Thread: What’s your rig?

For what it's worth I love my lil Baikal in 7.62x39 as a bush gun running open sights. Admittedly it has had extensive stock re-development. Paid for itself in meat first big red down. Reminds me it needs to go for a walk soon.

Originally Posted by dannyb

Hope you have the relevant endorsement ?

Umm.........nope

O-500 meters

85 Sako Finn in 6.5x55.
Glass bedded By Bryn Blythen of Targez Bullets
Waitaki Engineering 10 MOA Rail Receiver Drilled and Tapped by same
A-Tec CMM-4 Muzzle forward Modular suppressor.14/1
Schmidt and Bender PM11 Double Turn 3-12x50 P4 Fein reticle
Lapua brass, VtVh, N560 with 140gr Amax @2740FPS.
Accessorized with WHP.

Originally Posted by jakewire

O-500 meters

85 Sako Finn in 6.5x55.
Glass bedded By Bryn Blythen of Targez Bullets
Waitaki Engineering 10 MOA Rail Receiver Drilled and Tapped by same
A-Tec CMM-4 Muzzle forward Modular suppressor.14/1
Schmidt and Bender PM11 Double Turn 3-12x50 P4 Fein reticle
Lapua brass, VtVh, N560 with 140gr Amax @2740FPS.
Accessorized with WHP.
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Man I miss my 65 Swede. I will build another one some day

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Originally Posted by Nick-D

Tikka 284, with dpt and vx5. Usually shoot over the pack but also use a bipod on occasion.

Seems to work, notice my mates 'now what?' Look after finding the deer on his first ever hunt.

Have a wee 300blk ar15 for the thick shit as well, that also seems to work

Bonus speargun because it shoots more stuff than all my other guns put together

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Now I didn’t know that we were talking about spearguns 😂 what size it the wettie? I have a couple but my go to is a Rob Allen 110 roller which I’m currently converting to a double roller head mvd with an mvd inverted trigger. At the moment it can punch a hole through doggies I’m interested to see how it’s goimf to fire after. Your up spearing in North island Nick?

Originally Posted by Max Headroom

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Here's mine.

Great rifle I don’t know about the synthetic stock though don’t like the color. What kind of glass do is sitting on that bad boy? You must hand load your ammo?

My current go to
Sako Finnbear 270

She's an oldie but a goodie

Originally Posted by JONAS!

Now I didn’t know that we were talking about spearguns what size it the wettie? I have a couple but my go to is a Rob Allen 110 roller which I’m currently converting to a double roller head mvd with an mvd inverted trigger. At the moment it can punch a hole through doggies I’m interested to see how it’s goimf to fire after. Your up spearing in North island Nick?

It's just a double rubber 110 man. Yeah in the Bay of Plenty, mostly reef or weedline work with main targets of Snapper, dory, pink mao Mao, kingfish etc.

The 110 is perfect for this.

Have started a bit of diving out in the big kingfish/pelagic waters around white island etc so am currently looking at a blue water gun. Tossing up between a pathos 110 roller or a 130/140 Rob Allen tuna.

How do you like the roller? Been thinking I might move the missus to one, she is pretty strong but vertically challenged so uses a 90. It's a bit limited on range on the bigger offshore reefs here. Thinking a 100 roller would work

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Originally Posted by JONAS!

Great rifle I don’t know about the synthetic stock though don’t like the color. What kind of glass do is sitting on that bad boy? You must hand load your ammo?

Having looked through the glass, I have to say that looking through a potato would be marginally clearer.

I do hand load for it, but have a problem getting it to register on the chrony. The grouping at 100m.........marginal.

Not what I'd hoped for, really. May put it up for sale. Disappointing.

Originally Posted by Nick-D

It's just a double rubber 110 man. Yeah in the Bay of Plenty, mostly reef or weedline work with main targets of Snapper, dory, pink mao Mao, kingfish etc.

The 110 is perfect for this.

Have started a bit of diving out in the big kingfish/pelagic waters around white island etc so am currently looking at a blue water gun. Tossing up between a pathos 110 roller or a 130/140 Rob Allen tuna.

How do you like the roller? Been thinking I might move the missus to one, she is pretty strong but vertically challenged so uses a 90. It's a bit limited on range on the bigger offshore reefs here. Thinking a 100 roller would work

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Yeah I like the length I have a rock basher in 100 when I don’t want to damage my RA Spears �� pathos is a good roller a friend of my spearfishs around around the world and that’a his go to but I let him try the RA and he is currently trying to buy one. I think they work out cheaper than the Pathos and they are more customizable plus 110 roller would outshoot a 130 and have equal power as a double banded gun. Only things with rollers is how to load either a pretension shark fin or a load assist which can be a pain because you can load it and then swim off and forget it. But she should be able to get it to her liking RA come with a load assist but you can make a longer one for smaller arms. What’s the prices over in NZ was having a look and they look pretty expensive? Or I’m looking in the wrong places?

Here’s two links that are good reading
Coatesman Spearguns: The Ultimate Rollergun Test
Coatesman Spearguns: Unrolling the Roller - Roller Gun Test and Setup Comparison

Originally Posted by Max Headroom

Having looked through the glass, I have to say that looking through a potato would be marginally clearer.

I do hand load for it, but have a problem getting it to register on the chrony. The grouping at 100m.........marginal.

Not what I'd hoped for, really. May put it up for sale. Disappointing.

I hope that potato joke was a potshot at us Irish. Might have to take offense to that ��

Theres a forum box of tissues floating eound here somewhere

picture time While that barrel looks heavy remember it has a 9.1mm hole down the centre.


And those scope rings grate on me every time I look at them. Need to get a lower set

Originally Posted by JONAS!

MightyBoosh - nothing like a bit of DIY sticks had a similar setup for a while until my string broke (of course happened with a stag in the sight) so I said I take the jump and buy a pair never looked back.

Mighty Duck - thanks for clarifying. And thanks for the picture of your ball bags. Similar to sand bags I use for setting gun nice light alternative for bringing out in the field.

ZQLewis - 700 is a good rifle great action had one in 25-06. How do you find Nikon monarch was thinking of buying a .308 and dressing it up pretty? I have a Nikon spotting scope and rangefinder and find it’s good glass. With 225gr I’d say they wouldn’t make it far.

JoshC - nice looking rifle what magnification is the Zeiss scope? I find after burning the barrel in and I’ve set in the sights and haven’t needed to adjust. Looking guys that handloading is legal unfortunately it’s illegal in Ireland but doesn’t stop me making diy slugs for the shotgun.

dogmatix - FUDD’S? Nice rifles AR is a nice setup. What’s the stock on the Finnlight is it custom? What are you firing through your .270?

@JONAS!

Apologies, FUDD is as being an Elmer Fudd.



Known for only using firearms for hunting purposes and usually a bolt action rifle or breakopen shotgun.
Has no interest in any type of target or competition shooting and doesn’t believe anyone else needs to own semi auto rifles or pistols.

Would gladly see those banned as long as it didn’t impact on his hunting and ability to own his bolt action.

It’s the factory standard 75 Finnlight stock, getting a bit beaten up now.
I shoot 150gn Hornady SST handloads through that and Sierra 65gn Gameking and 69gn Matchking handloads through the Sako .223.
The 6.5 Grendel shoots 123gn Hornady SSTs roll your owns.

Originally Posted by JONAS!

I hope that potato joke was a potshot at us Irish. Might have to take offense to that ��

Nope, completely forgot about the connection, but feel free to take offence if it's been a while since you climbed on the outrage bus.