308 to be seen and they were too expensive to buy new… Same with Tikkas. Sakos were usually above my price range and it was for older pre-75 models, hardly any 75s or 85s in. So, why not a CZ, Sako or Tikka? All CZs I saw were with open sights so I needed to add the cost of threading. I already had a spare scope ready to go on top of it. Soon I spotted a deal on one of the forums for a Steyr Mannlicher Pro Hunter stainless synthetic in my caliber of choice, with a T8 moderator and Leupold mounts all within my price range. I had nothing against any of these brands and simply went for something that was best value for money at the time. I limited myself to £500-700 range and my choice was mainly between CZ, Steyr, Tikka and Sako. I am not a fan of American rifles so excluded all Remingtons, Rugers, etc and was left with a choice of European rifles with CZ at the bottom and Blaser being the most expensive. 308 rifle in synthetic stock, threaded for a sound moderator if possible. 243 rifles can shoot well 100gr bullets, for my first Scottish rifle I went for. Quick look on the GunTrader showed biggest choice of. I also did not want too spend to much money and was looking for a used rifle. It might be most popular cartridge on the continent, but not in the UK… I also wanted it to be “all deer legal” so it had to be at least. I wanted something similar, but decided against wooden stock because of Scottish weather… 🙄 Also decided to limit myself to most popular cartridges so I could easily pick up factory ammo in any local gun shop. I shot and enjoyed older Mannlicher rifles and shot quite a few deer and wild boar using my father-in-law’s old M model rifles in. I was asked before why I bought rifles I own and what criteria used to select them, so I thought I might as well tell you about this one, which was my first Scottish rifle.
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