Sako forester l579

[the prowler]

Coal should be the same as standard 243win. Who is going to rebarrel it

 

[LeoReggie1]

Coal should be the same as standard 243win. Who is going to rebarrel it

Steve kershaw , yeah I'm hoping it will be OK. If not might be 6mm cm

 

[the prowler]

Steve does all my work. It should be perfect

 

[the prowler]

22-250ai would be a belting fox rifle

 

[Border]

It's most like because of the sharper shoulder angle of the AI. 6 Creedmoor should be fine.

 

[sillbeam]

Or if 243Win has worked fine so far,just rebarrel it with a 1-8" twist and keep on carrying on.....

Exactly this

 

[LeoReggie1]

It's most like because of the sharper shoulder angle of the AI. 6 Creedmoor should be fine.

Yeah that's what he said

 

[LeoReggie1]

22-250ai would be a belting fox rifle

I've got thermal on a 22 2 50 remi solely as a foxing tool, looking for something for mostly day work

 

[LeoReggie1]

Steve does all my work. It should be perfect

Yeah he seems have a good reputation

 

[the prowler]

He threaded my barrel and pillar bedded my sako75 6mmppc. Steve is great to deal with.

 

[20-250]

He said something about it might not feed cause of length of bullet, I've to send the rifle down and he will have a look.but not looking likely.

I had a 243 AI on a Sako A2 ( same action other than bolt shroud and trigger hanger). It fed perfectly.

 

[neilst]

243ai is brilliant but definitely doesn’t feed as easily as 243. Question is do you treat reloading as a hobby or a chore?.. work up a fireforming load then do it all again with a fireformed case (or fireform using c.o.w method but will still be firing off primers and a different tub of powder to your actual loads). You can get a a bit more speed of of the ai loads but if you loose any cases in the undergrowth it feels like you’ve lost a limb. I love mine and currently use it with 75gr vmax for foxing etc and 103eldx for everything else.

 

[20-250]

He said something about it might not feed cause of length of bullet, I've to send the rifle down and he will have a look.but not looking likely.

Doubt that. Even if he was right, you could use a shorter bullet. I wonder if he only has a reamer with extremely long throat for very heavy for calibre bullets.

 

[LeoReggie1]

243ai is brilliant but definitely doesn’t feed as easily as 243. Question is do you treat reloading as a hobby or a chore?.. work up a fireforming load then do it all again with a fireformed case (or fireform using c.o.w method but will still be firing off primers and a different tub of powder to your actual loads). You can get a a bit more speed of of the ai loads but if you loose any cases in the undergrowth it feels like you’ve lost a limb. I love mine and currently use it with 75gr vmax for foxing etc and 103eldx for everything else.

Yeah the 6mm is looking alot more appealing,

 

[LeoReggie1]

I had a 243 AI on a Sako A2 ( same action other than bolt shroud and trigger hanger). It fed perfectly.

Will have a better idea next week but think I'll go with the 6mm

 

[20-250]

Yeah the 6mm is looking alot more appealing,

Or ignore that, shoot stuff with your fireforming load using affordable brass such as PPU and have what you really want.

 

[alberta boy]

I was given one recently, thought the action was really nicely made, they have a massive cult following in the US and Scandinavia
I'm having mine done in 6XC and found a Canadian composites company who are making an ultralight stock for it.
if you're interested in a pre-loved fluted Border Barrel in .308 I'll put you in touch with the RFD I gave it to.

Would that be Stewart Reid at Wildcat Composites ? He lives down the road from me and is a very old friend of mine . You'll like the stock .

AB

 

[suburban bushwacker]

Would that be Stewart Reid at Wildcat Composites ? He lives down the road from me and is a very old friend of mine . You'll like the stock .

AB

yes it is.

 

[Ronin]

Would that be Stewart Reid at Wildcat Composites ? He lives down the road from me and is a very old friend of mine . You'll like the stock .

AB

Makes nice stocks