Welcome aboard Mike. Tokoroa aye? Some bloody good buggers from down that way.
Liked On: 29-06-2022, 10:12 AM
Woops cracked a semi.Great to see dinkum hand cut checkering,not ersatz CNC or embossed 21st century knock off.And on a beaut piece of Walnut.Plse keep the porn flowing
Liked On: 29-06-2022, 10:10 AM
File image of the two 500s 200394 And a funny one Trying to put the 3" BPE into the 2 5/8" Hollis Martini It just wouldn't go around the corner in the loading trough 200396
Liked On: 29-06-2022, 10:08 AM
Micky Duck Hollis Martini 500 2 5/8" BPE pistol grip sporting, express sights and ovate barrel with matt top flat rib Just your run of the mill 500 BPE It shoots to sights at 65m and holds to a...
Liked On: 29-06-2022, 10:07 AM
Nah, wooden fit!
Liked On: 28-06-2022, 10:41 PM
Completion So, here it is. Completed and ready to hit the hill and do what it was made for! 189655 189656 189657 189658 189659 189660
Liked On: 28-06-2022, 10:39 PM
Well seeing as you asked nicely john worthington its all done. I’m just waiting to get some metalwork back from Allen Carr after being blued, and it’ll be ready to ho to a new home. Couple of photos:...
Liked On: 28-06-2022, 10:34 PM
I'm amazed you can get 2351 fps with a cast lead bullet even with a gas check. I would expected leading and bullet stripping leading to tumbling even with microgroove rifling, I use 180 grain flat...
Liked On: 28-06-2022, 10:32 PM
Yeah, never seen another one like it with the flats over the action, only seen that on vintage Orbendorff Mausers before. So far I have worked out that the action was built by JP Sauer and Sohn in...
Liked On: 28-06-2022, 10:12 PM
You'll need to put stock tyres back on it to see if there's a problem. Shouldn't be too hard to do. Someone will have some. Huge variations in tyre / fuel relationship. Rubber compounds can...
Liked On: 28-06-2022, 10:11 PM
Just picked this thing of beauty up for a song off TM. Trying to find some more info on it but it’s a 1960’s vintage Musgrave built on a K98 action in .30-06 Mint bore and very tidy all round....
Liked On: 28-06-2022, 10:10 PM
Should have read " 500 3" BPE vs 45-70
Liked On: 28-06-2022, 10:09 PM
500 3" BPE vs 500 3" And the winner is ? 197553
Liked On: 28-06-2022, 10:09 PM
Winchester 1885 50 Eley Aka 500 3" BPE Aka 50-140 1890 production Absolutely original Mechanically perfect Bore is 8 maybe 9/10 30" #3 barrel Perfect wood
Liked On: 28-06-2022, 10:09 PM
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Liked On: 28-06-2022, 10:08 PM