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That's something I hadn't thought of - whether it could be the barrel itself. Now to try and find one. Perhaps a call to the local gun shop (who supplied the rifle originally) will do it.

I'm sure that's what it was - came in a red box. I have some Remington Accu-Tip 17g as well which is what I was shooting yesterday. Perhaps best to stick to that. What are those groups shot with?

Justin, Thanks for your reply. I used to use the Hornady blue tip 17g rounds, but these are no longer available in the UK and I'm shooting the Winchester version of the same thing with the gold tip. I get a lot of split cases, which I think is why the blue tips were withdrawn? I went out...

Hi, I have been shooting for 20 or so years, and have a 17HMR Sako Quad heavy barrel sitting in a semi-custom laminate stock (Joe West) with a 5.5 - 25 x 50 Falcon scope. The barrel has been cut down to 16', screw cut and crowned professionally. I'm not a bad shot, but am having some accuracy...

All, I'm having some accuracy / consistency issues with my rifle, and wanted to ask whether anyone here has any advice or suggestions regarding scope mounting. My set up is: Sako Quad heavy barrel Harris bipod Falcon Optics Menace 5.5-25 x 50 (Falcon Optics) Remington Accutip 17gr...

McCrazy, Thanks - that was the kind of thing I had in mind. I'm not averse to something permanent but it would need to be a proper job to make it worth it. Has anyone used the Karsten version? GDSO

I've been a SH member for a while and would like a little advice on fitting a cheek piece to my rifle. It's a Sako Quad heavy barrel (SAKO QUAD Heavy Barrel) in .17HMR with a Falcon 5.5-25 x 50 scope, used mainly for rabbit shooting here in the UK. I've got the scope as low as I can by using...

Re: Timney CZ 452L Trigger I'm pretty sure that this is what I put into my old CZ in .17HMR and it did make a huge difference. That said, you have to question the sense of putting a £90 trigger kit into a £350 rifle. It did solve the terrible trigger creep and there was an improvement in...

Re: 22lr with heavy barrel I can see where Greg is coming from - if the rifle is a true trainer for something else (tacical / large game etc), then it should really be a cost effective way of spending some time shooting, as opposed to a nice tool. In the Show your trainers topic I said that...

Re: 22lr with heavy barrel HMG - about £640 new. If you see a 2nd hand one buy it! You can find your importer here: http://www.sako.fi/distributors_europe.php There's a pic of mine on the 5th page of the 'Show us your trainers' thread.

Re: 22lr with heavy barrel For what it's worth, I'd suggest the Quad as well. I'm not sure what they retail for in the US, but the build quality is far better than that on either the CZ or the Savages mentioned above. If it's a long way north of your budget, feel free to ignore me. If its...

Re: Lets see your trainers I've been watching this thread get longer, and thought it might be time to add my tuppence. I did have a CZ452 Varmint in .17HMR, but sold it having had it only a month. The build quality wasn't there, the trigger was terrible and it just didn't have that 'feel' of...

Re: CZ 452 varmint in Boyd's Tacticool? Try this: http://www.snipershide.com/forum/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=2026799

Re: Savage TR vs CZ 452 Varmint (Pasted from my reply in another thread a couple of days ago - seemed relevant here as well) You're in the same boat I was a few weeks ago. I narrowed the choice down to either the CZ452 series or the Savage TR (which is not yet available in the UK, but should...

Re: .17 hmr choices for varmint/trainer Dackar, You're in the same boat I was a few weeks ago. I narrowed the choice down to either the CZ452 series or the Savage TR (which is not yet available in the UK, but should be soon). I looked at the Anschtz rifles which were really nicely made, but...