Recent content by Wyit76

I can not speak to the "Safari Calibers" specifically but I do have my share of experience with Sako rifles none of which is negative! I currently possess 2, an 85 finnlite in 270win and A7 roughtech in 7mm rem mag. The 270 is phenomenally accurate and the 85 is by far my favorite action I have...

Personally I lean towards the 7-08 but I have an avid dislike for the majority of 30cal cartridges. I know several people who take elk every year with the 7-08. The 6.5prc or 6.5rpm would also be options worth looking into, both are modern renditions of the 270win balisticly. I am curious who...

Not the E-Tip or 375 specificly but I believe all mono metal/lead free bullets have a similar warning. They reach max pressures sooner than traditional bullets. E-Tips are basically Nosler copying Barnes bullets, you may be better starting with Barnes data for a TTSX.

Muzzle brakes are great for reducing recoil but unfortunately not much else. For the love of your own hearing do not shoot that thing without hearing protection!! I absolutely speak from experience on this, your ears will ring for days and the tinnitus will haunt you the rest of your life. I do...

I just happened on this thread and have to follow for an update! Haven't read all the posts yet but if you do this again and didn't this time you should add a barter option into the stuff you find! I have traded my way into some very cool stuff over the years and it can definitely increase...

Mono metal bullets are almost always lighter weight when shaped like traditional bullets. Barnes, and cutting edge, build more traditional weight bullets but they will likely be a fair bit longer than an identical weight traditional bullet hence why cutting edge has so many bullets listed for...

I have not played with it a ton but it seems to feed very well. I believe it holds four down in the magazine though I have only filled it and cycled it fully once. I am hoping to get some time to shoot it Thursday or Friday and planning to post more details as I learn the rifle better.

Our gun show circuit is fairly good in my area. A lot of very nice/unusual pieces but a tendency to be drastically over priced. Good deals rarely last and debating has cost me two rifles in the last two years so I didn't hesitate when I found this one. Needless to say I am excited to try this...

Provided it groups them well I may just have to test them on a whitetail doe up in Montana. Not much for mid sized game that can be chased year round close by unfortunately.

The rifle came with a box of assorted bullets, 5 boxes loaded ammo, 100 new brass and a die set. I have a ton of Lapua 185gr OT bullets I am not sure what I will use them on as well as an assortment of premium bullets from Barnes, swift, and nosler in the 250gr weights. I am excited to start...

I will look when I get home from work and update accordingly. I appreciate the info!

The 9.3 has been on my list for about 4 years, I passed on a Ruger Hawkeye Alaskan last year because I wanted a more classic wood stock, still kicking myself for that one actually. Outside of Africa I have little use for the cartridge so I am unsure if another one will find it's way into my...

As stated I border on the illiterate side when it comes to Mauser history though I am hoping to change that with this purchase and possibly more to come. Would you care to educate me on the waffenamt markings?

Boy you couldn't pay me to pack a 26" barrel around with a suppressor on it, my 22" with a can feels like packing around a musket and is awkward at the least shooting off hand. I packed a 7mm rem mag for many a years in the mountains out west, that was a 24" barreled Sako A7 and it tipped the...

I intend to go shoot it this week once I am off work and am very excited to do so. I have been on the hunt for a rifle like this for the better part of 3 years, since Africa became a serious conversation with my wife and I. So far I am very impressed with the action, it is incredibly smooth. I...