I would strongly advise the original poster to put those two emotionally important rifles aside and consider working on a less significant project first. You seem to be coming from a low skill...
Liked On: 02-06-2024, 01:22 PM
Have done up a number of these rifles and have a lot of parts. Small pachmayr pads fit them beautifully. PM me if you need any help. One thing I really like is to look out for low Leupold Sako rings,...
Liked On: 02-06-2024, 01:22 PM
Agreed The way to sell the abandoning of the register to Joe and Jane citizen is a) Showing how much money it will cost b) Showing how little crime it will solve c) Show how many times overseas...
Liked On: 02-06-2024, 01:20 PM
The key is think before you launch into anything. Getting some advice has been a great start. One warning is if you decided to use a paint or vanish stripper and either rifle has white plastic...
Liked On: 02-06-2024, 09:30 AM
Often that reason is entirely unrelated to you though - you just happen to be the poor prick that wears the attitude download.
Liked On: 01-06-2024, 10:07 AM
In someways, I’d really like to replace the stock. It’s had a lot of wood removed from the forend and I’m sure from the butt as well. Also, quite a bit ground off the front of the grip which meant I...
Liked On: 29-05-2024, 03:09 PM
A few yearling fallow with the 75gr eld-m 2920fps. My daughters first deer hunt. She shot her first deer. A yearling hind @25m in the trees after waiting for 5min patiently for a clear shot. It was...
Liked On: 28-05-2024, 06:07 PM
Next step was to mill a slot for the extractor and test fit it. 251216 That was all good so milled the old extractor off and tig'd this one in place. Also drilled and tapped the shotgun barrel...
Liked On: 27-05-2024, 10:05 PM
Picked this up this last month, Blaser k95 in 243 Was bought off a real gentleman who has had some bad luck with his health, as the story goes he ordered a quite standard k95, he was known to the...
Liked On: 27-05-2024, 09:59 PM
130 grain Hornady Interlock at 3100 fps will do anything you ever wanted from a .270 in a hunting rifle.
Liked On: 26-05-2024, 12:51 PM
Thanks for that, very useful. Guess what you get when you check with the powder manufacturer. You're getting their favourite loads in an individual rifle. Off the internet.
Liked On: 26-05-2024, 12:46 PM
Update on the old girl. Just back from the gunsmith to rectify the scope mount issues. I’d noticed the rear mount was canted off to one side, the alignment was off and the front mount had a broken...
Liked On: 25-05-2024, 07:55 PM
You have pretty much dawn Jack the Knife, made by Nga. It must be the right design... https://www.nzhuntingandshooting.co.nz/f13/nz-made-knife-jack-45178/
Liked On: 23-05-2024, 10:50 AM
I'm guessing those atributes were sub moa 10 shot groups And a relative who gave it to him cheap / free with said sub moa load data
Liked On: 22-05-2024, 08:36 PM
And just make sure that they have NZ standard wheel bearings and seals so you can replace them quickly at WoF fail time. Otherwise they are a pain in the arse and you end up having to hold a couple...
Liked On: 17-05-2024, 08:51 PM