V Cheap .308 - any recommendations

[baconbutty]

Hi. A farming mate has asked me what he should go for and where he'd find a v cheap .308. He doesn't mind something scruffy, just wants something v cheap for knocking down foxes before they mully his lambs. Any thoughts on this would be v welcome. He's thinking £300 inc scope. Is that achievable?

 

[375 mag]

Most gun shops have a bargain basement dirt cheap old rifles but you may not get a very good scope included for that price !

 

[DazT]

Have a look on guntrader/gunstar he'll get something cheap on there, but look carefully before buying

Daz

 

[Claret_Dabbler]

There was an old PH talked about on here last week at humble money.

 

[caorach]

A friend recently bought a PH and he's mostly been shooting mil surplus ammo through it at targets. Yesterday he fired a few Nosler Ballistic tips in factory ammo and got a 1 inch 3 shot group with no problems. I don't think he paid more than £200 for the rifle and he took the stock off it and stripped it down and oiled it and it looks great.

His problem is going to be getting decent glass for that money. Maybe he might get a 2nd hand fixed scope at the sort of second tier level of glass for around the sort of money that might give him a £300 rig - something like Doctor or Meopta?

 

[Stover Rover]

Does it have to be .308? sorting through Guntrader by all calibres in ascending order of price might pick out a bargain but in another suitable fox calibre.
Glass wise anything European is pretty much ruled out. An older Jap Tasco would be worth hunting down or leupold fixed 6x42 are £100-150 on Fleabay and would be perfectly adequate.

 

[Brithunter]

Yes it is but might take a bit of searching for. I will try phoning the old club treasurer down south as he had a cheap P-H 1100. it would need a scope The rifle has some damage, repaired tot eh stock as it got scorched, long story, but it shot well. Of cours ehe might have sold it as he has an RFD now.

 

[baconbutty]

Thanks Guys. I'll pass this on.

 

[pboro shot]

try mick vokes hes a rfd he had a nice but cheap 308 ,he useally has some secondhand scopes aswell at good money let me know if you would like his telephone number im sure he will send rifle no problem

 

[EMcC]

It might be worth giving Steve Beaty of Ivythorn a ring and asking him to keep an eye open.

 

[baconbutty]

Thanks chaps. Just given him a number to follow up. Will come back to you pboro shot if it goes nowhere. Thanks

 

[Acm]

A .308 for foxes !? Sounds fun ! If a little expensive

 

[DazT]

A .308 for foxes !? Sounds fun ! If a little expensive

Very effective on foxes!
You don't get any runners at all!

 

[Thar]

How quick does he need it, my mate has a Parker Hale in 308with a Pecar 6X45 on top, he has had the rifle almost from new, (only 3 monthsold when he got it) it has a set trigger and has been very well looked after, Iwould guess it has shot 20 or so deer a year with it and no target shooting, heonly has used factory ammo. It will be coming up for sale shortly he mentionedaround £375 for it.

ATB

Tahr

 

[Windknot]

Re: Steve Beaty at Ivythorn- I was there a couple of weeks ago and he had a .308 for £150. (No scope or mod) Didn't pay much more attention to it, but it's worth giving him a bell.

 

[Acm]

Very effective on foxes!
You don't get any runners at all!

Ha ha ha ha , I stopped using a .243 on them because I got fed up with fox patè ! Nice one !!

 

[TGEvans]

Few places down here in South Wales usually have a few cheap .308's in. South and West country sports in Kenfig Hill had a CZ .308 with an old Nikko Scope for £200 last month. I am sure it would be more than enough for a few foxes. Phil in the shop would not mind sending to a dealer local to you Im sure. Good luck! T

 

[jay 22]

Is he going to have deer on his ticket to. As I would be very surprised of they grant him 308 just for fox.

 

[bambi308]

Holts had a .308 go for £30 in their last auction

 

[baconbutty]

Thanks to all who posted and PM'd. John is now 'with rifle' thanks to an SD member.