First shot with the Sako 75 .308

clivej

Well I got out with my new (to me) Sako 75 in .308 today to Kerry.
I received the license last Tuesday, fitted the mounts and scope on Wednesday, and went to the range on Thursday to zero. Using Federal Fusion 150gr I was getting at best ragged holes, and worst 1" groups @100. Zeroed @175m ish to give me 1 1/2" high @100m and 1 1/2" low @220m. So 3" point blank range out to 220m.

The rifle is a Sako 75 varmint with the heavy flutted barrel that came with the laminated stock. The stock was swopped out for the Sako synthetic stock that has been pillar bedded, other details are a threaded barrel and a custom bolt knob. I bought this gun second hand from a dealer @€;800, Sako Optilok mounts and 2 sets of rings (1" + 30mm) second hand @€;80, Bushnell Elite scope second hand @€;180.

Off to Kerry today with Dwighet and within the first 20 minutes 2 small Sika (yearlings is that the correct term?) ran up in front of us. One stopped to look back and she saw no more. The Sika took 3 steps and dropped. It's jointed and in the freezer now.

So I'm well pleased with the 308. I also got a Gunslinger from the US to help carry the gun and it made light work of the 8.75lb gun and scope. The scope is a Bushnell elite 3200 4-12x40 and I found it did the job well.

riflehunter77

Fair play to you clive hope you get many more over the course of the season.. plus one on the Gunslinger its a great little gadget.

paddy2008

Well done lad!

It wasn't me!

Congrats Clive, bet it was a great feeling to blood the new gun on the first outing and the season's opening. It's a very fine looking rifle. Many happy years with it. I hope to have my own sometime soon and will hope to do the same.

ejg

Well done clivej,
lovely little deer.

You have a decent setup there.

edi

jwshooter

good man clive , that calf will eat well .

bunny shooter

You were shooting well at the range. Obviously it carried on in the field

Nice one

johngalway

Congrats Clive, well wear mate

endasmail

good shooting clive well done

sfakiaman

Delighted for you Clive, hope you have many good seasons out of it. It was a long wait but worth it.

dwighet

Clive I think that rabbit has the mixy mate!!!!!


Fair play to ya Clively...
Your going to need a deep freeze.you know the place is full of em..
we will bag a few more next week end mate..

meathshooter

lovely stuff clive congrats

clivej

Venision stake, 2 eggs, 2 slices and coffee for breakfast this morning.

Yum Yum

I called into the local Centra on the way home and got 2 large meat hooks and hung the deer on a tree branch outback and skinned it.

BUT I'll have to get Dwighet to show me the best way to butcher the meat. To say I butchered the butchering is putting it mildly. :eek:
But I got all the good meat cuts off and of course the stakes.


Thanks lads for your thanks I'm hooked good and proper at the stalking now. Roll on the weekend.

Clive J from KK

It wasn't me!

That's a hell of a breakfast Clive, the perks of the sport, eh?

monarch

well done, many years of happy hunting with it

Vegeta

Excellent stuff clive, great post and I look forward to many more

Its a pity we don't have 30 degree Novembers because just looking at that little fella makes me pine for a bbq steak.

fish slapped

nice one Clive, the first of many. but where's the you tube???

dwighet

fish slapped wrote: »

nice one Clive, the first of many. but where's the you tube???

the cam corder will be in hand this weekend Fish...

johnner1

good man clive the first of many im sure, well done and happy and safe hunting;)