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Old 04-11-2005 | 08:44 AM
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Superpig
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You have won an excellent firearm. The rife has an overall lenght of 47.25" and weighs 8.125#. As any Sako it's a finely finished and fitted rifle. Since they are no longer being made a new one that is unfired will probably appreciate in value. When they were made new a local shop carried them for a little over $1,000.00. I'm unsure of what they will bring today as they aren't manufactured anymore. The TRG-S is probably more gun than most can handle because of the 30-378 caliber. Muzzle blast and recoil are severe. The 30-378 is really a reloaders cartridge. Weatherby ammo is available but the only box I've seen lately retailed for $74.99 & I belive they were 180 gr. Nosler Partitions. The velocities that this round develops require the use of controlled expansion bullets and certainly not a Ballistic Tip unless you are shooting past 350 yards. An acauintance at the gun range has a 30-378 in a weatherby Accu-Mark with a muzzlebrake. I've shot the rifle and with a brake it's manageable. However, if you're not wearing ear plugs and muffs over the plugs then you will ring your ears. I generally don't have time to install plugs and muffs before I shoot the rifle in the field. I've also shot the rifle without the brake with 200 gr. Nosler partition handloads that chronied 3200 fps and I wouldn't recommend it. I hit the targer but after two shots I wanted no more of it. So, if you aren't into long range shooting and don't often travel west after elk, mulies, & long distance pronghorn I think I would sale it and buy a rifle in a caliber that I know I can handle. Or use the money from the sale to invest in new hunting gear or some awesome optics for a rifle you already have. As stated by others if you don't reload the cost of ammo is out of sight. Unless you are pretty wealthy you won't be able to afford enough ammo to become proficient with the rifle to use it at the ranges it was made for.
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