ejg223 Posted February 6, 2009 Report Share Posted February 6, 2009 Sold my howa to a friend. So until the license is transfered I thought I'd have another go. tried calling a fox but no show so I decided to sit around a bit. Was a lovely late afternoon. A few rabbits where hopping around, ranged at 240m so I dropped two of them. I was chuffed because the new conquest scope worked so well. Ten minutes later just about downwind of me and only about 60yds away a fox walks at the bottom of the valley. I was just sitting in the grass, no cover. Fox stopped and put up his nose, I bet he though oh shhi.. I will miss that howa Sorry for the mobile pictures. edi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eldon Posted February 6, 2009 Report Share Posted February 6, 2009 Nice one Edi. Now thats what we would call a "reet ole" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6mmBR Posted February 7, 2009 Report Share Posted February 7, 2009 A good way of finnishing up with a rifle. Hopefully you have taught it good habits and it will bring your mate as much luck. The next question is what are you replacing it with? Cheers Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nemasis243 Posted February 7, 2009 Report Share Posted February 7, 2009 I bet that charlie wished you had sold it a few weeks ago Nice job there mate, as Dave has said "whats gonna be the new kid ion the block cheers Andy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ejg223 Posted February 7, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 7, 2009 Thanks lads, plan is to replace with a remmy, just to start a new stock project. The howa stock production is running. Just not quite sure on caliber yet. I'm between 22-250 and 243. Need a foxing rifle and a deer rifle for my sons. Never had a 243. To develope a stock one must test the prototypes as much as possible meaning I wouldn't get to the howa much anyway. Pat I've got one rifle that'll stay, my old sako, in the family since 69 or 70 edi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest varmartin Posted February 8, 2009 Report Share Posted February 8, 2009 Thing is....A couple weeks from now.... Your gonna walk over to the cabinet.... and reach for that now empty space. Then your gonna wish ya hadnt. I have regretted selling the ones I did sell ....so bad..... Now I dont sell them.......Period. Mine aint for sale. 308Panther I know what you are saying about keeping guns Pat..... I sold my lovely Sako 75 VLS .223 and wished i hadn`t....( it went to a very good friend....so I aint bitter about it ) but hope to never have to sell another... Just keep collecting them now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onehole Posted February 8, 2009 Report Share Posted February 8, 2009 I know what you are saying about keeping guns Pat..... I sold my lovely Sako 75 VLS .223 and wished i hadn`t....( it went to a very good friend....so I aint bitter about it ) but hope to never have to sell another... Just keep collecting them now You mean the rifle that does this Martin??!!!Heh he Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ejg223 Posted February 8, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 8, 2009 You mean the rifle that does this Martin??!!!Heh he onehole, you should have got a 222, they are much more accurate Well my howa is going to a good friend and I'll be able to shoot it at times. edi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onehole Posted February 8, 2009 Report Share Posted February 8, 2009 Yeah Sako used to fit brill barrels and did once have a 222 that would do this too and more ,then again I bought another that was a pile of poo!! so I guess you just get lucky with factory now and again?.This thread has gone off topic now so I will shut up but out of interest who or what makes sako barrels now or in the past??? cheers onehole. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ejg223 Posted February 8, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 8, 2009 I once read that the old sako's where good, pre Garcia was mentioned. In the early seventies they tried to save production costs and skimmped a bit. It was mentioned that the bofers steel pre garcia made a better barrel. I had such a bofers barrel on my forester 308 but it was never any good. edi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest varmartin Posted February 9, 2009 Report Share Posted February 9, 2009 Onehole....I recon that .223 sako was the last of the `good ones`...dam fine shootin..!! it shot well when i had it but not that well. ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foxshot Posted February 9, 2009 Report Share Posted February 9, 2009 Nice result aint it good when you get those unexpected shots coming your way,good pics by the way for a mobile Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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