Well, sure, but... That suggests a round in chamber and an uncocked bolt... is safer than round in chamber, bolt cocked, safety on. Is that...
Is there an argument for why that method might be preferred over having a round in the chamber, cocked, and on safe? -Chris
Bruce, McMillan makes stocks for some of the SAKO rifles. You can sorta select profile -- Monte Carlo or Classic -- and then each comes with it's...
It certainly looks used, but I don't see any obvious abuse. I think the tag says 7mm Mag... and if so, that's a very versatile cartridge... even...
I don't think I'd be scared to take a very close second look, though. If it looks in good condition... metal-work, bore, and stock -- then it...
No need to shout. You don't see cisco1, Inbox, Alerts at the far right side of the black band that starts out Forums, Members, News, etc at its...
I'd have thought the sling would be mounted the other way around... -Chris
I think I've not seen any significant advantage to a "more powerful" (magnum?) cartridge in a lighter-weight rifle. With the earlier "magnum"...
Just thought it'd be good to stir the pot... :) -Chris
Quote from an article by Patrick Meitlin about a new Howa chassis rifle in the Jan issue (#314) of Rifle Magazine. I'm aware of previous threads...
Think I'd lean more toward an L61R/AIII/AV (or the shorter versions of those, 579/AI/etc.) instead of the newer 85. That's mostly just from...
Hadn't noticed this before, Derek... Weidmannsheil! We were stationed in Bavaria in the early '80s, got my Jagdschein and so forth... hunted...
I did consider one of the Leupold dot sights, with the triangular "reticle" and my guess at the time was as you say: the point of the triangle...
The clamps on that makugel thing look appropriate to the SAKO angled doevtails... FWIW, I've used small reflex sights (Burris FastFire, FastFire...
Ah. Thanks! -Chris
There's a "Sako III" on gunbroker, chambered for .243 Win. The marking on the side of the receiver really does look like "III" -- i.e., not...
Yeah... and I haven't much experience with the newer Barnes bullets... so can't comment from any first-hand knowledge. All my Barnes experience...
Nice description. Just an addendum to note Barnes suggests aiming for more of a "jump" from case to the rifling for better accuracy when...
That's a BIG scope for a whitetail at 150 yards. Even at 6x, the critter might overflow the sight picture. I suspect you must be hoping to pick...
I put a 3.5-10x40, 1" tube, on the .25-'06 AV when I had it. That started when we lived in Colorado and I envisioned that rifle as being...
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