pity this wasnt a poll...........purely to give newbe a chance to see some real world figures from fellas who arent still wet behind ears...counter the sales person hype or utube unreality shows.
Liked On: 11-07-2021, 06:43 PM
What seems to be common nowadays is the hype of long range shooting. So much gear available to suit this except the shooter may not have the experience or ability to shoot long range. Bigger scopes...
Liked On: 11-07-2021, 06:43 PM
How long is a piece of string? Depends on what country you hunting, the cal, the area etc. Results dont mean much between a guy that bush stalks thick bush using a 44mag to the guy that uses a 7m...
Liked On: 11-07-2021, 06:43 PM
I always tend towards most of my deer being at 50 yards or less with the odd one or two being around the 250-300 yard mark. Mostly because I don’t like open country hunting too much and long range...
Liked On: 11-07-2021, 06:42 PM
I’ve shot a bunch more animals since I commented on the other thread that’s been linked in here, but the general gist is the same. I’ve shot animals out to 350m but have only shot a few past 200. I’d...
Liked On: 11-07-2021, 06:42 PM
Jeez my local gunsmith doesn’t even want to drill and tap my 44 mag barrel for a front sight,not enough meat left in the barrel he says,,yet you can produce stuff like this!!!
Liked On: 09-07-2021, 02:15 PM
Here's a picture of the standard bolt knob and trigger blade (not actually my rifle, I just copied it off Google): 157409 The replacement trigger blade from 316 stainless (not the best photo):...
Liked On: 09-07-2021, 02:15 PM
Thanks for all the comments and encouragement everyone. Good point. I don't think I've shot with a Sako Forester, but I did use a borrowed Alpine .270 for a few months (English, based on an...
Liked On: 09-07-2021, 02:13 PM
I really like what you are doing. For me the fore-end on the Totara stock is a bit slim and shallow to get a good grip for off-hand shots. Have you ever used a Sako Forester or similar with the flat...
Liked On: 09-07-2021, 02:12 PM
One more post and this’ll be up to date with where I’m actually at. If I was writing this chronologically, there should actually be a post in between thinking the pattern stock was done and then...
Liked On: 09-07-2021, 02:11 PM
So some of the changes I made to the stock at this point were to reduce LOP by ¼”, flatten off the palm swell slightly, and deepen and extend the comb fluting. All easily done. But I also couldn’t...
Liked On: 09-07-2021, 02:08 PM
I have always used the same type of milling machine set-up for inletting, machining to correct depths but allowing a 5% margin on the sides for hand inletting. I do all external shaping and...
Liked On: 09-07-2021, 02:07 PM
Another few snapshots from the milling for your interest. Note that these are all with the wood still wet – the colour did change considerably after drying. https://i.imgur.com/uGWBeQB.jpg ...
Liked On: 09-07-2021, 02:06 PM
Inletting of barrelled action and bottom metal has gone as far as I'm going to take it on the mill. Time to break out the inletting black and sharpen up the chisels and scrapers for the final...
Liked On: 09-07-2021, 01:48 PM
Retroporn. I remember my first and only motorbike with much appreciation and affection. Back in the day, it was extremely cool to travel with a pig on the back of the iron. Then life intervened. ...
Liked On: 04-07-2021, 02:08 PM