There's lots and lots of Howas. Yep and Tikkas too. A very healthy smattering of Winchester and Marlin lever guns are out there.

700s are most sought after for customs. Sakos are very revered as a premium factory rifle. There's also plenty of Ruger 77s and Winny M70s.

And of course plenty of people are toting sporterised Mausers, Enfields and similar.


While 223 is really popular now, when I was a kid it was all 222 Rem and 243 Win. Those that were shooting big game stepped up to 270 or 308. Most anything goes now though.