Combat_Wombat wrote:To cover all conditions here synthetic stainless bolt action with detachable mags so you can have 3 rounds for deer and 10 for pigs.
tom604 wrote:howa in anything, bit heavy for walking
chacka wrote:Not picking on Howa here, but on the weight...
I've been out twice since a mate bought a new varmint rifle. I dunno how it does it.
I've only carried the thing for about 10 minutes total while he was sorting his jacket out and things like that and carrying it gives me the s**ts
bigfellascott wrote:Ya mates a bit of a d**khead for buying a Varmint rifle for a walkaround outfit in the first place! (made the same mistake myself as a newbie) Varmint rifles aren't designed to be shot off the shoulder, they're designed to be shot off some sort of rest. Mind you it didn't hinder me at all as I could handle the weight no dramas at all (young fit and healthy then) and would often carry a rifle/shotgun at any one time and still do on occasion.
My Howa 204 weighs 4.1kg with scope etc, so not overly heavy but not my idea of a carry round rifle for shooting off the shoulder, perfect for smacking varmints but. My lightest rifle Sako L461Ai 222 weighs 3.1kg with scope etc. Actually those weights don't include the bolt, so say another 200 -300g or there about to those weights.
All I can say is they are all light compared to humping the M60! - that thing weighed around 11kg plus belts of ammo, carry that 20k's and you know your alive
Westy wrote:Really off American ( supposed ) made rifles at present. have bought 2 Remington's this year both were pieces of s**t, poorly made and 1 of them only lasted 5 weeks in my safe and the other has had a trigger replaced ,the stock replaced and a lot of hours spent on it to make it shoot and it's not yet a year old.
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a Rem 700 in 300 AAC keep this rifle but had to change the trigger ,stock and magazine floor plate. To Remington's credit they came up with the trigger and the stock and I added a Wild dog Magazine well and magazine's it now shoots like stink but it has been a effort.....
The second was a rifle that I'd wanted since a teenager a Remington 572 Field Master Pump in.22,this was the longest wait for the most disappointing rifle I've ever owned and I have owned a lot through the years!!!! Between bits falling off it and it only shoot 3" @ 50m it could of been mistaken for a Sterling not a $1000 plus gun, we tried a lot of different ammo and other things to get this monster to work in the end I flicked it as a trade on a Leopold Mark 4 8.5-25 scope for one of the Super varmints!!!
Yep I really had a soft spot for Remington's since my Sunday school teacher was the head rep in Oz for them way back in the Boustead days and he taught us guys to shoot and handed out a lot of freebies, but things Ain't what they used to be I guess
MeccaOz wrote:LOL a friend of mine said the advantage of carrying the big gun was that you didnt have to dig the dunnies when you setup camp at night .... But s**t, carrying all that really would let you know your alive.