I just flat don't like Tikka rifles. I especially dislike Tikka rifles in WSM chamberings. They're not true short action mags, they're standard mags with a bolt stop added at 2.9". Makes the whole point of the shorter, stiffer, and whatever other voodoo the gunwriters talk about, become an extremely moot point. I have no problems (other then the WSM one) with em, they just don't turn my crank. Life is too short to hunt with a rifle I just can't warm up to.
Gene - what I'm basically doing is more or less re-creating that Weatherby Ultralight, just with a M70 I already own. I'm tired of BUYING guns to hunt with, I want to finally BUILD some of the projects that have been running through my head all these years. I like M70's, so that is what I'm going to use. The groin pulling has more then anything, been about WHICH M70 to use that I already own, and how to go about it or possibly selling everything and starting with another M70/M70 clone and building from there. Got that figured out now, though
MHS, I've only had experience with two brands of factory dedicated light rifles, one a MK V Weatherby Ultralight and the others The 85 Sako Finn light
I still have the Sako Finn's.
The flight was uneventful, which is what one wants when one is transporting an Elephant. Reuters, Dec 2020.
Rapier - trying to unload that monster? lol That is one ultralight that could actually use a pound ADDED to it. Even with the good brake that thing is vicious
280 Remington. nice rifle, shot straight, just quality of build wasn't the best. Had to be returned to shop to get action sorted as one mount screw hole wasn't drilled right and the back mount kept coming loose, was blaming the Bushnell Elite 4200 for a while, and twice the front sling swivel stud came out whist carrying it, epoxed a nut in the barrel channel to keep it in had no more trouble after that but by then was unhappy with it so sold it on
pity, cost 300nzd more over here than the Finn lights at the time to.
The flight was uneventful, which is what one wants when one is transporting an Elephant. Reuters, Dec 2020.
Rapier - trying to unload that monster? lol That is one ultralight that could actually use a pound ADDED to it. Even with the good brake that thing is vicious
A pound? That Beast needs a carriage and a caisson! If Keith could put a turret and tracks on his mercedes......he'd have his own home-built Panther tank!
So when are you gonna forego this conventional balliwicking and just get you a "plasma rifle in 40 watt range"!? :tooth:
God show's mercy on drunks and dumb animals.........two outa three ain't a bad score!
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I just flat don't like Tikka rifles. I especially dislike Tikka rifles in WSM chamberings. They're not true short action mags, they're standard mags with a bolt stop added at 2.9". Makes the whole point of the shorter, stiffer, and whatever other voodoo the gunwriters talk about, become an extremely moot point. I have no problems (other then the WSM one) with em, they just don't turn my crank. Life is too short to hunt with a rifle I just can't warm up to.
Gene - what I'm basically doing is more or less re-creating that Weatherby Ultralight, just with a M70 I already own. I'm tired of BUYING guns to hunt with, I want to finally BUILD some of the projects that have been running through my head all these years. I like M70's, so that is what I'm going to use. The groin pulling has more then anything, been about WHICH M70 to use that I already own, and how to go about it or possibly selling everything and starting with another M70/M70 clone and building from there. Got that figured out now, though
I still have the Sako Finn's.
Reuters, Dec 2020.
Rapier - trying to unload that monster? lol That is one ultralight that could actually use a pound ADDED to it. Even with the good brake that thing is vicious
pity, cost 300nzd more over here than the Finn lights at the time to.
Reuters, Dec 2020.
A pound? That Beast needs a carriage and a caisson! If Keith could put a turret and tracks on his mercedes......he'd have his own home-built Panther tank!
So when are you gonna forego this conventional balliwicking and just get you a "plasma rifle in 40 watt range"!? :tooth: