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Brazos_Jack
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Affordable European Style Stalking Rifle?
      #125606 - 01/02/09 10:52 PM

I’m thinking about a European style stalking rifle. Break action, light weight, preferably in a rimmed cartridge like 7x65R or 8x57JRS. I’d love a Merkel K-1, but I think they’re probably a bit steep. What do they cost new, in the US, now in the calibers I named?

How good a rifle was the now out of production Thompson Center TCR-83 and TCR-87 Aristocrat? Is anyone still making barrels for them? Good enough to be worth looking for? About what would an Aristocrat cost in nice shape these days?

How about the BRNO Effect? Are they going to be offered in the U.S.? How much do they cost? How do they compare to the Merkel? How do they compare to the TCR Aristocrat?

Any other suggestions?

I’d probably top it with something like a Leupold 1.75-6x32.

Brazos Jack

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Re: Affordable European Style Stalking Rifle? [Re: Brazos_Jack]
      #125607 - 01/02/09 11:01 PM

Hi Jack,

If you want a working rifle you should consider the H&R Ultra Rifle. They are accurate, MOA or so, and durable. They break down easily into three components, barrel, scope, and stock/action. They come with a Weaver base, and Weaver-type rings return to zero very well.

Another alternative, though a little more costly, is the T/C Encore.

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JabaliHunter
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Re: Affordable European Style Stalking Rifle? [Re: Tatume]
      #125611 - 02/02/09 12:32 AM

You could look for something like a Blaser K95, maybe second hand?
New price is about GBP 3K for the Luxus and there are the standard and prestige grades below that.
Standard apparently $2895 RRP

Edited by JabaliHunter (02/02/09 01:40 AM)

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farshot
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Re: Affordable European Style Stalking Rifle? [Re: JabaliHunter]
      #125778 - 04/02/09 05:20 AM

I picked up a BRNO Effect in 30-06. It was not my first choice as I would have gone with the 8x57R.

It is a trim handy rifle that shoots very very well. Under MOA without working a load up (using 180 gr Federal Fusion factory)

The scope mount is the normal BRNO (which I love ) 16 mm dovetail.

Extractor only - which is the only drawback in our cold climate as you need to flick the shell out after it has been lifted. The normal thin steel lip extractor as compared to the wonderous design of the Merkel extractor for non-rimmed rounds.

New they are around $1400 Cdn - I picked mine up for much less.

The finish is good enough on decent wood, but, like their new doubles, the 800 series, the receiver has cheap looking lettering and "engraving" - they should have just left it plain.

I may be biased to BRNO but I do like this rifle. It is very light and handy with a crisp adjustable double trigger with the front being a set trigger.

The top break lever can cock the rifle from a closed un-cocked position by moving it to the right.

I have looked closely at the Merkel and they are very very nice rifles and by the time you do the scope mount system, it does add up in cost.

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tarawa
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Re: Affordable European Style Stalking Rifle? [Re: farshot]
      #125796 - 04/02/09 11:50 AM

I believe that Baikal makes one. It would be very reasonable....and rugged.

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Brazos_Jack
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Re: Affordable European Style Stalking Rifle? [Re: tarawa]
      #125828 - 04/02/09 09:45 PM

I apologize for the accidental double post.

Please stop this thread and join the same named thread in the "Single Shots And Combination Guns" forum here:

http://forums.nitroexpress.com/showflat.php?Cat=0&Number=125624&an=0&page=0#Post125624

Brazos Jack

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mickey
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Re: Affordable European Style Stalking Rifle? [Re: Brazos_Jack]
      #125855 - 05/02/09 06:49 AM

I'm going to lock it.

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