Duncan_642 0 Posted September 13, 2011 Author Report Share Posted September 13, 2011 yeah im pretty set on the rifle now tried a couple including a remi and the howa strikes me as a solid quality rifle and always been swayed towards the wildcat mod! so its just the scope to sort. Quote Link to post
kenny14 656 Posted September 13, 2011 Report Share Posted September 13, 2011 yeah im pretty set on the rifle now tried a couple including a remi and the howa strikes me as a solid quality rifle and always been swayed towards the wildcat mod! so its just the scope to sort. It's probably obvious, but one bit of advice before you choose a scope is to check its low light performance. The image clarity of some scopes can be brilliant in good daylight, but drops drastically once the light starts to fade. Hope you get a good un . Quote Link to post
Colster 1 Posted September 13, 2011 Report Share Posted September 13, 2011 I looked at a Howa and a Browning A Bolt but went with the A Bolt purely for the loading. Floorplate AND a box mag - best of both worlds. It's topped off with a Schmidt and Bender 6x42 and a Wildcat Pred 8 Mod. I got lucky with the scope and got a great deal on it second hand but I have a Leupold FX-III on my LR and wouldn't hesitate to put that on the .243. As said above the Meopta's are cracking scopes too, there's one on the BBS at the mo for £200 Quote Link to post
pipcock 21 Posted September 13, 2011 Report Share Posted September 13, 2011 Howa 1500 / Predator 8 mod / and only had enough cash left for a Nikko Stirling Nighteater,which turned out not to be too bad for money,i know theres loads out there better but it will do me for now till i save for a new one,rifle accurate and silencer quiet, trigger came in at 5lb pull so had that sorted straight away,hope you get what you want. pipcock Quote Link to post
kenny14 656 Posted September 14, 2011 Report Share Posted September 14, 2011 Howa 1500 / Predator 8 mod / and only had enough cash left for a Nikko Stirling Nighteater,which turned out not to be too bad for money,i know theres loads out there better but it will do me for now till i save for a new one,rifle accurate and silencer quiet, trigger came in at 5lb pull so had that sorted straight away,hope you get what you want. pipcock I've just adjusted the trigger on mine too. I didn't really mind the pull as it was, but after adjusting it down, I find it better still. Quote Link to post
jamie g 17 Posted September 14, 2011 Report Share Posted September 14, 2011 tikka m590 or m595, zeiss conquest scope and ase cqb mod 1 Quote Link to post
Duncan_642 0 Posted September 16, 2011 Author Report Share Posted September 16, 2011 Howa 1500 / Predator 8 mod / and only had enough cash left for a Nikko Stirling Nighteater,which turned out not to be too bad for money,i know theres loads out there better but it will do me for now till i save for a new one,rifle accurate and silencer quiet, trigger came in at 5lb pull so had that sorted straight away,hope you get what you want. pipcock Just the job! i do light the green stock seems like the pred 8 and 1500 are a good combo just cant decide on scope!!! Quote Link to post
East coast 2 Posted September 16, 2011 Report Share Posted September 16, 2011 Got a weatherby vanguard 243 with leupold 3-9x50 scope, with wildcat mod, does the job for me, only thing don't like is trigger is na best and can't get it adjusted anymore than already is Quote Link to post
pipcock 21 Posted September 16, 2011 Report Share Posted September 16, 2011 (edited) Got a weatherby vanguard 243 with leupold 3-9x50 scope, with wildcat mod, does the job for me, only thing don't like is trigger is na best and can't get it adjusted anymore than already is i know what your saying,mine came in at 5lb pull out of the box ,i sent mine off and had it set down to 3lb ,made a big difference,i think they do a kit for yours (rimfire magic) http://www.rimfiremagic.co.uk/trigger_kits.html , not sure if its the right one though,pipcock Edited September 16, 2011 by pipcock Quote Link to post
pipcock 21 Posted September 16, 2011 Report Share Posted September 16, 2011 Howa 1500 / Predator 8 mod / and only had enough cash left for a Nikko Stirling Nighteater,which turned out not to be too bad for money,i know theres loads out there better but it will do me for now till i save for a new one,rifle accurate and silencer quiet, trigger came in at 5lb pull so had that sorted straight away,hope you get what you want. pipcock Just the job! i do light the green stock seems like the pred 8 and 1500 are a good combo just cant decide on scope!!! thats always the hard one,but it was easy for me cus i was skint after buying rifle ,mod Quote Link to post
East coast 2 Posted September 16, 2011 Report Share Posted September 16, 2011 Got a weatherby vanguard 243 with leupold 3-9x50 scope, with wildcat mod, does the job for me, only thing don't like is trigger is na best and can't get it adjusted anymore than already is i know what your saying,mine came in at 5lb pull out of the box ,i sent mine off and had it set down to 3lb ,made a big difference,i think they do a kit for yours (rimfire magic) http://www.rimfirema...igger_kits.html , not sure if its the right one though,pipcock Okay cheers for that will have a look. The trouble I had was that when adjusted for start I couldn't get the safety to then work, was permantly on, no use so he adjusted but still na happy with it, although have got use to it but would like it down a bit Quote Link to post
olib007 1 Posted September 17, 2011 Report Share Posted September 17, 2011 I've got a Tikka T3 with a wildcat p8 moderator and centrepoint scope which came from steveff1353 on here and it is a lot heavier than some guns with its stainless steel barrel but is brilliant! Quote Link to post
Duncan_642 0 Posted September 17, 2011 Author Report Share Posted September 17, 2011 I've got a Tikka T3 with a wildcat p8 moderator and centrepoint scope which came from steveff1353 on here and it is a lot heavier than some guns with its stainless steel barrel but is brilliant! i did look at tikka there nice bits of kit Quote Link to post
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