What does my "once in a lifetime" hunting rifle look like? Answer Given

owlowl said:
Say, Brian, once you got it and used it up until now, would you say it was worth the time and money?
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yes, well worth it.

I am not well off by any means but appreciate fine tools and often save to buy them (my background is mechanics) I started out at a young age hunting and being in the outdoors with my parents and very entry level firearms. I wasted a lot of money before realising it was better to save for the best than lose money on every small upgrade. (entry level stuff has very poor resale value)
 
Love the barrel finish from the hammer forging. But I've heard that Canadian distribution was quite... shoddy?[/QUOTE]

I can't speak personally as my Dad brought me mine from Germany when he was there on holiday. I love the barrel too and the accuracy is great, plus well let's just say build quality is very good.
 
Nice review Ardent

I didn't realize the Sauer 202 takedown commanded such a premium over the standard version! The "first round flyer" issue is interesting but as long as the groups stabilize after one shot and hold until the rifle is "taken down" again, I don't think it would bother me too much.

Love seeing the pics of the Sauers!

The Stutzen is a real beauty Owlowl..did you rub down the stock with anything to bring out more depth in the wood grain?

How about the quality of the synthetic stock on your rifle Brian? I have wondered if it would be worth picking up a stock from the factory, for those down and dirty hunts, but have never seen one in person (and would have to, for the price they are asking).

Gunwerks seems to have some interesting packages as well, certainly a different direction from the Sauer and seeming to cater to the long-distance crowd.
 
Highbeta said:
Love seeing the pics of the Sauers!

The Stutzen is a real beauty Owlowl..did you rub down the stock with anything to bring out more depth in the wood grain?

How about the quality of the synthetic stock on your rifle Brian? I have wondered if it would be worth picking up a stock from the factory, for those down and dirty hunts, but have never seen one in person (and would have to, for the price they are asking).

Gunwerks seems to have some interesting packages as well, certainly a different direction from the Sauer and seeming to cater to the long-distance crowd.
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The stock is what I would expect for the money, If I was buying wood I would be opting for a much higher grade than what comes std on the 202 so cost of the rifle could easily double. (not that the std wood is bad, I would just want better).

Gunwerks IMO you basically pay for someone else putting together the package and telling you how it will shoot. you can put something together yourself and have the turrets ordered with your caliber and ballistics burned in on zeiss and other brand scopes. They really are not doing anything special other than doing the work for someone and charging a premium.
 
Ardent said:
Yep, the 9.3x62 mag is identical to the .30-06 / .270 mag, extended holds three 9.3x62s.
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The mag that shipped with my rifle when it was a 270 would not hold 9.3x62 (too narrow at the front of the mag), the 9.3x62 mag will hold the 270 rounds and feed them however, that is why I asked.

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I just dug out the mag that came with the rifle as a 270 and it is clearly marked with every medium caliber but the 9.3x62

Only 3 rounds in the extended mag? my regular mag holds that many?
 
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Interesting, both my mags were likely 9.3x62 then and I just used them with .30-06 as well. It may have been four, been a year and not fresh in the memory anymore, I didn't like the rifle and abandoned it for a double as I needed a takedown for Lion hunting. They are good rifles, just not my cup of tea, personal tastes.
 
Somebody wise once suggested that it's better to spend money on experience, rather than objects.

To meet your criteria with that in mind, check out a Sako Finnlight or Winchester 70 Extreme Weather SS. The Win has the better stock of the two, but the Sako is a little lighter.

7mm Remington Magnum would be a good choice, especially since you mention 5-600m shots. It has the same recoil as a 30-06, so will be very pleasant to shoot in a 7lb rifle.

Get a set of Talley lightweight rings for the Win, or Optilock ring mounts for the Sako, and put the scope of your choice in them.

Book a cool Elk/Caribou/Sheep hunt, and have an excellent rifle to take while on a trip you'll never regret.

At least, that's my two cents - rounded up to a nickle, if I were trying to answer the question you posed.
 
kamlooky said:
Sn'nawt an A-Bolt as per SirSuperFuddlyCub sujjestited...............:sok2

Johnn wid dah mewsie will be 'long tew s'plane it fer ya............ :cool:
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;)Okay. How about my favorite, the Schultz & Larsen:d? First Looky,;) here's your favorite 'mewsie'.



And, my small collection of Schultz & Larsens, the joint effort of co-operation between Schultz & Larsen and Norma, as pictured on the cover of an old Norma reloading manual I heve.



Merry ChristMoose Looky.
 
hoytcanon said:
If I were only shooting one... it would be something like the Sako 85 Bavarian Full Stock below... and it would be chambered for an effective and unique cartridge... this one is in 7X64... much coolness... and mounted would be a Leupold VX-6 2-12X42mm in Sako Opti-Lock rings (for that " Oh so, clean" look)...








Hint, hint...
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Its a bit heavy
 
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