bullet1747 Posted March 20, 2017 Report Share Posted March 20, 2017 evening peeps has any one owt to do with the above rifles in 243 , had a read on the web but best way to find out is ask on here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saddler Posted March 20, 2017 Report Share Posted March 20, 2017 Norman Clark in Rugby is the person to ask as he owns the rights to Parker Hale rifles. Still has spares for a few of them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshwarrior Posted March 20, 2017 Report Share Posted March 20, 2017 Good Mauser 98 based rifles not as sexy as a Sako blaser etc. But accurate and reliable if they have been looked after. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zapp Posted March 20, 2017 Report Share Posted March 20, 2017 I have a Parker hale safari in .243. It's a lovely rifle, light, accurate, everything you could want. Just without a lot of frills. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fortune Posted March 20, 2017 Report Share Posted March 20, 2017 (edited) I've got a PH in 270. solid reliable and accurate. you wouldn't want to be bearing your rudder to the wind at 300 yards thats for sure. PS I've heard of Hale and Pace the comedians but not Parker and hale. Back in the 70s they were the standard make that most people bought. The barrels were cold forge hammered for the rifling and were supposed to be the best made on the latest high tech machinery as opposed to button rifled. all I know is that it is accurate and solid British engineering. Edited March 20, 2017 by fortune Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old man Posted March 21, 2017 Report Share Posted March 21, 2017 Just a bit of load development on a circa 1986 .308 win. Topped out at 46.0gns COL 2.810" after the welshwarrior had knocked it about a bit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackpowder Posted March 21, 2017 Report Share Posted March 21, 2017 I have a Parker hale safari in .243. It's a lovely rifle, light, accurate, everything you could want. Just without a lot of frills. +1 Blackpowder Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loki Posted March 21, 2017 Report Share Posted March 21, 2017 (edited) Hi I still have my M81 Classic from yester-year ('86) - still shoots well. Had the trigger and safety changed by the late Mike Tierney, threaded for a moderator and the stock tidied up couple of years ago. Still pleasing to my eye and does what it needs to. L Edited March 21, 2017 by Loki Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scobydog Posted March 21, 2017 Report Share Posted March 21, 2017 Got a PH in .270, absolute corker of a rifle paid £150 for it 4 yrs ago, mate just sold his 243 PH after giving up stalking got £400 for it, no money for a very accurate rifle, they just aren't in fashion so can be had very cheaply also lots were made so still a lot around today. S Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clakk Posted March 21, 2017 Report Share Posted March 21, 2017 +1 P/H Safari in .243 does the do shot Red and Fallow Deer and foxes with it .1986 model screw cut and swapped the floor plate for a 3 round conversion sweet rifle does all i need .Some spares still available .Would have another if i can run it past my FEO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshwarrior Posted March 21, 2017 Report Share Posted March 21, 2017 Old man thanks for kind words. They have great barrels and if not abused will shoot well some need a little help but can be tweaked up nicely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sako7mm Posted March 21, 2017 Report Share Posted March 21, 2017 Horrible, sloppy action. There are far better options. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshwarrior Posted March 21, 2017 Report Share Posted March 21, 2017 Horrible, sloppy action. There are far better options. Like what and name a top gun maker who uses them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saddler Posted March 21, 2017 Report Share Posted March 21, 2017 Horrible, sloppy action. There are far better options. Mauser actions. Locks up tight where/when required. The best London makers still use such actions for their "magazine rifles" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fortune Posted March 22, 2017 Report Share Posted March 22, 2017 (edited) I believe the Santa Barbara actions used by Parker Hale were built in Spain by La Corona ( crown) by Fabrica De Armas La Coruña. and are basically a Mauser '98. They are usually stamped on the left side of the tang under the wood line "Made in Spain". This may be partially or wholly ground outThey are identical to Yugoslavian made Mauser ( zastavia) except for the shape of the bolt handle. Edited March 22, 2017 by fortune Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sako7mm Posted March 22, 2017 Report Share Posted March 22, 2017 Like what and name a top gun maker who uses them. Sako. Holland and Holland. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshwarrior Posted March 22, 2017 Report Share Posted March 22, 2017 Sako. Holland and Holland. Are you sure your not getting confused with rifle shot and regulated by H&H that's not the same as bulit by. Purdey Westley Rigby Charles Hellis etc all use Mauser 98 actions just like Parker Hale did. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sako7mm Posted March 22, 2017 Report Share Posted March 22, 2017 You didn't say built by. If someone wants to pay tens of thousands of pounds for a rifle built on an action made in wartime and sloppy due to being designed to work after being dropped in a muddy trench, that's their business. Your failure to recognise that anyone other than yourself is entitled to an opinion confuses me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshwarrior Posted March 22, 2017 Report Share Posted March 22, 2017 Hollands don't use them they regulated some they'll regulate anything you pay them to. The civilian actions have never been to war and are bulit to higher tolerance for the top quality one than most. Your entitled to your opinion and like a lot of brits you seem blinded by branding it's surprising how well thought these nasty PH rifles are in the rest of the world. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sako7mm Posted March 22, 2017 Report Share Posted March 22, 2017 I wouldn't want any horrible sloppy action, regardless of brand. Why anyone would buy a Parker Hale when the same money would buy them, for example, a good used Tikka 590 I do not know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clakk Posted March 22, 2017 Report Share Posted March 22, 2017 No it wouldnt mine was £200 delivered ,rest assured it isnt just Dai,s opinion on them it works as its done for a 100 years.Good luck finding a Sako for that money your have your opinion we have ours as owner,s and user,s of the P/H im happy with mine .As are several others on this forum and around the world it was built for a price to do a job and will still be used by rifle maker,s long after we,ve gone .Mauser,s action is in a far bigger range of rifle,s than mr Sako,s for a reason Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vince Green Posted March 22, 2017 Report Share Posted March 22, 2017 I have a Parker Hale 1200 TX. Lovely rifle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshwarrior Posted March 22, 2017 Report Share Posted March 22, 2017 I wouldn't want any horrible sloppy action, regardless of brand. Why anyone would buy a Parker Hale when the same money would buy them, for example, a good used Tikka 590 I do not know. . Show me a £200 590 that's fully working not shot out etc. Don't get me wrong I've lots of makes of rifle including Tikka 595 Sako a2 Sako 85 Remi 700 And Mauser action rifles My Sako 85 been more trouble than the rest put together. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saddler Posted March 22, 2017 Report Share Posted March 22, 2017 I have a Parker Hale 1200 TX. Lovely rifle Would love one of these someday, or an M82 or M85 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scully Posted March 22, 2017 Report Share Posted March 22, 2017 I still have a PH catalogue from back in the days when their rifles were Police issue. Good solid rifles from what I can gather. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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