SSS Posted March 5, 2010 Report Share Posted March 5, 2010 What are your thoughts on the above rifle? I looked at one today, stainless barrel and black synthetic stock similar to the picture below It is brand new with a 1 1/2" at 100yards guarantee. Anything I should be looking out for, or can you recommend me another .223 for less than £500, the cheaper the better. All the very best, SSS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lazza Posted March 6, 2010 Report Share Posted March 6, 2010 SSS, I have a friend who has one of these and in my opinion he could have bought much better. On his, the barrel doesn't float and the 1 1/2 inch at 100 yds may have been fired from a clamp and for me that zero is not tight enough. However I think you may struggle to find something else for under the £500 that the Weatherby is. Personally I prefer remmys but there are plenty of people who would recommend Tikkas. Just my opinion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6br Posted March 6, 2010 Report Share Posted March 6, 2010 I've got a tikka 595 synthetic stock blue action and barrel mint condition only shot 250 rounds going for the same money but it's in .17 rem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SSS Posted March 6, 2010 Author Report Share Posted March 6, 2010 I've got a tikka 595 synthetic stock blue action and barrel mint condition only shot 250 rounds going for the same money but it's in .17 rem. I am going to apply for variation for .17 rem, trouble is, do I risk buying a secondhand one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6br Posted March 6, 2010 Report Share Posted March 6, 2010 you can buy in confidence and try before you buy very accurate and threaded 1/2 unf trigger tuned lugs lapped all work done by rfd gun smith who ordered from JLS when they were the main importers and the tikka 595 is a lot better action then the newer t3 one action size for all calibres. when I first had this .17 I killed 23 foxes out of 24 shots. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tonyc Posted March 6, 2010 Report Share Posted March 6, 2010 What are your thoughts on the above rifle?I looked at one today, stainless barrel and black synthetic stock similar to the picture below It is brand new with a 1 1/2" at 100yards guarantee. Anything I should be looking out for, or can you recommend me another .223 for less than £500, the cheaper the better. All the very best, SSS For Weatherby read HOWA - same action - my HOWA is fine in .243 and I am seriously looking at an old Weatherby in .308 at the moment TC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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