Thread: Walnut and blued steel,

Have been waiting for a few parts to arrive before finally puting this together and posting a few pics before load development.
Push feed model 70 Winchester Featherweight in 308win. I have wanted one of these for a few years and finally have my very own.
She's wearing a Nikon Monarch 3 2-8x32. Absolutely besotted with it, it's been worth the wait.







Nice and light too, comes up to the eye very quickly.

Ah lovely alright. Maybe we should start a win mod 70 post.

Model 70 featherweight controlled round feed in 300wsm

Funny how dannb and I picked our rifles up yesterday. Had to get the neighbour to pull my wagon out of a wee bit of wet, then a drive to the killing field to have a quick sight in. Times are tough so I used the 2 shot method at 25 paces, first one went dead on elevation but two inches to the right, 24 clicks left and that went dead on. Coming back to the house i perused the ballistics chart and moved the reticle down 10 click to hopefully b dead on at a 100. The trigger is superb, slight pressure and its on the way. Now look out all you big fat sambar deeries.

A bit of help, the rings have Leopold on the top and on the back one it has a screw on both sides, it also looks as if it sits down in the mount, so is it a take down model?

Originally Posted by SmokeyJason

A bit of help, the rings have Leopold on the top and on the back one it has a screw on both sides, it also looks as if it sits down in the mount, so is it a take down model?

No the rear mount has some windage on it for if you run out of adjustment on the scope
Nice to line things up properly

Originally Posted by SmokeyJason

A bit of help, the rings have Leopold on the top and on the back one it has a screw on both sides, it also looks as if it sits down in the mount, so is it a take down model?

No the rear mount has some windage on it for if you run out of adjustment on the scope
Nice to line things up properly

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


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


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


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

There's some stunners around, bit of outside rust means it's life hasn't been wasted as a safe queen. Every home should have one of old falling blocks as a mantelpiece.

Originally Posted by SmokeyJason

There's some stunners around, bit of outside rust means it's life hasn't been wasted as a safe queen. Every home should have one of old falling blocks as a mantelpiece.

Yeah very lucky to have several antique single shot rifles they are my baby’s
Don’t let @akaroa1 see you refer to a martini as a falling block though lol

Picked up my final project from Alden Carr this morning, my long awaited ‘Remchester’ .358 Win. Metalwork was done by him, with the stock built and checkered by myself. Douglas premium barrel #3 contour. Weighs in at 7.56lb ready to go. Recoil is stiff but not unmanageable for a flyweight like me. Shoots nicely too

Beautiful stock work mate

Next level! That wood is amazing. What was your thinking behind using a Remington 700 action?

I wasn’t specifically thinking of a remmy when I approached him about it. It was an action that he’d built up years ago for himself, and it had all the custom work already done. The price was a steal so I jumped at it. I’ve always wanted an heirloom rifle, and I think I’ve hit the mark with this one.

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.