Michael63 wrote:Sounds like your worried about recoil of this Sako already.
Chronos wrote:A 30-06 should be enough for any Sambar if you do your part and I dare say it'd be a damn sight cheaper to shoot.
yoshie wrote:it is a bit of over kill but it kills really emphatically.
mikor wrote:I'm not a big guy anyway and I'm a new shooter, cost aside I think it will just be too much for me. If there is no need for a 30-06 then a .308 would be even better I guess.
headspace wrote:The recoil is in the order of 36.5ft/lb.
mikor wrote:Sounds like something like a .308 will be a smarter choice. I will look more into this level of things.
AusC wrote:Any of those comfortably do the business hunting in Victoria.
yoshie wrote:Defiantly one to work up to tho, especially if you get into reloading. I find its recoil 'large' kind of like a 45-70, but not 'snappy' like a 300WM
handofcod wrote:The scout has a lot of blast (if that's the right word) because of the short barrel while the Tikka had more push.
handofcod wrote:I have to admit that my experience with different rifles is very limited but I found the difference between my 308 scout and a Tikka 300WM shooting 180gr factory ammo to be fairly close. The scout has a lot of blast (if that's the right word) because of the short barrel while the Tikka had more push.
yoshie wrote:I've shot a 308, 30-06 and a 300 WM all in the same rifles (Tikka T3 lites). I can tell you they all recoil more than the last, kind of like a graduate step up each time.
yoshie wrote:I remember when I got my 243, I thought that was a canon, 100 grainers were unbearable, now I don't even notice my 30-06.