Thread: 303 Double Rifle and what whiskey ?

But info on line about Bonehill double rifles is pretty thin
What I do expect is that it's a standard Webley and Scott made for the trade boxlock action barreled and stocked to the clients wishes by C G Bonehill
Vast amounts of info on line about their SxS shotguns

The fun will be in having a decent look and trying to de code what it really is

Originally Posted by Grey Kiwi

Depends on the old guys 'parentage'.
Don't buy the god awful Jamesons muck if his roots are in Northern Ireland!
Now, if you were closer to me I'd flick you a bottle of mine (excuse the bottle in the pic...I used what I had).
I had a still (a 'real' still, not one of those flavoured sugar water things). Had to sell all my gear when we moved to a small retirement unit.
Single grain whiskey, bottled at 76%!!! Because I had no spare room for more bottles I bottled at 76% so that I only used about 1/2 the amount of bottles.
Geez, you can always water it down (bloody heathen). Bloody nice drop with a wee ice cube or drop of water to 'crack' the whiskey.
Anyway...Redbreast is not too bad. Japanese whiskies for sure (they make a nice Gin too).
Good luck with the rifle.

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That feels like a bit of a metaphor for my life at the moment - passenger in a slow motion trainsmash caused by a LOT of ineptitude and not much care...

On the subject of .303 doubles, Baikal made them in .303 and a few arrived in NZ in both side by side and over/under. I had the option of purchasing one of each a few months apart and sat back considering my options - as per missed both. So there are cheaper ones about but not with the interest or nicety - although built like a brick outhouse and quite functional both as a firearm and a club in typical russian fashion. Probably be a long time before we see any more of them given the current situation though.

Originally Posted by Grey Kiwi

Depends on the old guys 'parentage'.
Don't buy the god awful Jamesons muck if his roots are in Northern Ireland!
Now, if you were closer to me I'd flick you a bottle of mine (excuse the bottle in the pic...I used what I had).
I had a still (a 'real' still, not one of those flavoured sugar water things). Had to sell all my gear when we moved to a small retirement unit.
Single grain whiskey, bottled at 76%!!! Because I had no spare room for more bottles I bottled at 76% so that I only used about 1/2 the amount of bottles.
Geez, you can always water it down (bloody heathen). Bloody nice drop with a wee ice cube or drop of water to 'crack' the whiskey.
Anyway...Redbreast is not too bad. Japanese whiskies for sure (they make a nice Gin too).
Good luck with the rifle.

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What is a flavoured sugar water still?

Originally Posted by inglishill

What is a flavoured sugar water still?

Geez, sorry man...I just found this thread again.
OK...some folks use a sugar and water mix...throw in some yeast and let it all ferment.
But it has no flavour, and as per a 'normal' still there is no colour (a properly used still puts out a transparently clear liquid).
So now the flavour is added by a wee bottle of whatever flavour you want (whiskey, gin, etc).
For colour you add a wee bottle of a colouring agent.
Eeek...this is not proper booze. It's a travesty...but some folks like it 'cos it's quick.
My old mate had one (a Still Spirits still). It made booze for sure but it's not a proper drink...just flavoured sugar water with added colour.
I used grain for my whiskies, and molasses/raw sugar for my rum.
Anyway, these are the cheap and quick flavours, and stills...
https://www.stillspirits.com/collections/flavourings

Originally Posted by Grey Kiwi

Geez, sorry man...I just found this thread again.
OK...some folks use a sugar and water mix...throw in some yeast and let it all ferment.
But it has no flavour, and as per a 'normal' still there is no colour (a properly used still puts out a transparently clear liquid).
So now the flavour is added by a wee bottle of whatever flavour you want (whiskey, gin, etc).
For colour you add a wee bottle of a colouring agent.
Eeek...this is not proper booze. It's a travesty...but some folks like it 'cos it's quick.
My old mate had one (a Still Spirits still). It made booze for sure but it's not a proper drink...just flavoured sugar water with added colour.
I used grain for my whiskies, and molasses/raw sugar for my rum.
Anyway, these are the cheap and quick flavours, and stills...
https://www.stillspirits.com/collections/flavourings

I just put this in a bottle, all the apples from my tree, it’s coming along nicely, the rest can stay on the oak for a little longer.

Originally Posted by 2post

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I just put this in a bottle, all the apples from my tree, it’s coming along nicely, the rest can stay on the oak for a little longer.

Oh, good man.
Looks lovely.

I bought a couple of bottles of the type ofWhisky that Ernest Shackleton took with him on his ill fated Antarctic voyage.

Researchers found some unopened bottles under the floor boards of his hut and distillers cloned it.

https://nzaht.org/shackletons-whisky/

Available here:https://www.whiskyandmore.co.nz/prod...h-whisky-700ml

Imho its perfect for you. A light somewhat floral Highland with loads of history all at a reasonable price point.

Originally Posted by norsk

I bought a couple of bottles of the type ofWhisky that Ernest Shackleton took with him on his ill fated Antarctic voyage.

Researchers found some unopened bottles under the floor boards of his hut and distillers cloned it.

https://nzaht.org/shackletons-whisky/

Available here:https://www.whiskyandmore.co.nz/prod...h-whisky-700ml

Imho its perfect for you. A light somewhat floral Highland with loads of history all at a reasonable price point.

Haha - a friend of mine bought 3 bottles of this brew. It wasnt too bad. But her plan didnt really work, one was to drink, one to keep for posterity as a collectable and one to give away. I got the one to give away. Her husband and I drank the one hat was supposed to be drank. He also helped drink the one she gave me. Then he passed suddenly (several months later) and in the confusion a mutual cobber and I drank the third one . . .. oh dear

I spoke to him this morning about his whisky likes and dislikes

And dug these out of the workshop hoard
So after the next trip to town to buy the whisky I'm all set

Originally Posted by akaroa1

I spoke to him this morning about his whisky likes and dislikes

And dug these out of the workshop hoard
So after the next trip to town to buy the whisky I'm all set

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Like your table cloth.
GPM

Originally Posted by grandpamac

Like your table cloth.
GPM

@grandpamac I have brought an original Marlin Ballard no.4 Perfection 38-55 rifle and it arrives some time early next month

It's taken me a long time to find one of the forged steel models actually for sale in NZ
This one has a very poor barrel reputed to be practically smooth bore at both ends and some residual rifling lurking in the middle
It will be a major project
But I do already have a brand new Vulcan 38-55 barrel here that will be used to line the original barrel

Originally Posted by akaroa1

@grandpamac I have brought an original Marlin Ballard no.4 Perfection 38-55 rifle and it arrives some time early next month

It's taken me a long time to find one of the forged steel models actually for sale in NZ
This one has a very poor barrel reputed to be practically smooth bore at both ends and some residual rifling lurking in the middle
It will be a major project
But I do already have a brand new Vulcan 38-55 barrel here that will be used to line the original barrel

I still vividly rember firing a friends Remington Hepburn in 38-55 over 40 years ago and have been fascinated with the calibre ever since.
GPM.

@akaroa1
Any updates on the rifle?
I had the good fortune to do the owner of this bottle a couple of favours when it was full. So got to indulge.
Very nice. And would definitely create an impression with the owner of the rifle.

Originally Posted by 7mmwsm

@akaroa1
Any updates on the rifle? Attachment 274099
I had the good fortune to do the owner of this bottle a couple of favours when it was full. So got to indulge.
Very nice. And would definitely create an impression with the owner of the rifle.

No wonder the bottle was empty !
One round in those coffee cups and that's the bottle cut
You really do need to learn a little restraint and drink from smaller glasses

Originally Posted by akaroa1

No wonder the bottle was empty !
One round in those coffee cups and that's the bottle cut
You really do need to learn a little restraint and drink from smaller glasses

No we used sensible sized glasses.
If I were paying I would have everyone drinking out of thimbles.
Pity about the rifle.
Recently had a hunter who knows about fine guns. He showed me some pictures of some of his. One being a 470 nitro double.
And he gave me quite a few leads on where to source a 303.
Im trying hard to resist even looking.