Frodo 1957, Thirty Aught Six, Bedded and Sissy pad put on, going to clean up the stock next,would have preferred to show afterwards but never mind.. 140643 Shoots very well, sighting in at 100...
Liked On: 28-05-2020, 01:45 PM
The barrels been in there for a century! You need to relieve the barrel off the action face usually in a lathe but careful use of a grinder and cut off wheel will do it. It relieves the stress off...
Liked On: 27-05-2020, 10:21 PM
John Herbert, NZ Repeating Arms, sells Criterion P14 barrels, they match the original profile. When I bought one they were $480 ish.
Liked On: 27-05-2020, 09:02 PM
Today it's the turn of the Southern Hunter All Terrain Tactical Porcine Interceptors (SHATTPI). 140958
Liked On: 27-05-2020, 04:56 PM
Back on the farm and off up the back for a hunt. We’ve had a run of hard, heavy frosts, been deadly cold at night. But then the rain came, and the wind changed and I worked out an approach into one...
Liked On: 25-05-2020, 10:32 PM
send it to me i can sort that for you cheers john
Liked On: 25-05-2020, 02:30 PM
Built off a P14
Liked On: 24-05-2020, 10:30 PM
ADI and a lot of other powder makers/ distributors will quote low loadings because there still exists a lot of older pre 98 mausers. I don't load for a 6.5x55 anymore but when I did the top ADI load...
Liked On: 24-05-2020, 08:42 AM
Very interesting post. I had no idea before of the changes with different grades of finish. Excellent photos.
Liked On: 22-05-2020, 12:39 PM
Sharpening a D2 knife blade: some photos, observations, and opinions I ended up with a couple of small chips out of the edge of my re-handled Spyderco Junction after my post-lockdown trip. The...
Liked On: 22-05-2020, 12:39 PM
CFE 223 will give you the best velocity. 2206H just more temp stable. Try both and go with what gives best accuracy. Personally I don't subscribe to the 1000 ft/lb theory but use 2000fps impact...
Liked On: 19-05-2020, 11:42 AM
So my final test was to cut through some rpm thick natural fibre rope, no idea what it was but it came out of a gym, the stuff you used to climb up as a kid then fall onto the hard wood floor...
Liked On: 11-05-2020, 07:37 PM
All the excessive gadgets and bullshit that hunting and shooting magazines convinced me I needed. About 4 years ago I realised that I was carrying about 4 times as much shit than I actually needed....
Liked On: 06-05-2020, 09:32 AM
You're right, especially for those with large/expensive collections. On the other hand, simply being a member of this forum has it's risks in that respect. It wouldn't take a genius to work out who...
Liked On: 04-05-2020, 08:28 AM
i brought an old barbers strop from a junk store. it seems to take the fine burr off the back of my chisels after honing. makes a difference for sure. the apprentice tells me that they slice through...
Liked On: 03-05-2020, 08:18 AM