belly-deep
Active member
- Joined
- Oct 31, 2009
- Messages
- 3,459
They've had plenty of quality control issues. Best to avoid until the mess clears up.
Looking at buying a new rifle... Custom? Semi-Custom?
- Thread starter npaden
- Start date
They've had plenty of quality control issues. Best to avoid until the mess clears up.
That Sako is one nice looking rifle!!
Jeez, I might have to look at them ,maybe in an -06 as back up...I'm not starting a new brass collection to refill.
Like I said,the 7mm WM caliber is the one I have heard is as consistant and has similar results as 30-06 over all. Maybe better at distance.
Jeez, I might have to look at them ,maybe in an -06 as back up...I'm not starting a new brass collection to refill.
Like I said,the 7mm WM caliber is the one I have heard is as consistant and has similar results as 30-06 over all. Maybe better at distance.
I am a Browning A Bolt fan.I now have 5 of then. 243,280,270WSM,300WSM and 30-06. They all shoot pretty good but when I go out hunting I usually will take the 270WSM .It just out shines the rest for accuracy. If I could only keep one rifle ,the 270WSM for a do it all rifle. and the recoil is pretty tame with the SIMS recoil pad.
VAspeedgoat
Well-known member
I would think you could get several economy rifles and be able to get moa accuracy out of it. The ruger american comes to mind. You can go with a premium production gun and spend around 1000 to 1500 and come closer to guaranteeing yourself moa. The next step is custom or custom rebuild and all but guarantees moa for 2000 on up. I still think I would start at a gunsmith and see what they say. A crown job, bedding job, and truing the action shouldn't be too bad. If you rebuild your gun you can even change the caliber if you choose. Though its hard to argue on the versatility of the 7 mag for a western gun.
npaden
Well-known member
Well, both guns did their part this weekend. The AR-15 spoke first when some pigs showed up last night. The bigger one was pushing 200lbs, it took some effort and some ingenuity to get it in the back of the truck.
I misjudged the deer. Had some significant ground shrinkage. Probably should have let him walk but running short on days left to hunt and we are completely out of venison so he picked the wrong time to walk by I guess. When I walked up to him I saw that he was really small bodied and I first thought he might have been a superstar 1 1/2 year old but according the to jawbone it looks like he was just a small bodied 2 1/2 year old. He should be good eating though.
The one I missed a couple weeks ago may have been this guys daddy.
I misjudged the deer. Had some significant ground shrinkage. Probably should have let him walk but running short on days left to hunt and we are completely out of venison so he picked the wrong time to walk by I guess. When I walked up to him I saw that he was really small bodied and I first thought he might have been a superstar 1 1/2 year old but according the to jawbone it looks like he was just a small bodied 2 1/2 year old. He should be good eating though.
The one I missed a couple weeks ago may have been this guys daddy.
Last edited:
WapitiBob
Well-known member
Is this on your property that burned?
npaden
Well-known member
Yes. It has come back pretty well. Very few larger trees let alive, but lots of thick brushy stuff. Tons of dead standing trees scattered around, makes it tough to spot animals. I end up behind the glass about 90% of the time I'm sitting in my blind.
This guy was just walking through this morning, I haven't kept up with my trail cameras this year so not sure if he was a regular on my property or not.
This guy was just walking through this morning, I haven't kept up with my trail cameras this year so not sure if he was a regular on my property or not.
WapitiBob
Well-known member
That's good to hear. Should be a nice spot for the kids to grow up with.
7mm08mo
Well-known member
Yeah, buy a rifle you won't be able to find ammo for in a couple years
I'll sell ya a s/s Model 7 in 300 RSAUM if you want to go that route. I've even got 250 cases and dies!
How much? What scope?
LCH
Well-known member
Good sized boar there.. And yep, a 200 lb pig is a lot tougher to load than a 200 lb deer. I love hunting those things.
You may have mentioned it earlier, but what caliber is the AR?
You may have mentioned it earlier, but what caliber is the AR?
npaden
Well-known member
It's a .223/5.56. Shot placement is key on those big pigs and it has always been really good at that. 55 grains right behind the ear.
npaden
Well-known member
Well I still haven't bought a new rifle and since Winchester quit making the Winchester Supreme ammo with the Nosler E-Tip I've been relegated to finding some new ammo for this rifle for my upcoming bear hunt. I bought a box of Nosler 150 gr E-Tips, Hornady 139 gr GMX and Federal Premium ammo loaded with 160 gr Nosler Partitions.
I'll probably shoot a couple more times before I declare victory, but the gun seems to like the 160 gr partitions which is probably not a terrible ammo choice for a bear hunt.
Hornady 139 gr GMX
Nosler 150 gr E-Tip
Federal Premium 160 gr Nosler Partition
Really all 3 of those groups are better than I was getting when I started this whole process with the loose screws on the action. Not sure why the lighter bullets grouped to the left a bit and the heavier one grouped right on. I didn't adjust the scope at all.
Think I'm going to stick with the Nosler Partitions for this hunt anyway. They are probably easier to find in a pinch if I needed to as well.
Still haven't found the perfect gun to replace it with.
Thanks again for all the input on this.
Nathan
I'll probably shoot a couple more times before I declare victory, but the gun seems to like the 160 gr partitions which is probably not a terrible ammo choice for a bear hunt.
Hornady 139 gr GMX
Nosler 150 gr E-Tip
Federal Premium 160 gr Nosler Partition
Really all 3 of those groups are better than I was getting when I started this whole process with the loose screws on the action. Not sure why the lighter bullets grouped to the left a bit and the heavier one grouped right on. I didn't adjust the scope at all.
Think I'm going to stick with the Nosler Partitions for this hunt anyway. They are probably easier to find in a pinch if I needed to as well.
Still haven't found the perfect gun to replace it with.
Thanks again for all the input on this.
Nathan
