Thread: Gun Porn, show off your new toys

Hotsoup,, hey nice build and great choice of components. Any rough idea on long the wait times are for a McMillan stock build/order..???
Definitly fortunate to have Alpine Precision bringing in and giving folk some component choices, for a custom build....

Originally Posted by Kelton

Nice one can certainly tell it’s an alpine top notch as usual I need to find a competent NZ stock painter/coater to rid off the bloody carbon on mine you get 100000 points for hiding the carbon I take it that was the finish from McMillan?

Cheers man! Yep that's standard factory finish on the McMillan.
Blooded it on a PB bull last week at 375m. Dropped on the spot which is always a great feeling. The Pro Ti muzzle brake is extremely effective, mellow to shoot, even for me being a bit 'flinchy'. Overall weight pictured excluding bipod is 3.7kg

I couldn't say @matagouri- it wasn't a particularly long wait as it wasn't supplied direct from McMillan, another supplier had this as inventory from my understanding. I hear costs of stocks is going up too

Originally Posted by hotsoup

Cheers man! Yep that's standard factory finish on the McMillan.
Blooded it on a PB bull last week at 375m. Dropped on the spot which is always a great feeling. The Pro Ti muzzle brake is extremely effective, mellow to shoot, even for me being a bit 'flinchy'. Overall weight pictured excluding bipod is 3.7kg

I couldn't say @matagouri- it wasn't a particularly long wait as it wasn't supplied direct from McMillan, another supplier had this as inventory from my understanding. I hear costs of stocks is going up too

Nice one mate iv got the pro Ti with cam for the next one good to here some feedback im just waiting for the stock to be made , be interesting to see what it weighs in the end on paper it should be 3.5 with a NX8 or around 3250-3300 with a VX6 or Z6 . That looks brilliant you have chosen well I’d happily own that theirs nothing I’d change in fact the black is very smart and no further comment needed about that stock

Originally Posted by Kelton

Nice one mate iv got the pro Ti with cam for the next one good to here some feedback im just waiting for the stock to be made , be interesting to see what it weighs in the end on paper it should be 3.5 with a NX8 or around 3250-3300 with a VX6 or Z6 . That looks brilliant you have chosen well I’d happily own that theirs nothing I’d change in fact the black is very smart and no further comment needed about that stock

Wicked man, I'm looking forward to seeing it once completed!
Cheers

Immaculate Ruger M77 Hawkeye in oddball (dead) caliber : 300RCM.
As far as I was able to find out is, if not very nearly the only one, then very actually the only one in NZ.
20" barrel with Leupold Vxi 3-9 LR Duplex.
Hand-loaders' delight.

Originally Posted by Inder

Not new or awesome powder burners like others in this thread but just wanted to post pics. My Long range .177 rig, HW97.



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I have in previous life shot an obscene amount of rats with one of those...when I say shot,I COULD have well said exploded. flat tipped pellets hit hardest,rounded next and the pointy ones just whistled through,still killed but not the same splat factor.... also used the side lever shown,very accurate just not quite as powerful.... oh the fun we had when younger.

New to me Kahles Helia CT 3-9x42 fitted to my left hand Anchutz 1415-1416 .22lr. Warne rings courtesy of @Beetroot. Cheers.

@hotsoup I really like the look of that rifle. It really would be the ultimate lightweight alpine rifle. Have you had the chance to weigh it without the bipod on it? I’d be interested to know how many grams it weighed.

Originally Posted by craigc

@hotsoup I really like the look of that rifle. It really would be the ultimate lightweight alpine rifle. Have you had the chance to weigh it without the bipod on it? I’d be interested to know how many grams it weighed.

Cheers @craigc
Very happy with the finish of rifle, big fan of traditional looking stocks and steel barrels
It is 3.7kg as pictured minus the Harris. I wouldn't want it lighter then that, especially punching out 215 hybrids. It's very nice to shoot considering. It is now fitted with a picatinny rail and using the mtn carbon bipod

First thoughts on the bipod?

Originally Posted by hotsoup

Cheers @craigc
Very happy with the finish of rifle, big fan of traditional looking stocks and steel barrels
It is 3.7kg as pictured minus the Harris. I wouldn't want it lighter then that, especially punching out 215 hybrids. It's very nice to shoot considering. It is now fitted with a picatinny rail and using the mtn carbon bipod

It's brilliant man. I'm heading away chasing tahr for a week from tomorrow, I'll get some photos and maybe do a review on here @Kelton

Originally Posted by hotsoup

It's brilliant man. I'm heading away chasing tahr for a week from tomorrow, I'll get some photos and maybe do a review on here @Kelton

Legend I’d love to see some photos mounted. As I’m sure you were im hesitant to put holes in my stock but it sounds a great product . From the limited pictures iv seen I initially thought they looked abit funny at the top of the legs poking forward from the mount rather than under/part off. Purely aesthetics but aesthetics are important to me when iv got everything else just how I wanted it. Good luck very jealous

The new 7mm saum is great, smithed by our very own jaco goosen. 1-8 twist, 24inch barrel. Feeds great with the Hawkins 300prc bottom metal and magbox. Broke the barrel in on Tuesday, and started load developing. Got 3000 fps with berger 168g vld hunters with rl26. 12fps es between them. Will run that for now until the barrels had around 200 rounds. Then I'll re touch it

My newest rifle for benchrest shooting, at the range.

Just had an old Einfield show up at home. 126 years old.303 cal. Wish these these buggers could talk the history would be surreal!