SCJ429 wrote:Keep saving and get yourself a secondhand Tikka Varmint in 223. Best budget rifle bar none, I have not seen a dud. Mine will shoot under an inch at 300.
Then go and shoot it as much as you can, why would you not shoot it much? Experience is everything in this game.
bigfellascott wrote:In that case look for something lite - any of the brands you mentioned will be good rifles so just go and handle a few and see what feels right for you.
Good luck and let us know what you ended up with.
SCJ429 wrote:Keep saving and get yourself a secondhand Tikka Varmint in 223. Best budget rifle bar none, I have not seen a dud. Mine will shoot under an inch at 300.
Then go and shoot it as much as you can, why would you not shoot it much? Experience is everything in this game.
Harrynsw wrote:I had a howa mini action in 223 a couple of years back looked ok, shot ok, felt ok. The only reason I sold it was I had the magazine drop out on me a couple of times during a hunting trip because of where the release was located.
Currently I know floor plate models are being sold around the place so you won't have that problem.
bigrich wrote:SCJ429 wrote:Keep saving and get yourself a secondhand Tikka Varmint in 223. Best budget rifle bar none, I have not seen a dud. Mine will shoot under an inch at 300.
Then go and shoot it as much as you can, why would you not shoot it much? Experience is everything in this game.
i agree with this, for the money, you won't find a better more accurate rifle with a very good trigger . tikka t3 out of the box is a better rifle than the others you list IMHO , i've had a ruger scout , which the build of it was OK, but a tikka is better . maybe look around second hand for a tikka ? out of what you listed, i would take the howa
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bigrich wrote:I don’t know how large the deer in tassie are, but a good second hand Swede 6.5 Mauser isn’t expensive ,can be very accurate and will do the job
bigfellascott wrote:bigrich wrote:I don’t know how large the deer in tassie are, but a good second hand Swede 6.5 Mauser isn’t expensive ,can be very accurate and will do the job
Their fallow so easy to tip over.
bigrich wrote:bigfellascott wrote:bigrich wrote:I don’t know how large the deer in tassie are, but a good second hand Swede 6.5 Mauser isn’t expensive ,can be very accurate and will do the job
Their fallow so easy to tip over.
maybe for the poster a second hand swede 6.5 would be good, or a second hand 243 of some description . either way with a decent scope both could be had for under a grand . not trying to be a smart @ss to the OP, but .30 seems a bit heavy for deer that size . JMHO
straightshooter wrote:Although I have never owned a Howa I do like the the design in it being a blend of Sako and Remington attributes and the fit and finish is quite good particulary for the price.
Just recently a friend sent his 5 or 6 year old varmint model for rebarreling. Removing the factory barrel exposed a crack in the receiver extending from the first scope mounting hole to the forward edge of the receiver for the full thickness of the threads. Unfortunately I never bothered to take a picture.
The sad part is that the importer disowned the problem completely.
To my way of thinking if it happened to one then many others may be similarly affected.
straightshooter wrote:Although I have never owned a Howa I do like the the design in it being a blend of Sako and Remington attributes and the fit and finish is quite good particulary for the price.
Just recently a friend sent his 5 or 6 year old varmint model for rebarreling. Removing the factory barrel exposed a crack in the receiver extending from the first scope mounting hole to the forward edge of the receiver for the full thickness of the threads. Unfortunately I never bothered to take a picture.
The sad part is that the importer disowned the problem completely.
To my way of thinking if it happened to one then many others may be similarly affected.