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Not to get off topic But this is more then a long range hunting site. From my point of view It's everything including life laughing..a community if you will. Now back on topic. Someone here made comments about a Sako 42 and buying used. I agree. We're quick to dismiss what worked half a century ago. Some real tac drivers out there.
Sounds like Seekins has solved the bolt binding issue? I've heard no complaints from those of you who recommended them on this thread. I would have bought one instead of going custom except for intermittent reports of the bolt binding when cycling the action fast. Went ARC Nucleus custom instead. Maybe it's time to take another look. My issue was there are no LGSs that carry them, so it's a mail order and hope you get a good one kind of deal.
In that world more like expensive gunS and expensive dogS lol
You are persuaded so easily to buy a certain brand based upon a single group! What if you could go even cheaper on a factory rifle? I haven't shot my cheapest rifle in while since ammo is unobtainium. Plus, every time I do, she makes me feel so cheap and seedy. Surely, if you spend at least $3500 you will get a rifle that waaaaay outshoots this cheap piece of Deutsche trailer park weaponry!
Oh man! You convinced me again! Gotta get one of these now! (At this rate, my safe will fill up quickly and I can tell my wife each time that the funds were for work-related items [stress relievers] because she'd never suspect it being for a gun at what the M18 and 100 cost!) I'm just praying no one sends me a similar photo of a group from a Mossberg Patriot or a TC Compass!! I will have spent nearly half of what another GOOD custom would run me on the 4 bargain bang-bangs!! SOMEBODY STOOOP ME!!
, I should warn you about my first Sauer. At 200 yards I shot 5 times and only hit this target dot once. 
No, wait, I was wrong. There were 4 more holes hiding underneath that stupid dime. How did that get there?
Did you have a disappointing experience with the Bergara 14? My experience with Bergara (BMR Steel) has been really good so far. It is really light and it shoots as good as a much heavier rifle. Earlier in this thread a guy posted targets from a Bergara HMR that were excellent.Oh man! You convinced me again! Gotta get one of these now! (At this rate, my safe will fill up quickly and I can tell my wife each time that the funds were for work-related items [stress relievers] because she'd never suspect it being for a gun at what the M18 and 100 cost!) I'm just praying no one sends me a similar photo of a group from a Mossberg Patriot or a TC Compass!! I will have spent nearly half of what another GOOD custom would run me on the 4 bargain bang-bangs!! SOMEBODY STOOOP ME!!
EXCELLENT shooting!! Indeed, the M18s can be as accurate as any custom gun, and more accurate than most. I keep saying it: Kudos to the European gun makers! Maybe I got the only bad Sakos made, but other than them and the Bergara 14 from Spain, I'd buy any Euro bolt gun with confidence!
Yep. I had one that was pretty decent, but not as good as I could have botten for the price point, and another that wasn't good at all. Tried everything. The decent one was the Timber model and the bad one was the Ridge when it first came out in 7mm-08. I was very surprised. Fit and finish on both were very good, but the poor accuracy was likely a problem with the chambering somehow. I tried modifying the stock fit with bedding and shims, and it only got much worse. The Timber was a solid MOA gun, but again, fir that price point, I could have done better, and certainly much lighter. One of the Tikkas the guys keep mentioning on this thread would have probably been the ticket (as an example). Also, I hear long range instructors saying guys who bring the Premiers to the class have lots of issues when a lot of shooting is involved. Like they aren't build for heavy range use. Granted, I wouldn't need to shoot that much, so I would not rule out a Premier at some point, but it would be a Mountain version. I've owned, shot, and/or built literally hundreds of rifles over my lifetime now, and the one thing I know for certain is that I do not like carrying more than 8 pounds of rifle (without scope) in the field. Even less is better. So a Premier Mountain or Springfield Waypoint might be in the cards. I lament that Barrett stopped making the Melvin Forbes Fieldcraft. I bought one of the first 500 produced chambered in 25-06, and it was absolutely perfect in every detail - especially accuracy and handling. Like a fool, I sold it off to afford something else thinking I could get another. I would have hands down recommended the Fieldcraft if it were still available. You can occasionally find one, but they go for over $2k now. I paid $1475 for mine at Eurooptic.
Oh wow, I missed the 2 replies above the Bergara question. I was eying a Sauer 100 in 7 Rem Mag. I see you were shooting factory ammo in that target, which is totally amazing.
Looks like some VERY nice glass!
