Hi
Am a newb on this forum and would appreciate some advice. I've made the decision to have only one rifle. I have three uses for it:
- hunting moose, red deer, fallow deer and wild boar in Sweden. For all of these the regulations require a bullet that weighs at least 9 grams (139 gr), imparts 2700 Joules (1990 foot pounds) at 100 metres (109 yards) and is expanding or one that weighs at least 10 grams (154 gr), imparts 2000 Joules (1475 foot pounds) at 100 metres and, of course, expanding,
- varmint shooting (feral pig, feral goat, fox) and deer hunting (same species as above) in Australia. The varmint shooting will be at a longer range - maybe between 200 and 300 metres or greater,
- long range target shooting for practice and skill building.
I've decided on the rifle - a Sako 85 Varmint (not the stainless steel one), and the scope - a Vortex Viper PST 4-16x50 FFP Mrad (although I am a little bit on the fence here - the 6-24x50?), but not on the calibre.
Of the available calibres Sako offers there are three that I'm interested in and that fit the Swedish requirements:
the .260 Remington (Sako has released a cartridge this year that fulfills the above regulations), the 7mm-08 Remington, and .308 Winchester.
Any and all suggestions and advice would be welcomed.
Cheers
Am a newb on this forum and would appreciate some advice. I've made the decision to have only one rifle. I have three uses for it:
- hunting moose, red deer, fallow deer and wild boar in Sweden. For all of these the regulations require a bullet that weighs at least 9 grams (139 gr), imparts 2700 Joules (1990 foot pounds) at 100 metres (109 yards) and is expanding or one that weighs at least 10 grams (154 gr), imparts 2000 Joules (1475 foot pounds) at 100 metres and, of course, expanding,
- varmint shooting (feral pig, feral goat, fox) and deer hunting (same species as above) in Australia. The varmint shooting will be at a longer range - maybe between 200 and 300 metres or greater,
- long range target shooting for practice and skill building.
I've decided on the rifle - a Sako 85 Varmint (not the stainless steel one), and the scope - a Vortex Viper PST 4-16x50 FFP Mrad (although I am a little bit on the fence here - the 6-24x50?), but not on the calibre.
Of the available calibres Sako offers there are three that I'm interested in and that fit the Swedish requirements:
the .260 Remington (Sako has released a cartridge this year that fulfills the above regulations), the 7mm-08 Remington, and .308 Winchester.
Any and all suggestions and advice would be welcomed.
Cheers
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