.308 suggestions for stalking and range use.
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Scapegoat
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The CTR certainly ticks the right boxes. Solid design and a good stock, presuming you're considering an adjustable one, great box mag and a semi-varmint barrel .
I use my for range work and stalking. The extra weight will tell on a hill, but I fitted a niggeloh sling on side mounts and it's a doddle to carry.
Mines a 20" in 6.5 CM, absolute tackdriver and good out to 1000 on the range.
I use my for range work and stalking. The extra weight will tell on a hill, but I fitted a niggeloh sling on side mounts and it's a doddle to carry.
Mines a 20" in 6.5 CM, absolute tackdriver and good out to 1000 on the range.
baguio
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This would certainly fit the bill too.
Interesting. Why has it been in the cabinet for a couple of years? Did you find that that it didn't work as a crossover and another rifle was the "go to"rifle?
Terrydeer
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I looked at the HMR also but the price that you can at a CTR for swayed me and I purchased one second hand hardly used 20” barrel and I walk miles with mine with a back pack sling and you wouldn’t know it was there,
Just dont get the time for Bisley, and now my job has changed slightly , so its foxing 223, or a quick walk around the farms i take the 17 Hornet
for that,
Terrydeer
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Now what scope are you going to put on it !!
With regards to the moderator I have a wildcat evolution and that fits the bill.
Sold my 308 Tikka CTR, much better choices for UK deer stalking.
@PSE Rifle Stocks has the ultimate stock for a CTR but I've found that a short action with a floorplate suits me better.
@PSE Rifle Stocks has the ultimate stock for a CTR but I've found that a short action with a floorplate suits me better.
Bang goes my suggestion then.....................
My Jeff Cooper Steyr Scout does the business in the field and on the range (off to do 300 and 600 at Bisley tomorrow, after grassing a nice 6-pointer yesterday).
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I really like the idea and wanted to like the rifle but when I actually held one it just didn't float my boat. Have fun shooting tomorrow.
palmer_mike
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Have a look a the Mauser m18 Tom. Welcome to have a go of mine (it’s a .243 tho)
Alot of rifle for the money
Alot of rifle for the money
Tried one. A nice rifle. The floor plate mag was however the problem for me. My reservations about floor plates are probably nonsense but I do prefer a removable magazine.
I may take you up on that Mike. I have held one and it seemed like a well constructed rifle. My reservation with it might be the light sporter barrel for range wwork. That said, even with a sporter barrel it will probably shoot far better than I can make it
Hi Tom
You could always fit a detachable mag system.
We were shooting 2 sighters and 7 to count. As it is a stalking rifle, I was simply aiming off, rather than messing with the scope settings. At 300, with a fairly strong breeze, I got 6 x 5s including 2 x V bulls and called a flier that scored a 3 at 6 o'clock. The other 8 rounds were in a +/- 2 MOA group. This was off the integral Steyr Scout bipod with the 2.5 mag IER scope. 600 was a bit more akin to lobbing artillery.
I was aiming at some undetermined area of sand above the target frame to bring the rounds down into the black. Best score from there was a 28 (annoying after a V bull sighter). Basically a lot of 4s with elevation being the issue - all below the bull. However this was better than a couple of the club members with all the target rifle and shooting accessories.So have you thought about the Ruger version of the Scout rifle? This might scratch your aesthetic itch.
I'll be following this thread quite closely as I'm essentially looking for the same thing. I did see good reviews of the Tikka and also someone recommended a Mauser M12 on another thread. However the M12 is just a silver barrel rather than the stainless of the Tikka CTR if you wanted a stainless version to go with the synthetic stock.
Is an adjustable stock something that's worth considering?
Is an adjustable stock something that's worth considering?
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