Holy moly. Glad you are ok Mucko. Personally I wouldn’t rechamber 102-103 year old receivers in a Magnum chambering. But you wouldn’t expect that of a Mauser action.
Liked On: 24-12-2019, 12:27 PM
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Liked On: 24-12-2019, 12:26 PM
Always wear eye pro. I saw a guy this year that had a Remington 700 blow and the bolt went back through his eye and took it out, so he's got one eye now. Apparently he got a significant payout...
Liked On: 24-12-2019, 05:00 AM
A full inspection of all the bits is needed to come to any conclusion, however I wouldn't mind betting it was an Eddystone action. They are notorious for being as hard as the hobs of hell and a bit...
Liked On: 24-12-2019, 04:10 AM
Yes wasn’t blaming the GS. Also very glad your ok! Out of the millions that were made someone has to get the lemon:O_O: you may never find out why this happened. Could have been the last pore from...
Liked On: 24-12-2019, 04:04 AM
Wow! Glad you were not more seriously hurt!
Liked On: 24-12-2019, 04:04 AM
oh well...find a new donor action to fit the barrel to....you got away with it without major injury...to some extent the rifles action "failed sucessfully"...Ive read elsewhere about the metal being...
Liked On: 23-12-2019, 09:42 PM
faaaa lucky you kept your head!
Liked On: 23-12-2019, 09:39 PM
Go buy a lotto ticket, and if you want to get rid of the whole bloody thing I'd be happy to take the barrel. Im very happy we aint reading a post with you laid up in hospital or worse.
Liked On: 23-12-2019, 09:38 PM
All, The lad is out of ICU and in a general ward. His parents are staying with him - something thats a good part of the Starship hospital. He seems to be recovering as well as can be expected but...
Liked On: 23-12-2019, 08:35 PM
Thanks Brett. Firearms are the result of human engineering and like anything engineered they can and do fail.
Liked On: 23-12-2019, 08:34 PM
OK I've communicated with the lads Mum She's happy for me to share some more info Young fella was at a neighbours farm and had been target shooting with his Step Dad and a family friend who both...
Liked On: 23-12-2019, 08:34 PM
Hi Guys and Gals Yes I know the family personally. It was a genuine accident - young fella is a serious young shooter and is dynamite on rabbits, possums etc. He is in Starship hospital - his jaw is...
Liked On: 23-12-2019, 08:33 PM
Happy it was only your face that suffered mate, and not pieces of your head/hands/arms going AWOL. Metallurgy back then was a bit 'hit/miss' compared to the last 50-odd years, and if the history of...
Liked On: 23-12-2019, 08:19 PM
mucko ive got a couple of rubber ones you can have. Do you want the roll pins as well? PM me an address
Liked On: 24-09-2019, 07:26 PM