Thread: Self isolation gun projects

Originally Posted by Ross Nolan

What about a Mortimer..... maybe .62

Or this
https://americanlongrifles.org/forum...?topic=66472.0

A high pressure 577 with big conicals will be the next build

.62 patched round balls are starting to work if it is rifled
My .72 musket is easy to shoot and accurate enough but not for much more than 75m

Round 2 of lockdown projects, this time an ancient Vostok 22 ( no mention of Toz on it).
I’ll sand and linseed oil the stock, not sure what to do with the pressed-in ‘engraving’ on the pistol grip.
And I’ll buff up the barrel and bolt, I’ve already given them a clean with turps and brake-clean, lots of crud came out.

I need a rear site and magazine to complete the rifle, the hunt is on!

A follow-up to post #302 for those who are interested; I got out this morning to try a few rounds of the .22 target ammo that I'd hollow-pointed. Ammunition is RWS Target Rifle and I fired 5 shots each of 2.0mm HP depth, 2.5mm HP depth and 3.0mm HP depth as well as a couple of groups of unmodified ammo for comparison. Rifle is my Voere 2000 and range was 50m.

Good news is that accuracy certainly didn't suffer with the 2.0mm and 2.5mm hollowpoints, as these were actually the best groups of all. The jury is out on the 3.0mm hollowpoints as they showed a bit more spread, but then so did the unmodified solid-nose rounds? I think my latest lot number of RWS Target Rifle might not be anywhere near as good as the last couple of bricks. The last lot I had shot excellently, but this one appears to have a lot of vertical stringing. It would be interesting to have run these over a chronograph. Anyway, 5 shot groups with 2.0mm HP and 2.5mm HP went 21.0mm and 18.5mm respectively. The 3.0mm HP and unmodified rounds each put 4 shots into slightly under an inch and the 5th dropped low. Not great performance even if you don't count the 5th shot.

I happened to have a box of Eley subsonic HP ammo with me which I hadn't tried through this rifle before, so I banged off a couple of quick groups and got 9.5mm and 14.5mm for a <0.5" average. Much more like normal performance. This RWS grade isn't particularly expensive ammo - I paid I think $8/50rds - but I expected better.

I also fired one of the 2.5mm HP rounds into a line of water filled containers (whatever I could find in the recycling bin) just to have a look at expansion. Pictures below. I don't expect this test to be really representative of on-game performance, but it was interesting all the same. It didn't open up quite as much as I might have thought but it's definitely more expansion than I'd expect from a standard solid. From close examination I think it may have started tumbling at it made it's way through the containers.

Patience is a virtue! I finally fired up my fully rebuilt '46 Chevy Fleetmaster yesterday after a 2+ year effort. I was delayed by a wee health problem for a few months and then delays in getting parts from the USA (plus some gun work). The last few weeks have been spent trying to sort out the Mickey Mouse wiring shambles that someone did about 1980. I lost patience with it and cut the lot out and fully rewired the car front to back. The rebuilt '72 vintage 250 cubic inch inline 6 is now putting out 260 HP and has a real mean cackle through the twin pipes. I just have to bleed the brakes and it is road test time, just in time for summer cruising!

Originally Posted by gundoc

Patience is a virtue! I finally fired up my fully rebuilt '46 Chevy Fleetmaster yesterday after a 2+ year effort. I was delayed by a wee health problem for a few months and then delays in getting parts from the USA (plus some gun work). The last few weeks have been spent trying to sort out the Mickey Mouse wiring shambles that someone did about 1980. I lost patience with it and cut the lot out and fully rewired the car front to back. The rebuilt '72 vintage 250 cubic inch inline 6 is now putting out 260 HP and has a real mean cackle through the twin pipes. I just have to bleed the brakes and it is road test time, just in time for summer cruising!

@gundoc Photos, Photos, Photos, Photos, Photos, Photos, Photos, Photos, Photos, Photos, Photos, .......................PHOTOS!!

Originally Posted by hotbarrels

@gundoc Photos, Photos, Photos, Photos, Photos, Photos, Photos, Photos, Photos, Photos, Photos, .......................PHOTOS!!

Why are we waiting. do we need to say "Please"? please, photos.

Work so far; new radiator and overflow tank, '74 chevy 250 cid 6 cylinder reworked to 260 horsepower, rewired, new gauges, bucket seats, centre console, CD, reversing camera, TH350 3-speed auto with B&M shifter, Chevy 10-bolt rear end (2.73:1), twin pipes, power brakes with front discs, 15" American racing mags (8" rear, 6" front), new tele shocks, lowered 2". All work done by me except for upholstery. Still to do; bleed brakes, connect handbrake cables, prep and painting (still cogitating on final colour), certification and WOF.Attachment 180362

@gundoc, looking awesome mate , how's the bush baby Mk 2 coming along ?

Originally Posted by viper

@gundoc, looking awesome mate , how's the bush baby Mk 2 coming along ?

I have got all the basic bits for a .44 Mag version but I have to finish the stock latch on the Mk 1, and a few other people are waiting on jobs so I will get them sorted first. It is bloody busy being retired!