Guest stevo Posted February 9, 2016 Report Share Posted February 9, 2016 (edited) evening all , well i finally picked up my .243 win tonight , not had chance to use it so will have to wait till weekend , i did oringially go for a tikka T3 but changed my mind last min , ive always have sako centerfire rifles ( apart from and old 595 I bought second hand many many years ago ) but at the time went for the TIKKA , but no sooner as i left the shop i had changed my mind for no other reason than ............. I just know what the sako is capable of , NOT saying the Tikka is not, just more of a case of , better the devil you know I spose , anyway very very happy with it , the photos REALLY do not do the woodwork any justice at all !! . I will get some better pics later in the week the rifle is a Sako 85 with a wildcat evolution sound mod , take no notice of the scope as I only put it on for the photo , I have some Night force glass coming by the weekend , thanks for looking https://www.dropbox.com/sc/8ms5modqp5z380w/AAAvvLXHqei5CREU7BoaYWhQa https://www.dropbox.com/sc/r1l2e7uhjsyipv7/AAB0TXBOIRLIG55W9HqGqnEda https://www.dropbox.com/sc/2ytoj3pez49n1uh/AABXmsbqXMlZXZ6vfR7QWTE5a Edited February 10, 2016 by stevo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davewh100 Posted February 9, 2016 Report Share Posted February 9, 2016 lovely little set up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest stevo Posted February 9, 2016 Report Share Posted February 9, 2016 lovely little set up thank you mate , I will let you know for sure over the weekend if its as good as it looks . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kyska Posted February 9, 2016 Report Share Posted February 9, 2016 Why did you choose .243? Genuine question, I've never had one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest stevo Posted February 9, 2016 Report Share Posted February 9, 2016 (edited) Why did you choose .243? Genuine question, I've never had one. I chose the ,243 as it one its deer legal , and I have a few muntys and roe to pop off , two its main use will be as a foxing rifle , I can use 58 grn hornady superfomance round that rock out around the 3900 fps maybe a tad faster , so it shoots as flat as my old .220 swift . I just love the 243 win as its such a versatile round , everywhere stocks it , if I do my part it will drop any of the six deer species in the uk and its an amazing fox round , all I have to do is change the ammo according to what my quarry is , Edited February 9, 2016 by stevo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul sullivan Posted February 9, 2016 Report Share Posted February 9, 2016 Nice one . What do you reckon on the mod? Lookin at one for a .223 thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest stevo Posted February 9, 2016 Report Share Posted February 9, 2016 Nice one . What do you reckon on the mod? Lookin at one for a .223 thanks not had chance to use it yet , however the build quality is simply amazing , and you have the added bonus of being able to change the internals so the mod can cater for as many calibres as you like , Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul sullivan Posted February 9, 2016 Report Share Posted February 9, 2016 not had chance to use it yet , however the build quality is simply amazing , and you have the added bonus of being able to change the internals so the mod can cater for as many calibres as you like , brilliant thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mick miller Posted February 10, 2016 Report Share Posted February 10, 2016 Sounds like a perfect choice. Start reloading and you'll get even more from it. I use the 243 from everything from fox to fallow and it's not failed me once. Reloading and practice at ranges gives you the confidence that your ammunition is consistent and your drops the same. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest stevo Posted February 10, 2016 Report Share Posted February 10, 2016 Sounds like a perfect choice. Start reloading and you'll get even more from it. I use the 243 from everything from fox to fallow and it's not failed me once. Reloading and practice at ranges gives you the confidence that your ammunition is consistent and your drops the same. Cheers mick . Im going to use factory for a bit . Just to get a brass stock pile . And then i will go back to reloading . The accuracy i got from my last . 243 ( Ackley imp ) was outstanding . Even won a few comps back in the day . Just cant wait to get out and have a propper go with it and the NF glass . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunter 243 Posted February 10, 2016 Report Share Posted February 10, 2016 My tikka is very accurate with 70 grain blitz kings and 42 grains of varget . Foxes hate it Stevo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soulboy1957 Posted February 10, 2016 Report Share Posted February 10, 2016 You won't be disappointed ive got the Sako 85 Bavarian in .243,real quality rifles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest stevo Posted February 10, 2016 Report Share Posted February 10, 2016 cheers lads , varget is one of my fav varmint powders , i have been out tonight and christaned her , had a lovly dog fox at 210 yrds , posted pics in sporting pictures bit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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