Sealer coat of oil on 271010 271011
Liked On: 22-03-2025, 06:51 PM
Looks good! Maybe I could just make a monoblock instead of finding old barrels to stub. A bit more progress, I glued on and shaped the ebony grip cap, just need to round it over now. 269545...
Liked On: 22-03-2025, 06:50 PM
I did another one of these a few days ago. Same technique but much bigger for the 577-500 #2 Express Went pretty well also. Just a lot harder to get up to heat for hardening because it's a...
Liked On: 17-03-2025, 05:17 PM
Geoff at TheGunrack is organising the the Arken/DNT Optics Run&Gun on 22 March 2025. Title sponsor is Ken 55six at Night Vision NZ. To enter, follow the link. ...
Liked On: 07-03-2025, 09:38 AM
Was adding recoil pins to some mounts so decided I may as well turn my Howa into a mini Tikka and slab side it. I call it the Howikka. Profiled like a Tikka front the inlet up, Howa mini from inlet...
Liked On: 27-02-2025, 06:06 PM
First blood for the kimber with the 6cm barrel. Kaimanawa redstag @ 120ish meters and a young sika stag @ 320m. 268632 268633 The dog resting with his pack loaded with meat. 268634
Liked On: 11-02-2025, 05:24 PM
Time for the 6mm creedmoor barrel to go on... Tikka barrel in the lathe. 266054 Barrel chop from 24" to 18.75", crowned and m14x1 threading. 266055 I made a bushing to go between the...
Liked On: 11-02-2025, 05:24 PM
Everything must have a home, or it finds a home on your reloading bench. I run a series of "dump bins" for various activities - shooting, fishing, etc - a specific place to dump gear for that...
Liked On: 11-02-2025, 05:18 PM
No doubt this has been covered previously, and as I'm not going back to re-read all the earlier pages, but any details entered or changed over the phone will initially be logged as unverified, and...
Liked On: 27-01-2025, 01:03 PM
Well spring comes around in about a month so the winter project better finish up. Restored a 1961 Winchester Model 88 .243. Before. Stock was quite banged up, action was rough, trigger felt like...
Liked On: 19-01-2025, 07:43 PM
maybe a little door in the front with a hole just big enough to slip the muzzle of the firearm into this will deaden a bit more noise than just simply firing the rifle into the end of the tube ...
Liked On: 07-01-2025, 08:24 PM
I would look at some carpet or similar around the outside as the rigid steel will act like a drum when it comes to the noise....a softer liner inside would also help (Ply or truck mudguard or...
Liked On: 07-01-2025, 08:24 PM
you will get splash back. maybe add a few layers of belt on top of the sand that the pill will got through
Liked On: 06-01-2025, 10:35 PM
Managed to borrow a magazine and stripped it and it squeezes into the chassis nicely. I don't have an action here to check the fit, but it looked about right.266387
Liked On: 06-01-2025, 02:07 PM
So long as it is provably safe and doesn't create a noise problem, and only for your personal use, OK. The legal situation is "lawful and sufficient purpose".
Liked On: 05-01-2025, 04:23 PM