Thread: 223 Scope

Originally Posted by Brian

Its a l h thumbhole because I injured my right eye. I can shoot better groups with it than the original sako one.
The stuff is so light you can leave a bit of bulk on it for strength.

A great stock like that deserves a Niggelah sling @Brian

I've got enough yellow webbing for every rifle I own.
If I get too flash wife calls me a poofter.

Im surprised no one has mentioned the bit of boiler plate used as a but pad.

Old people need a good solid tip on their walking stick.

Nice stock Brian,well done.

Originally Posted by Trout

Nice stock Brian,well done.

Its great to hold even though its left handed. And light as a feather - cant remember what Brian said it weighed but I thought at the time it sounded lighter than carbon.
The finish Brian put on it seems pretty tough. He made a great job of the whole thing.

i'm really pleased that Brian has done a test run because we still have another blank and my Mauser M18 could do with losing a pound or 2.

Originally Posted by Brian

Its a l h thumbhole because I injured my right eye. I can shoot better groups with it than the original sako one.
The stuff is so light you can leave a bit of bulk on it for strength.

Looking at the size of those growth rings no wonder it's light

They mill it at 10 years old and have to prune it twice a year.

Originally Posted by Marty Henry

Looking at the size of those growth rings no wonder it's light

@Marty Henry for some reason I have in the back of my mind that Toby H planted some. We certainly talked about it in the district.

@Tahr In the early 90s it was the wonder wood that would replace pine and a bit like fitches, ostriches, goats etc a lot of people dived in before the facts were fully known.
We then lived near hunua and a forester named Ian barton trialled a bit of it, in the right place it grew like a weed but elsewhere it was an abject failure and the pruning regime which was similar to tasse blackwood meant it never caught on. I can remember that the rootstock looked a bit like asparagus.
The only ones I've ever seen have been as ornamentals and there certainly aren't any survivors if Toby did plant them.

Originally Posted by Brian

Its a l h thumbhole because I injured my right eye. I can shoot better groups with it than the original sako one.
The stuff is so light you can leave a bit of bulk on it for strength.

Good job mate, cheers for posting, can't wait until my shed is built and I can make a start on one for myself

@c-dog...I did warn it was crude....

but it sure is light.....I stuffed it up by removing too much material from guts of it,but by strategic placement of shims/washers seem to have rectafied issue...will try it again to see if it shoots straight and might just have to take it for a wander.
oh and back on topic,thats an older 3x9x50mm vx111 on top...perfect for the .223.

Practice makes perfect MD,long as it helps you to shoot game.All good.

Gidday Guys - well after comparing the "candidates" the Rem Model Seven CDL won out - it's a nice rifle for an old fart who still prefers walnut and blued steel. It dates as manufactured in 2006 but presents pretty much as new apart from the soggy recoil pad. 1:12 twist so it'll get fed 55gn or maybe 62 gn pills. The suppressor that came with it is a muzzle forward jobbie, I'm still deciding if I prefer it to the other DPT over-barrel I have.

It came with a leupie VX11-C 2-7 but after reading up on here (bloody hard to go past advice from@Brian ) I've put a Sightron S11 4-6x42 up. A wee bit bigger than the Leupie but not as obese as a 30mm anything.