Thread: Classy lightweight takedown

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Hi Akaro1, what caliber is your blaser into? Nice animal buy the way

Originally Posted by Friwi

Hi Akaro1, what caliber is your blaser into? Nice animal buy the way

I will take a wild uneducated guess and say 6.5x65R


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@MSL
Absolutely correct.
The best single shot chamois caliber
6.5x65R RWS

Second only to the 7x65R Brenneke.

Originally Posted by stug

Second only to the 7x65R Brenneke.

That didn't take long !

I do like those Scott Traill tube rifles...can't message him on FB but have tried an email I found.

Another single shot option. I shot a 45/70classy wood for the $ and better trigger than my Baikel. One in 308 or 243?
https://www.henryusa.com/rifles/single-shot-rifle/

Originally Posted by GSP HUNTER

Another single shot option. I shot a 45/70classy wood for the $ and better trigger than my Baikel. One in 308 or 243?
https://www.henryusa.com/rifles/single-shot-rifle/

I haven't seen one of them in NZ yet but what are they like?... weight?... handling/feel?... trigger?... price?

They look good. Gun city have them for 900. Also they are clearing out their TCs. I thought these would make good mountain rifles with 26 or 28inch barrels. They have 243, 270, 308 and 300wm among others

Thanks man... I like the idea of one in a 45-70 shooting cast lead and blackpowder…. a Marlin Guide Gun in that cal or .444 would be nice too

I've posted this before on the forum but it's changed slightly since then, still a work in progress. My Thompson Contender G1, a classy little takedown single shot in 30-30 I think. Barrel fluted, just fractionally over legal length, mil-spec coated. Swapped the front grip for some carbon fiber tube, I'm working on a carbon tube stock (just a mock up with blue tac currently). I've got a permit for a pistol grip, hopefully that plan will come together. As pictured it's bang on 2.1kg, I think it will break the sub 2kg mark... Who knows, thread an Oceania Defense suppressor on it? Taken plenty of animals with it. Recoil is fine.

Originally Posted by joelhenton

I've posted this before on the forum but it's changed slightly since then, still a work in progress. My Thompson Contender G1, a classy little takedown single shot in 30-30 I think. Barrel fluted, just fractionally over legal length, mil-spec coated. Swapped the front grip for some carbon fiber tube, I'm working on a carbon tube stock (just a mock up with blue tac currently). I've got a permit for a pistol grip, hopefully that plan will come together. As pictured it's bang on 2.1kg, I think it will break the sub 2kg mark... Who knows, thread an Oceania Defense suppressor on it? Taken plenty of animals with it. Recoil is fine.
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Nice Joel

I'm just about to send 2 x G2 barrels and lugs for test welding.
They will only be 150mm length barrels but fully chambered because I want to see how the barrels cope with the tig welds for straightness and chamber concentricity

Originally Posted by akaroa1

Nice Joel

I'm just about to send 2 x G2 barrels and lugs for test welding.
They will only be 150mm length barrels but fully chambered because I want to see how the barrels cope with the tig welds for straightness and chamber concentricity

Thanks, the G1 is a joy to carry... I'll be looking forward to hearing about your progress with the barrels, you might find yourself a small Contender market! If you figure out a tool-less breakdown let me know!

Originally Posted by joelhenton

Thanks, the G1 is a joy to carry... I'll be looking forward to hearing about your progress with the barrels, you might find yourself a small Contender market! If you figure out a tool-less breakdown let me know!

Ok @joelhenton
I will put it in my long list of problems to solve.

I have 416 ss for barrel lugs and extractors and some roughed out
I have ss spring steel for the extractor flat spring
I have tracked down ss roll pins

If the weld test results arw possative i will push on with a run of 4 or 5