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I have noticed that the TRG is not nearly as popular a rifle here as other places.

The one I am currently shooting was a lot less expensive than some of the custom guns I put together in the past and in hindsight I should have purchased a TRG 22 and 42 a long time ago, along with a pair of top end scopes and called it good. I would have been a ton of money ahead.

I cringe when I think of the $$ I have spent on custom rifles. Of couse the same goes for custom hanguns....

Sako definitely knows how to build 'em MS.
Everyone of those guns I've shot(three of my own plus a couple more that friends have had)were just great shooters - every bit as good as custom rigs I've had as well.

That is a great looking set up. I always watch for these on the 2nd hand market, but don't see them very often. I missed a local one last year for what I thought was an OK price - turns out I should have jumped on it.

I have not put my TRG 42 .300 WM through it's paces yet, but it is by far the most accurate rifle I have ever put my hands on. Load development was a joke. It was a matter of picking what velocity I wanted to run the 180 acubonds at, not what powder charge the rifle liked.

Mackay, as you know from another forum, I was going to modify my TRG to make it a little more hunter friendly. I decided to leave it alone! I see you have a cheek piece spacer like mine- did you get it made from the fellow at SH?

I took mine beanfield hunting this past weekend, but did not have deer far enough away to shoot. Under 300 yards just ain't sporting to the deer.

I bought mine for the exact reason you mentioned. It is a relatively inexpensive out of the box rifle with a trigger that can't be beat, that shoots lights out. If someone is looking to carry this rifle for any distance, well that's another story (for me anyway).

I'm a fan here although I have nothing custom in the like to compare it against. Mines a .308 and shoots the 168 SMK/Varget combo excellent. It also shoots the 155 Scenar/Varget combo great. Not excellent because they don't one hole at 100 like the 168's do....at least for me. For the price I got it for it was hard for me to say no and go with a custom. Especially if I want to sell it if I didn't like it. Not the case with this guy. If I did one thing over, I wouldn't have gone so "heavy" on the badger rings/base to get it a little lighter for some future Beanfield style hunting.

Nice rigs.

Now you all hush about the TRG's . I can't afford to totally devastate the budget on one.

What about a rebarrel? Not so much of an issue with the 22/308 but definetely with the magnums.

I lugged mine up a tower stand this past weekend. It needs a freaking crane to get it up there, BUT once I got settled in, I felt like I could deliver the mail way the hell out there.

Sakoluvr,

To answer your question in regards to the cheekpiece spacer, yes it was made by the gentleman over at the Hide. His workmanship is top notch. In fact, Sako should contract with him, as his spacer is better than the factory ones I have seen.

I noticed that EuroOptic is offering a TRG in .260 Rem. Anyone have experience here?
Those are some sharp rigs. I particularly like the brown one, Mackay Sagebrush. Would love to see them offer a bit lighter weight version.

Hey Mack! How the hell have ya been? It's always good to see that you're still above ground!

EuroOptic is good to go. Great service and comunication. You won't go wrong.

R.

Whats the street price run on the TRG? I know I did a Surgeon RSR, brux barrel, CDI bottom metal and a BC light tactical stock for under $2000 and dont know what else I would need.

Short action, or long?

R.

I've tested 3 different TRG-42 rifles in .338 Lapua and ALL THREE delivered tight groups back to 1400 yards! There's a lot of engineering that goes into these rifles! The average Joe...just wouldn't appreciate their quality! Make damn certain you clean after each shooting session to prevent copper buildup!!

Been gone since the first of december elk hunting. Just got back into town. Before that I was laying low, working. Been off the radar a while. Back on the screen again..

I don't have any "real" use for them any longer - but they sure are fun to shoot

Phil,

Can't tell you how hard I laughed you had Krylon on it!! I love it.

SC

You should shoot your Scenar load at 2 or 300 yds, and compare it to the SMKs. The Scenar isn't a 100yd bullet. I've read and heard from many they don't stabilize until 100-150yds. I kind of believe them. My groups aren't all that great at 100, better at 200, but 3 and 400 they are awesome.

Just something to consider.

How long ago was that? A RSR bare action is listed at $1250. Their complete rifles seem to start at $4,200 on their website. You did fantastic for less than $2,000.