Deer Rifle in .308

[kcrabtree]

Get yourself one of these. It does everything it should (and with absolute reliability and consistency) and the ladies absolutely love the way it looks.

 

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Seriously though, if you like low maintenance (no wood), integral bipod (saving a oner right there) and two integral magazines (saving another oner right there) and a gun that is entirely sensible, practical and out of the box accurate then it's the rifle for you.

 

Oh and don't forget:

 

1. it's got a weaver rail right there - why oh why oh why do rifle manufacturers use anything else? Oh the stories I could recount on trying to get extra high mounts to fit a (wide) scope on a Bruno in .22 hornet. What a pain that was - never again.

2. it's got swivels and fixing points everywhere - add a sling or go mad tactical and bolt a torch on, no problem it's ready to go. No need to spend a small fortune at Midway getting adaptors and fixings and shizzle.

3. it's got a locking bolt and a thumb wheel operated safety - you need to play with a few rifles to understand just how brilliant a locking bolt and a thumb wheel top operated safety are

 

Mine got bounced out the back of a van. No stress (the scope was a Swaro and bless 'em they serviced it for nothing) and the gun just bounced. A wipe over with a wet one and we're back in business. No crying over dented wood or getting the steam iron out.

 

The end.

Looks Good but what is it?

[The Mighty Prawn]

Looks Good but what is it?

It looks like a Steyr Scout? Made by the same people who made Transformers I believe?

[Redgum]

I have a Tikka Hunter in 308 and find it the perfect light weight hunting rifle, I have replaced the stock with a bell and Carlson that is very light and alley bedded. The Moderator is Atec maxim which compliments the package.

[Mungler]

It's a steyr scout tactical in .308

[Scotty99]

Hi thanks everyone for your valuable input. I thought I would just close this thread with the outcome. I have gone for a Sako 85 SS Synthetic with a 20 inch barrel and Northstar mod. I love it, it is light, compact and very accurate.

[Scotty99]

Hi folks, thanks for the really good advice on this topic. In the end I did keep it light, plastic and short by going for a Sako 85, synthetic, stainless with a 20 inch barrel and have put a Northstar moderator on it. I have found it to be light, manoeverable and really accurate.

 

Next up is a 30-06 going for a Mauser M03 Extreme with open sights and a 23 inch barrel.

[Underdog]

The 30-06 sounds interesting

[kent]

I am looking at getting a deer rifle in .308 for both woodland and possibly hill staking. Does anyone have any advice. I am think about possibly a Sako 85 or A7 - what has been you experience of these two or do you have some better suggestions.

 

Look into shortened barrel performance if you putting a moderator on, something the .308 will handle quite well and important for lugging about on long hill stalks and point ability off hand in woodland. RPA do a nice shortened one and its not too scary a price, both the above are good though I personally still favour the 75 and the vixen/forrester/finbar type from SAKO.

At the end of the day they will all shoot and the .308 is in the top two UK stalking calibre choices and fits into a medium action size

[Scotty99]

The 30-06 sounds interesting

Yes I want something different, longer barrel, open sights and unmoderated (my son lives in the U.S. - Georgia - where moderators are not really allowed surprising given their gun laws) so I can take it over and hunt Whitetail, Hogs, Coyotes, Gators and Black Bear. Will probably put a scope on it for longer ranges, but a lot of hunting in Georgia is in quite thick forest.