Steve29 Posted July 8, 2010 Report Share Posted July 8, 2010 Can anyone recommend a good moderator for a tikka .270 rifle and let me know how much I should look to spend. I've seen them at £60 odd quid up to well over what the rifle is worth so i'm a bit baffled Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lez325 Posted July 8, 2010 Report Share Posted July 8, 2010 wildcat predator 8 - proofed to 30 cal @ around £225 mark and its stripable for cleaning Les Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beardo Posted July 8, 2010 Report Share Posted July 8, 2010 same again, it's a good mod for a good price. ASE are also very nice if you want lighter but not strippable Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve29 Posted July 8, 2010 Author Report Share Posted July 8, 2010 wildcat predator 8 - proofed to 30 cal @ around £225 mark and its stripable for cleaning Les Christ on a bike, that would double the value of the rifle! Anything worth having nearer the £100 mark? Have to get it screw cut too, any idea how much that'll cost? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beardo Posted July 8, 2010 Report Share Posted July 8, 2010 you're probably looking at rimfire moderators rather than centrefire, CF mods are waaaay more expensive Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dekers Posted July 8, 2010 Report Share Posted July 8, 2010 Christ on a bike, that would double the value of the rifle! Anything worth having nearer the £100 mark? Have to get it screw cut too, any idea how much that'll cost? As said, I think you are getting mixed up, a .270 is a bit of an animal, you need a decent mod, the Predator 8 is about the cheapest money you probably want to be looking at. Cuts can be anything from £30/£40 to over £100, proof is a chunk more if you get it done! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
al4x Posted July 8, 2010 Report Share Posted July 8, 2010 Sell the rifle and get one already cut with mod otherwise you are looking at 250 plus to cut and for a new mod. Less if you find a second hand one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve29 Posted July 8, 2010 Author Report Share Posted July 8, 2010 As said, I think you are getting mixed up, a .270 is a bit of an animal, you need a decent mod, the Predator 8 is about the cheapest money you probably want to be looking at. Cuts can be anything from £30/£40 to over £100, proof is a chunk more if you get it done! And you'd be right...not really had any experience of them to date, hence the question Only really thought about it as was applying for my FAC and asked for a slot for one on my application as a family friend has the same .270 and says fitting a mod was the best thing he ever did! Like you say, its a beast of a calibre so anything that tames it is good in my book Sell the rifle and get one already cut with mod otherwise you are looking at 250 plus to cut and for a new mod. Less if you find a second hand one The rifle belongs to my old man so not sure he'd be keen; took me a while to persuade him to let me fit a mod! Suppose I may as well spend the money on a decent one seeing as i'm getting use of the rifle for nothing! That's another expense to add to the list...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorfolkPoacher Posted July 8, 2010 Report Share Posted July 8, 2010 what do you think of the .270? im going throught the process of adding a slot for one, a mod should tame recoil and muzzle flip. I can get screw cut and T8 for £230. Dont forget one mod can cover a number of guns within certain caliber groups. i.e 243 up to .280 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mereside Posted July 8, 2010 Report Share Posted July 8, 2010 i would also just like to add make sure you go to a decent riflesmith for screw cutting lots of people can do them till you get it home and hit your nice new mod with a round, i have seen some horror storys not trying to put you off just be carefull steve if you want to get one ring steve kershaw firearms as he is exellent .screwcut is 75 pounds and i got an over barrel mod on mine as i didnt want too much legnth adding he also sells secondhand mods as well, i have no ties with steve i just know he is very good and quick turnaround as well,wayne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve29 Posted July 8, 2010 Author Report Share Posted July 8, 2010 Cheers wayne thats good to know. I know my dads mate used york guns for his but i bet they were expensive! Bit far away for me too so i'll look steve up. Dave, think you've summed .270 up already, its a beast with hard recoil and tends to shake every bone in your body, that's why i'm looking to fit a mod. On the plus side it will do for everything from fox to red and hits hard so good and versatile. In all honesty though, if i didn't have one ready to go i'd be buying a .308 over a .270. Much more pleasant to use in my experience and just as versatile. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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