Thread: Walnut and blued steel,

Such a variety of great classics cropping up on this thread. Never ceases to amaze me what treasures have been acquired over the decades in this wee country. But now it’s time to drop the standard a bit with my old beater. A BSA P14 action and stock, P17 bolt, Timney trigger and a 24” Hawkins barrel chambered in 7x57 with 1:11 twist. Topped off with the old steel tube Weaver K4w scope on Winchester Mod70 dovetail mounts and rings. Can’t get more of a mongrel than that. Now that it’s in shootable condition, it’ll get its first outing as soon as I can get to the big smoke for some ammo and have it sighted in, then it off down the paddocks for a wander.

Since we're dropping the standard, I'll lower it even more with the bush pig. I only have shooters, no safe queens. If they're too pretty to go bush, they're too pretty for me.
Parker Hale safari super chambered in .270. in amazing condition and shiny bore

Originally Posted by Sidetrack

Such a variety of great classics cropping up on this thread. Never ceases to amaze me what treasures have been acquired over the decades in this wee country. But now it’s time to drop the standard a bit with my old beater. A BSA P14 action and stock, P17 bolt, Timney trigger and a 24” Hawkins barrel chambered in 7x57 with 1:11 twist. Topped off with the old steel tube Weaver K4w scope on Winchester Mod70 dovetail mounts and rings. Can’t get more of a mongrel than that. Now that it’s in shootable condition, it’ll get its first outing as soon as I can get to the big smoke for some ammo and have it sighted in, then it off down the paddocks for a wander.

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Thats the nicest one of those Ive seen.I guess its a P15.5?

.375 Mannlicher again. Some minor adjustments made to some curves; lost the recoil pad even though I liked it because the length of pull was 15.5 inches, now down to a more standard 14.5 (for the period) inches ( With open sights a longer length of pull that today was more common. For me its now fine.) I could have cut the stock back and refitted the recoil pad, but I did not want to lose any of the walnut figure in the butt...an aesthetic decision. The rifle does not recoil anywhere near as much as my 9.3x62 so I can live without a pad.

Replaced the recoil pad with a temporary butt plate until I can fit the original trap buttplate. Marked out checkering pattern to see how it looks. The foreend will be a wraparound panel.

I suppose I should find out whether she shoots properly. I have fitted a replacement rear sight, so now that I have settled on a suitable load I have to go to the range and start filing judiciously and shooting carefully...

the wood on that butt is stunning

Martini Henry 577/450

Still delivering bad news after 173 years.

CZ527 American in 22 Hornet + Leupold VX3 3.5-10x40

Bought it for a very, very good price. Beautiful walnut. Annoying protruding magazine but I was willing to accept that.
Only downside is the bolt throw is so high that it keeps scraping the side of the scope when pulling the bolt back. Sitting in medium height factory Tikka T3 rings. Bolt handle is apparently the "newer" version, so already less pronounced than the older CZ527's. Leupold VX3's are as skinny of a scope as it gets.

Remington 700, Winchester M70, Ruger M77, Howa 1500, etc, all have 90 degree bolt throw just like the CZ527, but for some reason, the CZ's just seem to have less clearance!

Not sure how to fix it apart from changing to high rings, but then that ends up with a massive gap between the barrel and the objective bell.

Overall a very nice deal. Shame it can't be used on Doc land. Can imagine it being a decent wallaby and fallow rig.

Looks like there is plenty of room for that bolt handle to be reshaped to clear the scope

That's a beautiful gun synthetic, and I reckon it would be great on Wally's.... If a doc ranger happened upon you, do you think they would look close enough to deem it not appropriate? Genuine question, I have never broken any rules but at times I do wonder, when some of them seem so silly.

wouldn't be worth loosing a nice rifle like that to find out...

For those in the manawatu Turners in Feilding has a couple of nice .22 hornets in wood and blue.
A Bruno fox and a Zastava.

I have considered buying either one but the Hornet is an awkward calibre in NZ. Just can't us it on DOC land but if you have access to some private property they would be excellent goat and fallow rifles.

A very handsome Lee Speed by Bonehill.
Folding leaf sights behind a fixed V,with a ramp sight to Finnish.
Border engraved with dust cover and magazine cut off.
Tight and slick,a real gentleman's stalking Rifle unfortunately owned by a Bogan in Scandinavia

Finally landed one of my unicorns! An immaculate M77 Mk1 (1981) in .308win, and with iron sights!! Not many of these around, even less in this level of great condition! Came with a handmade leather sling to top it off!

Originally Posted by Jamesyd

Finally landed one of my unicorns! An immaculate M77 Mk1 (1981) in .308win, and with iron sights!! Not many of these around, even less in this level of great condition! Came with a handmade leather sling to top it off!

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@Fred Fisherman you need to put up a pic of Mike's one of these, particularly the stock carving...

Originally Posted by FRST

@Fred Fisherman you need to put up a pic of Mike's one of these, particularly the stock carving...

I saw a full wood one of them the other day for sale

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