Stalking Setup: How would you spend.

[CillDaraVerminator]

If you had to start off with no kit and had 5000 euro to spend how are you spending it?

So this money gets you your gun, glass, mounts, sticks etc.

My 308 deal fell through at last minute and looking for ideas

 

[Mike L]

New rifle, 2nd hand everything else.

 

[Rory]

€1000 on rifle
€2000 on scope and attachments
€1000 on LRF binos (Vortex)
€300 moderator
€200 Viper sticks
€60 knife
€140 really good first aid kit (tourniquet, Celox gauze, compression bandages etc)
€100 bits and bobs (cut proof glove, nitrile gloves, ammo wallet, Mora roeing knife, head torch, stainless S hooks, camo snood/headover etc.)
€200 ammo?

 

[Mungo]

So this was a question I faced, and solved it like this:

Tikka T3x Lite - c. 1250
Second hand Leupold, Vortex, Meopta or Sightron scope in 4-16 x 50 range. - c. 600.
Recknagel rail and rings: c. 300.
Hazel sticks cut from local wood, tied together with paracord and padded with pipe insulation: .50
Stock: PSE Elite: c. 850

Total cost: well less than 5000.

This assumes you already have binoculars (which I did). If not, add 800 or so for Vortex binoculars.

 

[slider]

S/h browning .270 £800
Hik Aplex scope £900
Hik habrok multi function bonos ,£1200
Jacket, trousers etc £300
Mjoner sticks £120
Ammo £100
Misc £200

Wine, the balance....

 

[Navarone]

Used rifle up to 1000
Mounts and scope-s&b 8x 56 500
Mod-300
Gun Bag-100
Binos used swaro/leica/zeiss up to 1000 (try to spend 6-700
Knife/knives 50
Clothing (ridgeline jacket, new forest trousers) 350
Viper sticks 180 monarch country
150-200 chest harness
Thermal 1500 (you don’t need this)-spend the 1500 on 10-15 stalks in cool places!

 

[CillDaraVerminator]

Ty all, great suggestions

 

[wytonpjs]

S/h browning .270 £800
Hik Aplex scope £900
Hik habrok multi function bonos ,£1200
Jacket, trousers etc £300
Mjoner sticks £120
Ammo £100
Misc £200

Wine, the balance....

I can do you one of those for half the price

 

[slider]

I can do you one of those for half the price

More money for wine

 

[CillDaraVerminator]

Guinness zero for me

 

[angusb1]

Stuff you need:
Used Sako 75 .270 £600
New Delta Titanium HD 2.5-12x50 £700
Used Optilock mounts £50
New Stalon X108 mod £300
Screw cutting the Sako £150
Used Minox 8x42 binos £400
B&Q sticks £20
Ogdens gun slip £150
Mora gralloching knives X3 £30
Victorinox boning knife £15

Stuff I'm really glad I have for stalking:
Used walk in chiller £1000
Key clamp to make an A frame for the chiller £150
Used capstan winch and 100m of new 16mm polyester rope £300
New Pulsar XM30 thermal £1000

 

[Brad93]

Buy everything used and save a fortune/end up with a lot higher quality kit.

Zeiss/Swarvo/Leica Binos Used £700
Swarvo fixed / S&B 8x56 Used £500
Rings £100-150
Viperflex Carbon Sticks New £350
Pulsar Thermal Used £750-1000
Gralloching Kit, First Aid Kit etc £350
Rifle Used £1000-2000 should get you something decent.

 

[SikaSeeker]

If you had to start off with no kit and had 5000 euro to spend how are you spending it?

So this money gets you your gun, glass, mounts, sticks etc.

My 308 deal fell through at last minute and looking for ideas

Where in the country are you?

 

[CillDaraVerminator]

Kildare

 

[SikaSeeker]

Kildare

Home field and stream in Enniskillen can put a package together for you if yours fell through.

 

[CillDaraVerminator]

Will gander ty

 

[jthyttin]

Selection depends quite a bit on what are you trying to achieve.

Ends of the spectrum might be "as efficient as possible contractor style culling" and "traditional stalking with no pressure on cull figures".

Personally wouldn't go used in rifles that have popular UK chamberings like 243 and 270. In the grand scheme of things, dropping £1000-2000 for new rifle (including proper stock, possibly aftermarket) will see you to the grave especially with something like 308.

My choice would be T3x in your choice of barrel length/weight (Lite, CTR, Varmint) either SS or Cerakoted (including aftermarket job). Screw cut from factory. £20 spring for trigger if you think you need it. Proper but not over-the-top stock with integral aluminium frame (think B&C). Some flush cups installed if needed. Quality direct mount for scope (think Spuhr, forget jigsaw jobbies like Optilock).

Scope wise they are very good nowadays in sub £1000 price bracket, especially given UK shooting hours. And since scope is non-controlled item it's easy to swap and you won't loose that much in ££. Same goes for binos.

 

[angusb1]

Personally wouldn't go used in rifles that have popular UK chamberings like 243 and 270. In the grand scheme of things, dropping £1000-2000 for new rifle (including proper stock, possibly aftermarket) will see you to the grave especially with something like 308.

Curious as to why you wouldn't go for a used 243 or 270?

 

[Rory]

Curious as to why you wouldn't go for a used 243 or 270?

The extreme variation of unknown round counts, maintenance, use, individual setup/adaptations etc makes it an unattractive prospect.

 

[KimE]

Curious as to why you wouldn't go for a used 243 or 270?

A positive thing if you buy a .338wm Tikka t3 light is that it doesn`t had many rounds through it the negative thing is you are not going to shoot it much either.