Anyone own a .308 PB rifle ?

[Die Judicii]

Anyone here own one of these ?
Whatever brand/model,,,,,,, I'd be interested in your thoughts and feelings (good or bad) about the one you've got.

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[bladeracer]

Anyone here own one of these ?
Whatever brand/model,,,,,,, I'd be interested in your thoughts and feelings (good or bad) about the one you've got.

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No, but my mate had a demo .223 last week and returned it the next day. Still waiting for a replacement.

[jakethompson]

Yep, I have a Tikka T3x CTR in .308 PB—solid rifle, great accuracy, and smooth action.

[bladeracer]

Yep, I have a Tikka T3x CTR in .308 PB—solid rifle, great accuracy, and smooth action.

What is .308PB? I assumed he was talking about the Celik Arms Chimera PB308 rifle.

[Bugman]

Push Button job I guess.

[bladeracer]

Push Button job I guess.

Yes, the PB223 and PB308 are a push button on the left side of the forend under your thumb. You can run them extraordinarily fast with a little bit of practice.

[alexjones]

Theres that french one too with the thumb lever on the side. Push button lever.

[Die Judicii]

Yep, I have a Tikka T3x CTR in .308 PB—solid rifle, great accuracy, and smooth action.

Thanks for that Mate, another possible (maybe here in Aus ?). I haven't / hadn't even thought of Tikka making PB's.
After owning a very late Friday afternoon made Tikka,,,, I swore I'd never touch another one.
Maybe,,,,,,,, just maybe,,,,,, I may be forced to have second thoughts.

[Die Judicii]

I just did a quick gander,,,,, and cant find anything under Tikka 308 push button in the Tikka choices lists.

[Wapiti]

Watching with interest. Hopefully one not made in Turkanistan.

[No1_49er]

Theres that french one too with the thumb lever on the side. Push button lever.

You're probably referring to the Verney-Carron Speedline rifles.
Great piece of kit.

[alexjones]

Theres that french one too with the thumb lever on the side. Push button lever.

You're probably referring to the Verney-Carron Speedline rifles.
Great piece of kit.

Yeah thats it. The name eluded me.

[jakethompson]

Yep, I have a Tikka T3x CTR in .308 PB—solid rifle, great accuracy, and smooth action.

What is .308PB? I assumed he was talking about the Celik Arms Chimera PB308 rifle.

.308 PB rifle" typically refers to a rifle chambered in .308 Winchester, which is a popular caliber for hunting, target shooting, and tactical use. The "PB" could refer to a specific model, brand, or feature related to the rifle, but it's not a standard industry term for a specific type of rifle. It might also be an abbreviation or shorthand used by certain gun enthusiasts or manufacturers.

[Die Judicii]

Yep, I have a Tikka T3x CTR in .308 PB—solid rifle, great accuracy, and smooth action.

What is .308PB? I assumed he was talking about the Celik Arms Chimera PB308 rifle.

.308 PB rifle" typically refers to a rifle chambered in .308 Winchester, which is a popular caliber for hunting, target shooting, and tactical use. The "PB" could refer to a specific model, brand, or feature related to the rifle, but it's not a standard industry term for a specific type of rifle. It might also be an abbreviation or shorthand used by certain gun enthusiasts or manufacturers.

After the elapsed time since your post,, in your case the "P" would undoubtedly stand for POPULAR, which does indicate .308 in a way.
However the rest of what you say equates to pretty non sensical.

[Die Judicii]

No149er and Alex Jones,,,,,
Yeah, spot on the money regarding the Verney Carron.
After much research and thought processes,,,,

I will have the pleasure of paying for a brand new Speedline 308 in the morning,, then wait for the PTA.

[bladeracer]

Yep, I have a Tikka T3x CTR in .308 PB—solid rifle, great accuracy, and smooth action.

What is .308PB? I assumed he was talking about the Celik Arms Chimera PB308 rifle.

.308 PB rifle" typically refers to a rifle chambered in .308 Winchester, which is a popular caliber for hunting, target shooting, and tactical use. The "PB" could refer to a specific model, brand, or feature related to the rifle, but it's not a standard industry term for a specific type of rifle. It might also be an abbreviation or shorthand used by certain gun enthusiasts or manufacturers.

This reads like a cut and paste from one of those stupid AI things.

[Shootermick]

Yep, I have a Tikka T3x CTR in .308 PB—solid rifle, great accuracy, and smooth action.

What is .308PB? I assumed he was talking about the Celik Arms Chimera PB308 rifle.

.308 PB rifle" typically refers to a rifle chambered in .308 Winchester, which is a popular caliber for hunting, target shooting, and tactical use. The "PB" could refer to a specific model, brand, or feature related to the rifle, but it's not a standard industry term for a specific type of rifle. It might also be an abbreviation or shorthand used by certain gun enthusiasts or manufacturers.

This reads like a cut and paste from one of those stupid AI things.

Pretty sure that’s what it is.

[Die Judicii]

Theres that french one too with the thumb lever on the side. Push button lever.

You're probably referring to the Verney-Carron Speedline rifles.
Great piece of kit.

Hey you guys, I was just looking backwards in the posts, and found this,,,, so here's an update.

I got my PTA ok, and purchased the Brand New Verney Carron 308 lever release rifle as referred to above.
Walnut timber stock, and it had that "quality" feel about it when picked up and shouldered.
But,,,,,,,, that's as far as it went.

Nearly all of the reviews I read on it said "do not pull it apart, you'll have xtreme difficulties putting it back together"

I made the mistake of taking those warnings with a grain of salt,,, and bought it anyway, thinking that they may have exagerated.
But, no they didn't.

First and foremost, being a brand new firearm, it came with bugger all workable instructions, and 95% of that was in French.
The so called "simple job" of changing the lever release over from LH to RH turned out to be an absolute nightmare even for my Gunsmith.
(An extremely competent Smith who does work on all sorts of f/arms from all over Australia)
When he handed it back to me, he said he never wanted to see it darken his doorstep ever again.

Then,, being somewhat better educated, and thinking into the future,, I sold it flat out like a lizard drinking.

[Damo300]

Interesting.
I've never been a button release fan mostly for the reason you describe.
Levers are bad enough.

Did you, or are you going to replace it?

[Blr243]

My eureka is very simple to strip and re assemble. Not exactly a push button but lever release similar speed between shots I guess

[Wapiti]

Unfortunately none of this helps us because 223 is a very restrictive calibre for all round use, It's just inadequate for all situations on the land for someone who frankly, can only carry one rifle at a time.
But because of it's small size/acceptability with marginal design and cheaper materials, all these small companies only make them in 223.

Bad luck with the Verney, there really is no need to make a larger calibre so complicated and finnicky, I mean look at the Browning (sporting version) BAR which you could get here prior to '96 in 300 Win Mag etc as well as other more flexible hunting calibres. Beautiful things.

I'm still hoping Wedgetail will listen to this pest (me) who keeps wanting their pump to be made into the Push Button configuration.
They've already re-jigged the SR-25 style semi-auto action to not be able to be converted back to semi when designing their pump off it, that part took years by a small Australian company, doing it part time. If only.
I guess that people who don't like the AR style look won't be interested, but some people can judge a machine on what it is supposed to do, not what it looks like.

By what I'm hearing about the huge financial hit that ASA has taken with the forend-release 223 and the shotgun versions now being relegated to Cat C and seized for so long and all their employees being sacked just after committing to a new, bigger premises in Qld, the 308 version might be dropped... but there might still be hope.
Some states with conservative Govts can still buy them in Cat B, and in other states like NSW, primary producers have and get Cat C very often.

[Die Judicii]

Interesting.
I've never been a button release fan mostly for the reason you describe.
Levers are bad enough.

Did you, or are you going to replace it?

I have two very good rifles up for sale at this present time, and when one or both are sold,,,, yes, I'll replace it.
Just not sure what with though at this stage.
Not a good time for selling though,,,,,, as the market is pretty flooded.