Post by: Lunchbox1981 on August 09, 2011, 06:28:40 AM
1. Tikka T3 Varmint SS in .222
or
2. Howa M-1500 Heavy 24" bull barrel with a green hogue stock in .223
Does anyone have any experience with a .222. I have never shot one and know that they are fairly rare. So it could be a fun gun to have and keep around.
Any recommendations? Thxs
Box
Post by: addicted on August 09, 2011, 09:29:36 AM
The first gun i bought in germany was a rem700cdl stainlesfluted walnut .223(i'm thinking about selling this one) so i know how that caliber works for niederwild. I took a couple rehbock and they died fairly quickly. Round was a little fast for my tast as the hydrostatic shock caused some green breakage.
One thing you will want to look at is the rate of twist. I know tikkas tend to come with a nice fast rate of twist in their .223's so you can shoot some heavier bullets and shoot the thousand meter range out near baumholder.
They did have some .222 CZ stutzens in my rod and gun awhile before i left but I couldnt tell you if they are still there.
THe .222's do great for the reh. I have a few friends that hunt with a .222 religously until the pigs start coming out of the corn heavily and they switch back to their hochwild waffen.
when i was tight on cash and i needed to put together a rifle i had a stevens model 200 .308 purchased at walmart mailed over to the rod and gun registered mail. I put a used rws 3-12x56 scope on it and it worked well for a 400$ set up. Doing something like this could save you hundreds on a tikka and for sure on a howa with the prices i've seen.
If you need a rifle to hunt with let me know and we can work something out.
I've done a lot of research on what i think the best way for the jungjagers to start out with is and the rifle is generally the easy part, it's the glass thats most important.
Post by: addicted on August 09, 2011, 09:46:10 AM
You may be interested in the cz527 .223 or .222 whichi is available in a varmint(heavy barrel), synthetic, regular, and stutzen(full stock)
super accurate and you get to take a piece of europe home with you.
the best deals in europe are going to be online at www.egun.de (http://www.egun.de) though. make an account, bid on a rifle, and they mail it straight to your door within a day or two.
http://egun.de/market/item.php?id=3425141 (http://egun.de/market/item.php?id=3425141)
this one comes with ziess glass. 138 euros. :drool:
Post by: addicted on August 09, 2011, 09:51:30 AM
tikka bockbuchseflinte(rifle shotgun combo) 12guage over .222 with schmidt & Bender 8x56 scope. Get some accurate slugs out of that thing and it will kill anything in europe. 360 euros
http://egun.de/market/item.php?id=3418561 (http://egun.de/market/item.php?id=3418561)
Post by: addicted on August 09, 2011, 09:54:56 AM
steyr mannlicher stutzen .222 with zeiss 4x32. flippin georgous. bidding starts at 1 euro. :drool:
http://egun.de/market/item.php?id=3436185 (http://egun.de/market/item.php?id=3436185)
Post by: addicted on August 09, 2011, 09:57:56 AM
blaser r93 proffessional 8x57 1200euros :yike: this bad boy would sell for 2500-2900$ in the states used.
http://egun.de/market/item.php?id=3423739 (http://egun.de/market/item.php?id=3423739)
there is one just like it in 300wm with a fluted jagdmatch barrel and the optional kickstop for 1460euros.
Post by: carpsniperg2 on August 09, 2011, 04:58:39 PM
Post by: AWS on August 09, 2011, 07:32:53 PM
AWS
Post by: Bofire on August 09, 2011, 07:59:34 PM
Carl
Post by: Lunchbox1981 on August 09, 2011, 10:53:24 PM
now here's a gem.I was loking at this last night at home as well. My gun will serve mostly as a fuch and bench gun. I have my .308 with a 3-12x56 Meostar R1.
tikka bockbuchseflinte(rifle shotgun combo) 12guage over .222 with schmidt & Bender 8x56 scope. Get some accurate slugs out of that thing and it will kill anything in europe. 360 euros
http://egun.de/market/item.php?id=3418561 (http://egun.de/market/item.php?id=3418561)
Post by: Lunchbox1981 on August 09, 2011, 11:05:36 PM
not what your looking for but just as sexy
blaser r93 proffessional 8x57 1200euros :yike: this bad boy would sell for 2500-2900$ in the states used.
http://egun.de/market/item.php?id=3423739 (http://egun.de/market/item.php?id=3423739)
there is one just like it in 300wm with a fluted jagdmatch barrel and the optional kickstop for 1460euros.
wow that is real nice. Before I leave Germany I will own a Blaser. they are so nice to shoot. We have two .223 club guns here that are Blaser's. They almost shoot for you.
Post by: Lunchbox1981 on August 09, 2011, 11:10:28 PM
Post by: addicted on August 10, 2011, 01:07:28 AM
I will buy buying a blaser as well....probably when i get back from this trip. It will be my reenlistment gift to myself. :tup:
how bout you save the money and buy a blaser with a .223 barrel and a hochwild barrel as well. That is the beauty of the blaser. look on frankonia's used gun section on their web site and they have used barrels for 399euros.
Post by: Lunchbox1981 on August 10, 2011, 01:21:37 AM
Post by: addicted on August 10, 2011, 09:58:35 AM
my thoughts on the wood vs pro stock, I am fairly intent on getting both, with that in mind you see many pro receivers on the second hand market than regular recievers so i will have more options for the second reciever if i buy the standard first.