new rifle help

[cdavis0822]

looking at the jp sauer 100, howa 1500 and cva cascade.
Wanted to hear any recommendations or input on any of these… have a budget of 1200$ or so.
Plan on using it for west texas white tail and occasional wyoming antelope and mule deer. Want to get 6.5prc as well.

 

[Cmf88]

With a $1200 budget almost everyone on Rokslide, is going to recommend making a tikka work out for you.

 

[Cmf88]

Also just noticed the Sauer 100, 6.5 PRC is under $500 at Eurotopic right now. That’s a helleuva deal.

 

[ganderson01]

With a $1200 budget almost everyone on Rokslide, is going to recommend making a tikka work out for you.

And right on que i’m here to tell you to save the money and buy a Tikka

 

[Jfjfrye]

Tikka. Or if you must spend that amount of money the Bergara wilderness ridge carbon is a great shooting rifle. I honestly wouldn’t spend any money on the ones you originally listed. I’d go ruger American before those three you listed.

 

[Castle Rock]

The Sauer is great

 

[PaPete90]

Tikka


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[tstowater]

Is the $1200 ready to shoot (rifle, scope and rings) or just a rifle? If just a rifle, lots of options. If ready to shoot, that's going to thin the crowd a bit. If the pieces were available, this group would say to get a Tikka, a good set of direct mount rings and a 6x SWFA scope. Can't say that would be a bad choice. Finding the scope is going to be the hard part. Rings might be on backorder.

 

[coyotekilla]

I have 4 tikka, including a 6.5 creed & prc. But with your buget and euro's deals... id be getting a sauer 6.5 creed. The creed is just a little gentler to shoot, ammo is 1/3 cheaper, and your animals will be just as dead.

Id have a sauer myself if they fit a chassis. I like to night hunt and that's the only thing keeping them outa my collection. I think euro is at 429.00 for the creed atm. Its mossberg prices & European quality. That leaves 700 for a can or scope.

Happy hunting!

 

[vonb]

Sauer 100s are being discontinued except for the 9.3x62. Parts availability might be an issue down the road. There's not many that are re-barreling them if it's important to you. Of the three you mentioned, I'd probably choose the Howa 1500 solely based on it's robust action and one piece bolt. The CVA Cascade seems to have no flies on it either. With that said, I believe the CVA will be more accurate than the Howa.

 

[Q_Sertorius]

looking at the jp sauer 100, howa 1500 and cva cascade.
Wanted to hear any recommendations or input on any of these… have a budget of 1200$ or so.
Plan on using it for west texas white tail and occasional wyoming antelope and mule deer. Want to get 6.5prc as well.

Post in thread 'Wanting a new "Everything cartridge/Rifle under $1500"...Thoughts?'

Yesterday at 9:11 PM

been looking between the howa 1500, jp sauer 100, and the cva cascade. Any recommendations or thoughts on these? plan on mule deer and antelope hunting with it in wyoming.

I’d get the Sauer 100. That’s based on my experience with one in 6.5 CM and one in 9.3x62. I handled a Howa 1500 at the gun store, but ultimately didn’t like it enough to try it out. I’ve never touched a CVA Cascade.

EuroOptic has some good deals on the Sauer 100.

Edit - here is my first impression post on the Sauer 100. I still like it a lot...

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[cdavis0822]

appreciate all the tips and recommendations. Got a lot of things cleared up.. wasn’t aware that sauer 100 was being discontinued also, makes since with the deals going on for them.

 

[jonnyviceroy]

Welcome to Rokslide my friend…. There are only two correct answers here.

 

[Whitefox82]

I have a Winchester M70 extreme weather chambered in 270 win. My primary whitetail gun here in WI and I love it. It shoots the cheap cup and core ammo well under an inch(American Whitetail) and also really likes Precision Hunter 145s. I have a Swarovski Z3 3x9x36 on it. Light and well balanced it’s perfect for shooting deer inside 300 yards which I never need to do here in the WI forests. I’ll take it out mule deer hunting someday and hopefully sheep(Hail Mary and fingers crossed). Something nostalgic about shooting an accurate M70 in 270, it seems these M70 EW are hard to find near me anyway but I’d highly recommend them!