F Class .223 for a junior shooter

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Brett.44
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F Class .223 for a junior shooter

#1 Postby Brett.44 » Tue Sep 17, 2019 8:50 pm

My son has shown some interest in F Class, as yet I am unsure how long this interest will last!
So I am looking at the cheaper end of the .223 market.

What are you recommendations?

cheech
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Re: F Class .223 for a junior shooter

#2 Postby cheech » Tue Sep 17, 2019 9:34 pm

Tikka t3 Heavy varmint 1:8 twist can’t go wrong

UL1700
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Re: F Class .223 for a junior shooter

#3 Postby UL1700 » Wed Sep 18, 2019 12:53 pm

Secondhand prices are so close to new for quality kit that I would be spending the money and getting him setup with a competitive rifle. If you can find a 2nd hand Barnard or similar you almost have nothing to lose, you may even gain yourself a 2nd rifle :lol:

Oh and if it's something you would want to shoot it's almost certainly going to help keep everyone motivated!

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Re: F Class .223 for a junior shooter

#4 Postby Mozzie » Tue Sep 24, 2019 6:53 pm

Brett
Have sent you a pm
Cheers
Mozzie
My truck doesn’t run on love, it runs on diesel.
However, I love my rifle and it runs on lead. #-o

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Re: F Class .223 for a junior shooter

#5 Postby cheech » Tue Sep 24, 2019 10:28 pm

On Sunday I witnessed a standard 223 savage FTR rifle blitz the opposition in hard conditions with 308s/200gn struggling, this bloke started the day with 60.5 at 500

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Re: F Class .223 for a junior shooter

#6 Postby UL1700 » Wed Sep 25, 2019 8:37 am

cheech wrote:On Sunday I witnessed a standard 223 savage FTR rifle blitz the opposition in hard conditions with 308s/200gn struggling, this bloke started the day with 60.5 at 500


It was a borrowed 223 F class savage that got Sophie shooting, hitting a 60 something at 600 when its owner hadn't even taken it back that far! Unfortunately they lose a $1000 as soon as they are taken out of the box. The owner couldn't sell that particular gun for $2500 despite being immaculate and consistently shooting 60 something scores!


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