I'm currenyou looking into quality bolt action and single shot rifles for my next purchase. I have increased my appreciation for the finer things in life over the past few months, with single malt scotch and straight razor shaving and all of a sudden synthetic stocked stainless steel bolt rifles aren't doing it for me.
I live in Queensland Australia and mainly plan on hunting feral pigs, deer and goat, with the likely possibility of water buffalo in the near future and an African PG safari on the bucket list too.
It is obvious for my uses, I do not need a big bore rifle, but this purchase will be something I want purely because I want it. I have played with the CZ 550 Safari, Winchester Model 70 Safari, Sako 85 Deluxe and Bavarian and have looked online at other options too including Voere and a few other basic euro rifles.
The CZ was very hefty and the timber and magazine finish was average, the Winchester looks good but limited cal availability, the Sako are beautiful and are currently my pick, however there is something they are lacking that I can't put my finger on and only go to .375
Other options on the internet also seem to top out around .375 but this may end up being a chosen cal anyway
So, what rifle and cartridge combo would you recommend for my purposes, that fits the bill of an attractive rifle, that is middle of the range in price for factory rifles, chambered for a big bore catridge that won't break shoulders and is going to be fun medicine on those big crusty pigs?
Any input is welcome, as well as suggestions from left field.
Cheers
Rob
I live in Queensland Australia and mainly plan on hunting feral pigs, deer and goat, with the likely possibility of water buffalo in the near future and an African PG safari on the bucket list too.
It is obvious for my uses, I do not need a big bore rifle, but this purchase will be something I want purely because I want it. I have played with the CZ 550 Safari, Winchester Model 70 Safari, Sako 85 Deluxe and Bavarian and have looked online at other options too including Voere and a few other basic euro rifles.
The CZ was very hefty and the timber and magazine finish was average, the Winchester looks good but limited cal availability, the Sako are beautiful and are currently my pick, however there is something they are lacking that I can't put my finger on and only go to .375
Other options on the internet also seem to top out around .375 but this may end up being a chosen cal anyway
So, what rifle and cartridge combo would you recommend for my purposes, that fits the bill of an attractive rifle, that is middle of the range in price for factory rifles, chambered for a big bore catridge that won't break shoulders and is going to be fun medicine on those big crusty pigs?
Any input is welcome, as well as suggestions from left field.
Cheers
Rob