Paid the bucks, now we wait...

[Craimos]

So after months of reading, shooting friends guns, club guns, sons friends guns, i have finally bought a .22 and .308 and started the lengthy process of waiting for my licence.

the wife seems pretty uninterested, so i thought i would share with you lot!

i bought a Savage Mk2 btvs .22lr and a tikka hunter stainless in .308.

flippin hurry up mr plod!

[Wedge]

Welcome to the fun world of shooting. My shooting buddy has a BTVS and loves it - wants a thumbhole stock for his 12g now

What type of shooting are you planning to do?

[Craimos]

some club stuff, mainly to get my eye in, and a bit of hunting on friends properties. i have been told i can access some properties up in the north west through a friend of a friend, so anything and everything is on the radar.

[balter]

the wife seems pretty uninterested, so i thought i would share with you lot!

That just means she won't be there to bother you during

[Supporter]

A long wait it is.

Welcome in advance mate

[Norton]

That just means she won't be there to bother you during

Yeah but you're sure as hell going to hear about how much "time you waste" when you're back at home

[Antie]

That's a good pair, Craimos.

Got all your bases covered

[Herdsman]

tikka hunter stainless in .308.

+1

[RDobber]

Yes, the Tikka army here is growing

[cooker]

Welcome aboard Craimos.

[Craimos]

Thanks guys.

The approval process gives me time to track down a safe i guess.....

[nords]

Yep, you'll want that first

Welcome and good luck.

[chrispy88]

Fantastic choices in my opinion, as they are almost identical to my first two! I have a MkII BTVS and love it, and went with stainless synthetic T3 in .308. Sometimes i wish i had gone with a wood or laminate stock but i do a lot of walking so after a few hours marching through the scrub I'm thankful for the lighter weight. You will love them both!

[Craimos]

sounds like we have good taste chrispy88!

i am a chippy by trade originally so i have a "thing" for wood stocks. Guy at the gun shop tried to sell me a synthetic but i couldn't look past timber. i would make a gun safe out of timber if i was allowed.....

[squirrelhunter]

Good call.

Can't stand the synthetic.

[Craimos]

Not being an expert, i'm not really sure of differnces between timber and synthetic from a performance perspective, I made the decision purely on asthetics. i have only used timber stocked rifles so far.

Was thinking i would just get a cheap .22 so i could get the eye in without the cost of .308 bullets (plus try to bring some bunnies home with me and not turn them into mince with the .308). Blew the budget, but the laminated timber looks and feels great.

[Redwood]

Not being an expert, i'm not really sure of differnces between timber and synthetic from a performance perspective, I made the decision purely on asthetics. i have only used timber stocked rifles so far.

Synthetic is very low maintenance. Doesn't absorb water, can't swell, doesn't need oiling to take care of it like timber. In that respect it's great, if you were getting a wet weather rifle synthetic would be hard to pass up.

It's just not very "nice". Timber is.

[Craimos]

Ah. Thanks Redwood.

Not planning to be out in the rain too often.

So, are all/most rifle stocks (timber ones) oiled rather than a varnish/polyeurethane?

[Redwood]

There are a lot of options, I wouldn't say "most" rifles are one thing.

You're 3 basic options for stock are synthetic (plastic), timber and laminate.

Synthetic we covered.

Stocks of layered laminate are a "best of both worlds" kind of deal. They look ok, are solid like timber, not flimsy like plastic, and keep the water out. They're easy to clean just with a wipe down of your cleaning product.

Personal opinion here but I think most agree timber is the nicest. Looks good, feels good, that's what you want, right? Every stock needs cleaning, the timber just need a little extra to keep them looking good. This could be oil, or wax, or both, or whatever you decide you like. There are multi-purpose cleaner/lube/protection products like Prolix, Bore-Tech do some and others I can't name off the top of my head.

There are lots of good products, there isn't really a single "right" one. Opinions will vary at least.

[Craimos]

Hey thanks Redwood.

[Redwood]

No probs pal.

[Craimos]

Still waiting.......

aparently i didn't give enough info for them to feel like i has a "Genuine need". Sent back a response, hoping i may see my purchases before Christmas.

grrrrrrrrrrrrr

[squirrelhunter]

What you guys "need" is firearm legislations which isn't totally f***ed

[inventurkey]

aparently i didn't give enough info for them to feel like i has a "Genuine need".

Good luck getting them in time.

[Craimos]

Agreed squirrelhunter. Welcome to the wild wild west.

and thanks inventurkey. i can live in hope.

[Mark.A]

So after months of reading, shooting friends guns, club guns, sons friends guns, i have finally bought a .22 and .308 and started the lengthy process of waiting for my licence.

the wife seems pretty uninterested, so i thought i would share with you lot!

i bought a Savage Mk2 btvs .22lr and a tikka hunter stainless in .308.

flippin hurry up mr plod!

You will love the 308 hunter stainless, I have the fluted stainless, and its a lovely rifle to fire, Nice and light and accurate even with my aim (it makes me look good, which is hard!)

[Lorgar]

I have the fluted stainless

You got good taste

[Mark.A]

It just looks .. sexy .. Damn what they say about cooling, weight etc etc.. it just looks cool...

And at the end of the day isnt that what most of our decisions are based on...

[Craimos]

now you are just rubbing it in mark allen!

by the look of your signature you have an impressive aresenal. something we can only dream about in WA.

a marlin 30-30 was something i have been considering once i get this lot sorted.

[Mark.A]

The 30-30 is just fun, its a lever, Great for 50-60m, Great for plinking and targets, and just all around fun... Never mean to rub it in, I just enjoy my new hobby.. I hear about your problems over there, I find is scary that a group of people can dictate to another group of people that they cant have something just because it looks 'military' I dont dress my rifles up, they are tools, but honestly, I find it scary the closed minded nature of most people, willing to give up anything to make themselves feel safe...

and so on and so forth...