Biggest disadvantage of having pouches on the outside is when you get in the thick stuff, couple of strands of supplejack around different pouches makes forward progress difficult!! Tried the...
Liked On: 05-03-2023, 11:44 AM
Few people wanted to see a pic of this lovely old rifle , 26” barrel , action is smooth as butter . 217664 217665
Liked On: 04-03-2023, 01:50 PM
One of the things I like about Helikon is the way they add PALS functionality without being Army barmy. It's a shame more manufacturers don't add PALS to their gear. I'm glad someone found...
Liked On: 04-03-2023, 01:42 PM
I may be from a banana republic, but I'm no paramilitary :D
Liked On: 04-03-2023, 01:23 PM
The point with steam is that it doesn't dry the wood out. If you dry the wood out, you can bend it but it can also shrink in weird places due to drying out and also as it is now really dehydrated,...
Liked On: 04-03-2023, 11:42 AM
Biggest challenge with this stuff is not looking like a paramilitary from a banana republic!
Liked On: 04-03-2023, 11:29 AM
Having steamed bits for boats, I'd steam the whole thing and have a form, to bend it to and clamp it to. A good thick plastic bag in a wooden box is all that is needed to contain it, the stock...
Liked On: 03-03-2023, 01:17 PM
Stock bending is an art. Properly done in a bath of hot linseed oil. The stock is braced with several adjustable clamps and bent after heating. Usual to over bend as the wood will "return" after...
Liked On: 03-03-2023, 01:16 PM
My last post on a 85 gr hammer in the Grendell is worth pursuing if you're going to reload. At say 3100 fps it's ahead of a 223.
Liked On: 02-03-2023, 11:04 PM
This has got to be the single best thing I’ve done to my JW15. It’s a great little rifle and quite accurate, but the 4 miles of overtravel in the trigger has always annoyed me. Just didn’t feel like...
Liked On: 02-03-2023, 10:44 PM
RIP Jakewire. The forum has lost a stalwart.
Liked On: 02-03-2023, 10:42 PM
Respect to you for making the effort Phil
Liked On: 02-03-2023, 10:42 PM
Owens memorial service was held in Oamaru Monday arvo, was a good turn out & caught up with a few of his mates. very surprised & disappointed that of the three bosses from the company he worked for...
Liked On: 02-03-2023, 10:41 PM
Well shit !!! , Have been out of coms, got back to Palmy & heard this awful news Gees Owen for being the “safe n practical” man you were, going & falling off the perch so young was not the plan...
Liked On: 02-03-2023, 10:39 PM
I never met Jakewire, but he always seemed like a 'good sort' RIP
Liked On: 02-03-2023, 10:36 PM