sound bloke, got my 550 from him. Always room to haggle over the scope, probably won't lower the price much, but get a box or two of ammo thrown in and it's a good deal.

 

[bewsher500]

Am not at all skint or destitute lol If I was I would not be thinking about buying a rifle just not willing to go overly expensive for something for work or shooting at night, I Am being realistic I am 34 with a young family and I enjoy shooting but I am not going to put everything I have aside over a rifle.


My idea was simple find a decent cheap budget package that shoots straight, All the advice given I trully have taken on board and my options are always open,


I put down three possibles at the beginning of this thread not just P-H and also I know 1995rs has a really good rifle for sale, giving myself til end of the month to get one, and to be honest I am a fussy bugger


All brilliant advice from you guys and obviously the reason I asked is because you guys have a lot more experience in this than I do so I am so very glad of the advice. If I had my choice I be paying fr £2100 package by SAKO or TIKKA and Grahams or Macleods be cashing my money into the bank lol


I think this is the problem with the sport and the industry in a whole, if your not lucky enough to be on an estate and have access to estate equipment you have to put a small fortune on equipment that most people these days just cannot afford. Clothing and boots = £200 - £300 + , decent lamp min £150 , fox calls £20 , Spotting scope £100 s/h , Bino's - infinite and thats all before you buy rifle - scope - mod - bipod... You are talking 5 grand thats half of the average earnings for some people a year driving about in the back of your vehicle everytime you sit in a ditch lol


So in the end I am being careful and taking all your advice on board

Dont believe everything you read!
for every spray and pray shooter at a dsc1 shooting test using a battered old peice you will see two who have all the gear and no idea with brand new £1000+ rifles

the 4 guys that failed on my course were the latter category!!
Even the ones borrowing the estate rifle passed, one who had never fired a CF!!

i have a .222, a .243 and a .270 none of which cost more than £100 (2xPH, 1 BRNO)
they all shoot sub MOA

 

[Tulloch]

Nothing wrong with the CZ550, a good working rifle. Not the best of scopes, but you could change that in time. Looks like a Macleod ticket on it, Gregors a sound bloke, got my 550 from him. Always room to haggle over the scope, probably won't lower the price much, but get a box or two of ammo thrown in and it's a good deal.

Yer he has been fair to me , I also like the freedom in the gun room to touch and get to know the rifle before you buy shame you cant shoot it though but hey, I bought my .22 Lr from him and I think i got a good deal it fires fine , the scope needs to be changed but other than that it seems fine.

 

[exmarksman9870]

37 year old brno .270 shooting half inch groups at 100 m...i would highly recommend them..i also have a rem 700 .243 that will place bullet on bullet grouping at 100 m...what else would you need....

 

[Taff]

Plenty of good old 270s out there , I use a BSa cf2 bought off this site for £250, some people have to have all the bells and whistles and the latest fashion gun, then there are people who just shoot deer with good proven equipment.

 

[pendle]

Theres a sabbati 270 in classifieds £100 screw cut with bases and rings .Great rifle . get a good scope and sound mod cheap rifle they shoot well worth a look

 

[Brithunter]

Theres a sabbati 270 in classifieds £100 screw cut with bases and rings .Great rifle . get a good scope and sound mod cheap rifle they shoot well worth a look

Is the Sabbati not the old Husqvarna 1900? I seem to recall something about this .

 

[pendle]

Is the Sabbati not the old Husqvarna 1900? I seem to recall something about this .

I dont know. on the sabbati web site their called the Rover 800 now called the mercury I have shot well over 20 fallow and around 30 + roe with it sold mine tp upgrade to a tikka 695. for the money their a great rifle

 

[Essexsussex]

Is the Sabbati not the old Husqvarna 1900? I seem to recall something about this .

don't know BH, but if it is then it would be a great purchase - I have had nothing but a great experience with my 1900.