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Originally Posted by P38
Think I might have bought the second one on that list from you.
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Originally Posted by P38
Think I might have bought the second one on that list from you.
I cried when that one left my sight :oh noes:Quote:
Originally Posted by gadgetman
Hope you gave it a good home, treated it nice and looked after it very well. ;)
Cheers
Pete
It does at 50 as well, and a nice weight for Silhouette too... but I didn't want to be up my own bum hole saying its a single ragged hole - as I said the rest is me... but all that trigger time is good spent practicing..Quote:
Originally Posted by Friwi
Seems that the ones I am most glad are gone are the semi autos that I owned before the big round up we had over here after Port Arthur. Mini 14 Ranch rifle in 222, I hated to see all my good Norma and Sako brass spread over the paddock, Ruger 10/22, was way too tempting to spray a heap of lead in a hurry and not worry about aiming properly.
I have regretted selling way more that I should have kept, a bloke is a real dickhead sometimes. :huh:
just a personal thing trigger mag and just a compleat lack of quality as i said just a personal thing sold it and bought an Anschutz 1517DHB and couldn't be happierQuote:
Originally Posted by GravelBen
cheers D
Recently, with the sanded-down stock? If it is, you'll see it again on trademe soon hahahaQuote:
Originally Posted by hunter308
Once upon a time a very long time ago and not long after I had left home and joined the Forest Service as a trainee I was offered "a really excellent double barrelled shotgun with good hammers and really tight chokes so it would be a great "long range gun"".
5 pounds was the asking price, which was a lot of money when your trainee wages were one pound 3 shillings and fourpence per week before 30 shillings was deducted for cookhouse and camp fees.
Being quite experienced in the use of .303's and single shot .22's I assumed faults in a shotgun would be easy to spot, and also, since the willing seller was a ranger trainee in his third year, and therefor of godlike presence and must presumably be of 110% credibility, I saved hard and dreamt of the day it would be mine.
The day came and transaction completed, gun in hand I retreated to my hut and started to clean years of accumulated grime from the weapon, all the while imagining the pristine firearm that would be revealed and the hundreds of ducks and pheasants that would fall to its reports.
Once I got the outside of the barrels cleaned, I notice strange but quite pretty scroll-like patterns in the steel work. I imagined this proved the superior finish of such a fine weapon. Then I thought about cleaning the inside of the barrels. The only thing I could find to do the job was the handle of the tiny standard issue NZFS hut broom, which, with a bit of rag wrapped around it, served as a cleaning rod. I noticed some difficultly in getting the broom through the barrels at first, but it became easier after a few hours but felt quite rough. Looking down the barrels I was amazed to see rather disconcertingly large corroded holes and they were so big I was even holding my hand over the muzzles to see if there was any light showing through the sides of the barrels.
Somewhat aghast, I tremulously approached the senior ranger trainee / willing seller to discuss this alarming phenomenon of scabby barrel syndrome. He looked disparagingly down upon me and assured me that such minor wear was nothing more than proof of the great and venerable history the gun had as a long range killer of ducks and rabbits. Thus temporarily reassured I returned to my hut to consider the matter. I decided that it would be wise to seek a second opinion and so approached a local relative who knew a bit about guns. His advice was brief and awful. "Throw it away laddie".
The connotations of a 5 quid loss were too awful so yours truly decided he better find another willing buyer. One was eventually found but refused to pay more than 3 pounds 10 shillings for it, and then only after I referred him to the previous owner for a rundown of the illustrious history of that gun. I was relieved to be rid of it, and have until this day felt guilty about selling it on, even though I lost a weeks pay in the process. Never again did I look at buying a Damascus barrelled gun or anything with exterior hammers. Nor have I ever trusted a gun "expert' unless I could verify his credentials. A lesson learnt the hard way, and never forgotten.
Walther G22 the biggest piece of sh-t, so glad I was able to rid myself of it for the same as I paid of it.
sako 85, way to pretty for a ruffian like me to be bashing around the bush.
norinco bolt action 7.62x39
I bought one of those. You are so right...Quote:
Originally Posted by machiavelli
But once stripped , cleaned and couple of internet mods done its actually an awesome fun gun. No one cleans them properly as it
throws every spring in the world into the darkest corners of the room when pulled to bits. They recommend you strip it inside of a plastic bag to contain them.
Four reassembly attempts with a day or two in between them to regain lost patience. ha ha
The one I got was so filthy inside it wasn't funny. It wouldn t even cycle ...
Mint as now like brand new and a good piece of something different plus fun to shoot. Never failed to cycle or mis behaved and accurate enough ..
Nope the 303, 7.62x39 and one of the mossbergs were four years ago the other mossberg was 2 years agoQuote:
Originally Posted by Tommy
yep there crap alright I've known a few people with themQuote:
Originally Posted by Maca49
To compliment the other thread running at the moment.
Remington 700 XHR 270 with a triangular blued barrel..
Midland 243, my first centrefire. What a heap of shit Springfield crossbreed English mauser crapper.
My 1970's - 1980's Ruger M77's.
Oh and the worst kicking rifle I have owned, A Ruger .270 Mountain Rifle with a drinking straw barrell. Bloody light to carry, but kicked worse that any of my other rifles in bigger calibers. Very light weight and poorly designed stock is all I could put it down to. My 7mmRM's & 30-06's were easier on the shoulder.
My first rifle.
Sako a7 in 7mm rem mag, had a barrel forward suppressor that made it front heavy and if I'm completely honest not the ideal caliber to learn to shoot with.
Nothing wrong with it other than the barrel forward suppressor it was just too much for a complete novice.
Would happily own another one now.
+1 for Baikal 308.Quote:
Originally Posted by JoshC
A Remington 7615 .223 Pump gun. I didn’t sell it I got the shop to take it back after a bit of fucking around for full refund.
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A La Corruna Mauser FR8 with a wandering zero.
Try shooting a tikka t3 270, you’ll have the exact same experience. Actually I take that back, avoid any opportunity to shoot that rifle in that caliber! It was truly savage, kicked liked a mule and no shortage of muzzle jump. I’m a fan of the T3 but that experience reinforced my resentment of 270sQuote:
Originally Posted by ihmsakiwi
Churchill Mauser 270. Kicked the snot out of me:O_O: here’s a pic of it me and my mussel Mobeal:thumbsup:Attachment 119977
Next up was a cf2 270 went the same way poorly designed stock. Learnt my lesson after that and brought a BLR 243 which I’ve shot all my NZ deer with and quite a few UK ones:thumbsup:
Attachment 119979 last NZ deer
Attachment 119981 first NZ deer....first deer:thumbsup:
Given that some guys will be looking at one of those to replace their AR's with, what was wrong with it?Quote:
Originally Posted by tiroahunta
Bsa sportsman 15.
Got it free from the cops.
sold it back to them for $250.
complete piece of shit, half arsed piss poor attempt at carving the stock by some fool. and rusty.
Sanded it up and sprayed it black.
Thanks, Nash and co.
Brilliant the cops give you a gun and you sell it back to them:XD:
This government has a LOT TO ANSWER FOR!
Knee jeck idiots!
But good on ya :thumbsup:
Zastava .270 synthetic. It hurt to shoot. I would honestly say it kicked more than a Brno 375.
Three shots on A4 paper at least 6” apart in three dimensions from 20 metres....I’m not that bad a shot....Quote:
Originally Posted by Max Headroom
Talked to my LGS couple of weeks ago about it a he mentioned they were the new hot seller... said had one , never again. Told him why, said something to do with how barrel is attached to breech.
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That's interesting, they're pretty popular in australia.Quote:
Originally Posted by tiroahunta
That’s why Aussie keep sandpaper down pants.....so they can hit side of barn door;)
Fuck thats keen going for a rem mag first!Quote:
Originally Posted by dannyb
My old flatmate got one for his first rifle, well before I met him. The flinch this guy had was just amazing, even when using a 22. First time he shot a tahr, it was at 50m, no rush, aaaand got it in a front hoof. His mate then caught it on the stumble with an opensighted AR. Still thinks it was the bees knees choice :wtfsmilie:Quote:
Originally Posted by Been Upto
Marlin xt 22 magnum, it was absolute junk. Failed to feed, failed to eject the screws holding in the trigger vibrated loose, it was just pure crap.
Mine might have been a dog ..or a lemon. The one goat I killed with it must been a fluke...Quote:
Originally Posted by Tuidog
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Yeah was a bit misguided, my much more experienced mate had one and raved about it, so I had to have one.....luckily I quickly realised I needed to cut my teeth on something a little less KABOOMY :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Been Upto
Yeah totally not a great first rifle, I have since owned and still own some of 17hmr, 22, 223, 243, 308, 270, another 7mm rem mag and finally settled on a braked 270wsm.Quote:
Originally Posted by Tommy
My 223 taught me alot about shooting consistently wish I'd kept that one.
Thats hilarious bro! My flatmate also has a terrible flinch he traded his .223 for a .300wsm lmao didnt help very muchQuote:
Originally Posted by Tommy
Just shut your eyes and pull the triggerQuote:
Originally Posted by Been Upto
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Nea ar15 what a pile of shit that was thanks to the circus i got 700 more than i paid for it
What did you not like?Quote:
Originally Posted by Gibo
