Thread: Walnut and blued steel,

Originally Posted by rockland

Wow that .358 is superb! What species of wood is that?

I have a flogged-out Rem 700 .308 that I would like to re-barrel in .358 for bush hunting.

It’s a piece of walnut grown in Marlborough. Apparently from a tree planted by the first European settlers of the area. Go ahead and do it, you only live once right?

Originally Posted by Hunter_Nick

It’s a piece of walnut grown in Marlborough. Apparently from a tree planted by the first European settlers of the area. Go ahead and do it, you only live once right?

All the walnut I have on hand here in Akaroa similarly comes from trees planted by the original settlers circa 1850
Most of those original trees just start dying of old age at around 150 years old
I have another big walnut to take down this summer to refresh my walnut supply for use in another 5 years time

Originally Posted by rambo-6mmrem

A couple of recent add on’s to the collection

1st up my rolling block 40-65
I have wanted a 40-65 for a fair while (45-70 necked down to.408)
To add to the collection of long range black powder cartridge rifles
The issue is there’s not that many in nz
So when my good mate called and said he knew of a very nice rifle coming up for sale
I said id buy it before even looking at it (when this guy says it’s nice it’s nice)

Im really into my rolling block rifles so it fitted perfectly into my collection
It’s a full custom rifle
Badger barrel
The action has been set away to the usa to a guy named bob roller who retrofits original actions with double set triggers
This would have been a very expensive undertaking but it truly makes the rifle into the true target rifle which it is
The wood work is definitely custom not sure who made the stocks but the guy who put me onto this rifle done the checkering a couple of years ago
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2nd is one that I got from the Wellington antique arms auction a couple of weeks ago
It’s a hollis and son’s sporting .577 snider
This is a stunning peice which went pretty cheap at the auction
It had a broken lock which is at the gunsmith being repaired hence it missing in the photo
The bore is a bit rough as most sniders are but will definitely be a shooter
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Last another one picked up at the auction off the cuff i had no intention of buying this one until the bidding stalled and something told me to put my hand up strange when that happens but somehow those turn out and I’m
So glad I did shes a martini express rifle in 450 no1 black powder express
The outside if the rifle has been badly rusted but what was decried in the auction catalog as an “ok” bore has turned out to be an excellent bore after a clean and polish with autosol the action is very tight and it will be a fantastic shooter
I have a good mate who has made me some brass from 450-500 nitro express brass
Holds about 120gn of black powder so it’s a bit of a hand cannon
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isn’t really blued anymore sadly it’s had a very tough life externally
But still worth putting her here as it’s an amazing rifle which im so glad to have got

Gee those top two rifles are really smart, as nice as any rifles that have ever been shown on the forum

Superb craftsmanship, a rifle of with depth and true character and in 358 no less. Magnificent!

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9.3 Mauser

A Husqvarna 1640 in 9.3x62 in a custom stock. Ebony foreend and gripcap. Checkered by myself. It will shoot 286 grain bullets at 2400fps into an inch. It is light for a big gun, only barely 8 pounds including the scope. It will hit you shooting of the bench, but offhand she is easily wrangled.

I can still see the front sight well enough to shoot her with open sights, so the scope may not stay for some missions

Had a Sako 85 Bavarian but sold it for a Sauer 404.

Picture without scope when i had it up for sale.

Just had the wood cleaned up on my Webley Scott and Sons Hammerless hammer shotgun. Pleased with the result!!

That's stunning @Southcity! You've got some nice bits of blued steel and walnut there from the pictures you've posted over the years.

Originally Posted by Southcity

Just had the wood cleaned up on my Webley Scott and Sons Hammerless hammer shotgun. Pleased with the result!!

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Niceeee

Originally Posted by Steelisreal

That's stunning @Southcity! You've got some nice bits of blued steel and walnut there from the pictures you've posted over the years.

Thanks. Sucker for traditional wood and blue. Have some practical rifles as well but the look and feel of blued steel and walnut is hard to beat.

Very very nice @Southcity , stunning bit of kit and very nice finish on that wood whoever did it

Come on guys it's been 4 months and no Walnut and Blued Steel " ?

Just finished repairs on this

Field's patent falling block 450 no1 Express







Easily one of the nicest pieces of heavy dark walnut among my collection

Originally Posted by akaroa1

Come on guys it's been 4 months and no Walnut and Blued Steel " ?

Just finished repairs on this

Field's patent falling block 450 no1 Express

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Easily one of the nicest pieces of heavy dark walnut among my collection

Hang on!! Not a lot of blue and that’s Manuka😂

Yeh FIELD'S actions all lose their case colours pretty well

I will ask the moderators to remove that post.

The 500 Express I finished repairs on and test fired will have to wait to be shown now, until this non walnut and Blued Steel is removed

( actually kanuka)

Originally Posted by akaroa1

Come on guys it's been 4 months and no Walnut and Blued Steel " ?

Just finished repairs on this

Field's patent falling block 450 no1 Express

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Easily one of the nicest pieces of heavy dark walnut among my collection

Very nice bit of kit , you can’t beat that old walnut with some patina , nice rifle