Printable View
I have been wanting a Sako TRG 42 in .338 Lapua for several years. Ammo today is about $6 a round.
All the ammo is out the roof if you can find it. Saw some .223 Privi M855 on Tuesday for $900 a case.
The Sako
http://www.militaryimages.net/photop...ako_TRG-42.jpg
Second the 10/22. Lots of fun you can have with that gun, LOTS of options out there...
If you are thinking about getting a 338 you should consider one of these.Quote:
Originally Posted by TNKen
http://www.deserttacticalarms.com/index.html
I have heard nothing but good things about this rifle and the really nice thing about it is that you can get different caliber barrels. That way you can choose between $6 round to a cheaper 243 round.
Saw that one. Interesting design. Haven't read much about it yet.
Looks like the TRG-42 is on at least an 8 month wait list.
Sawman, don't waste your money on a Mini-14. Save a few more bucks and pick up an AR-15 of some description. You can add a .22 lr kit for it and have the best of two guns in one. Cheap shooting, plus a very versatile platform. And you can shoot Wolf .223 steel cased in it which isn't too bad and is available. Federal 193 is available for around $400/thousand.
I have a Mini 14 and it has about an 8" group at 100 yards. Truly a POS.
Anyone looking for 5.56 ammo for cheap, let me know.
I just got a 1k rounds $389.
Cheapest I've found so far.
so i might be moving onto 25 some acres next month, what a good cheep rifle to take out gophers with (with some resale value)? also what is the process to get one in Canada? don't want to spend to much money because i don't see my self staying there for to long, and when i move i think it will just end up lying around / getting sold.
Do they allow guns up there?Quote:
Originally Posted by kinosoo
Not flame bait, but I thought you had to jump through some hoops to even have one.
I re-upped with the NRA who ever posted that link - thanks.
Huh. I've read quite a few positive reviews of the Mini 14 and liked it's compact size. No reviews claim it's the most accurate gun at long ranges but certainly better than 8" at 100 yards. Hmmmm, food for thought. Especially since I didn't know you could get a .22 lr kit for an AR 15. That *is* a nice option...Quote:
Originally Posted by TNKen
Posted this on another thread but it bears repeating:Quote:
Originally Posted by doughboyshredder
Kari Byron is completely rad on so many different levels.
Plenty of .223 around here, but it's super expensive.
No 7.62x39. Good thing I stocked up.
The TRG-42 is.......rad. Have you seen the new Barrett .338 Lapua?
Yeah, there's two conversion kits - one's called the Ciener (ceiner? dunno) kit, and I don't remember the other one. Both basically work the same way, open up rifle, bolt carrier assembly comes out, put .22 bolt carrier in, close rifle, insert special .22 mag.Quote:
Originally Posted by Chainsaw_Willie
Cheaper than dirt has both, I believe - www.cheaperthandirt.com
Man, hard to look at 1000 rds of .223 just below 400 being a bargain :nonono2:
Yeah. Can't find one to see. Trying to figure out the total cost of the Sako vs the Barrett. Based on stuff I've read, looks like the Sako outshoots the Barrett. Barrett has the cool factor going though.Quote:
Originally Posted by Smokey McPole
http://www.armas.es/foro/archivo.php?COD=108957
Who doesn't believe you could cut down a tree with a gun?Quote:
Originally Posted by Smokey McPole
My ex GF's dad and I would sit in the back yard with a case of millwalkee's best and his gun collection and pick a tree for the day. I shot just about every gun imaginable (ak, Desert eagle, mini 14, glock g19c, browning 1911, anaconda, HK, the list goes on) and we would always take out the tree BTW.
McMillan TAC-338 would be a nice 338 Lapua too. If you reload, I'd take a look at the 338 Edge. Slight performance gains over the 338 Lapua (maybe 100fps, so negligible really) but cheaper brass. It's a 300 RUM necked up to take .338 bullets. I don't have any actual experience with either cartridge, though-I've just read about them.
Another neat-sounding cartridge if you have the budget and reload is the 338 Allen Magnum. 408 Chey-Tac necked down to take .338 bullets- supposedly will launch 300gr SMK's up to 3400fps. Said to be accurate out to 3008 yards.
Unless you have a store of powder right now reloading could be hard, though. I can't find hardly any of the powder I use around here and I don't feel like paying the $22 hazmat shipping fee to get it from an online dealer.
For the last few posts... I can suggest not giving a dime to Cheaper Than Dirt or Chey-Tac.
CTD is price gouging with the best of them lately and Chey-Tac feels that nothing they make should be available to civilians, only government.
I tried to contact Chey-tac and their customer service is absolutely horrible!!! A guy I know wanted to do their training and they didn't even respond to his emails.Quote:
Originally Posted by Theodore
Wish I had an investment in an ammo company. They have to be making hand over fist. How come no one is screaming price gouging like they did over gas?
TNKen forget the Sako this is the one you want, heck if you can't import into the states i'll even keep it in my safe for you to shoot when you come up the great white north...and they have inventory right now...
http://www.coltcanada.com/timberwolf-page.htm
forget the fact that it is Colt Canadas website, PGWDTIs websit is being upgraded so this is the only link i could find....
Thought I'd throw up the modest collection I put together in the past year.
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3448/...81d970.jpg?v=0
Cooey Hiawatha single shot split action 12 ga.
I have no idea the history/age of this gun. I picked this up for $50 in an estate sale, and it locks up tight, shoots fine. Definitely not the ideal waterfowl gun, but it'll do on a student's budget.
Tikka T3 Lite .270
I love this gun. Also picked it up (barely) used, and took a nice whitetail last fall. The scope is a POS, and I'm thinking that I'll put something a bit nicer on it before the fall.
2 years ago I wouldn't have ever thought I'd be a gun owner, then I moved to Alberta.
Quote:
Originally Posted by TNKen
Lake City XM855 $689.95 / 1000
Cheaper Than Dirt has always been quite a bit more Expensive Than Dirt. Right now they've got Wolf black box 7.62x39 for $15.49 per box (20 rounds). That's by far the worst gouge on that particular ammo I've seen yet.Quote:
Originally Posted by Theodore
Saw a CheyTac m200 Intervention on Gunbroker a week back - starting bid was something like $10,500. That's one of those rifles that's really rad and all, but you could buy both the TRG-42 and the Timberwolf for the same price.
Okay, fine, Delta Force has the same conversion kits available too - I just mentioned cheaper than dirt because they had both conversion kits available at their site, IIRC Delta only had the Ceiner.
Look, for stocks, accessories, mags, etc, their prices don't seem that bad. Of course ammo's expensive - it's that way everywhere, just buy from someone else...just like CostCo usually has the best price on gas in my area bar none.
That certainly is a most generous offer. And I guess you'll only shoot it on the first Sunday of the month??Quote:
Originally Posted by waxman
Have any made their way south, and any idea of price??
Ken
seriously i wiould hardly ever shoot it, it's not like i'm going to spend a lot of time shooting at 100m with a 338LM and our local F-class range barely gets open for the summer due to shoddy road maintenace and bridge wash out and finding 1200m to let the air out of coyotes is counter productive....
going for 8000-10000$ new in CDN$ they have (or had inventory) quite recently now that they have finished supplying the CDN Armed Forces and some have made it to the US for military evaluation
if you are really interested i can find out what the deal is for US importation (our export laws are more user friendly than yours right now)
maybe go to pm?
Expensive guns are like girlfriends. Every now and then, you want to take them out and play with them. It may be a spur of the moment thing.Quote:
Originally Posted by waxman
But definitely not something that needs to be 1,000 miles away
Quote:
Originally Posted by Smokey McPole
Holy shit - I had no idea how expensive those were! I guess I thought they were on the same level as the TRG. That's pretty insane - especially since the TRG is considered one of the most accurate .338s available.Quote:
Originally Posted by waxman
http://www.canadiangunnutz.com/forum...d.php?t=305749
i think you can check the link...
Bump 'cause I just sold my old auto and bought this:
http://www.tecmagex.com/2002/eng/tec...r/H_627SS6.jpg
Perfect for my uses and a good price, too. :yourock:
very nice revolver, good choice. i really like those grips, they make it so it doesn't feel like a hammer to the palm every time you pull the trigger. I'm not a fan of magnaporting, particularly if you're trying to shoot someone/something at night. Also, since I'm a tough guy, I can handle a little recoil and barrel lift.Quote:
Originally Posted by The Reverend Floater
Quote:
Originally Posted by The Reverend Floater
Making punks days?
I have a weird theory about rubber grips: I think that with certain calibers they actually transfer more energy to your hand/wrist/arm/shoulder. Hear me out - a wood grip will allow a slight amount of "slippage" during recoil and this reduces felt recoil more than a little give in a rubber grip (unless you're wearing gloves or something). I had some Hogue grips on my Dan .44 mag for a brief time and I could shoot longer with just the stock wood grip so I switched back. It may sound strange and maybe it only works for handguns with a lot of recoil, but that's my theory.
This is a cool video because it shows you what the bullet trace looks like as it fly through the air.Quote:
Originally Posted by Rubicon
Here's my baby.. my boyfriend made me some custom ziricote grips.
Kimber ultra cdp II 9mm.
http://i708.photobucket.com/albums/w...ay/kimber9.jpg
http://i708.photobucket.com/albums/w...9otherside.jpg
If those didn't post, could someone please help me? I haven't figured out the picture posting very well yet...
Also have
S&W 686 (.357) revolver. rad gun. shoots great. this is what i would bring with me hiking. need to find the right holster for backpacking.
Tanfoglio Witness (EAA/CZ) Match 10mm. also a rad gun. straight shooter if i've ever met one, and the action is beautifully smooth.
Kimber .22 match pistol. shoots so straight, you could use it as a distance level. (well, not that distant).
Sig 226 9mm. as one of our local gunstore owners said "that's my end of the world gun. I keep it under the seat of my truck. It'll work no matter what." shoots smoother than taco shits.
keltec pf9 9mm. this is my bf's carry pistol. it's tiny. 18oz empty.
ruger 10-22. very nice rifle. scope makes it feel like cheating.
some shotgun. i don't like the kick, so don't really know much about it.
Gatling gun. that kit from cabelas. with a ruger 10-22 on each side, this is the most fun you could possibly have with "a" .22.
mm... i love guns.
next purchase thoughts are a sig 226 in .22 with the threaded barrel. keeps the neighbors happier.
Well, I did it. Pick it up this weekend.
http://www.gunsamerica.com/userimage...wm_1277717.jpg
Did you get it used?Quote:
Originally Posted by TNKen
Used, 24 rounds down the pipe, gun is less than a year old. Beretta/Sako is running 9 months to a year backlog on them.
Gun, muzzle break, bipod, scope base, Leupold 8.5x25x50 IR scope, Leupold rangefinder, 146 rounds of custom loaded ammo, 24 pieces of brass, drag bag/soft case.
Retail on all items about $7,400, about $2k less. My first big gun purchase in a couple of years.
Now to find reloading stuff.
Quote:
Originally Posted by TNKen
Sweet!!!