Will be selling thisnif anyone wants to put a cheeky offer in on it. I took it hunting the other day and spent half the day babying it to prevent any damage. Should probably go to someone that will appreciate it more than I
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@Ryan_Songhurst
I disagree. You do appreciate it and don't want to bugger it up. The new Zealand bush is a very unforgiving place compared to a Bavarian tree stand where you've carried your rifle in a cover.
Nice rifle btw
Pfffffffffffffffftt! :omg:
Rifles are made to be used!
And unlike a poxy plastic stock, wood can be restored to its original state.
As for the NZ bush being unforgiving on rifles - yeah, but only if you stumble around like you're King Kong on acid - tripping up all the time and being incognizant of what your hands are doing. :D An unwillingness to marr the finish on your rifle can teach you a thing or two about moving silently and efficiently through the bush. The same goes for rougher alpine terrain - especially if you're hunting solo - if you take care with the manner in which you travel, you may just spare yourself an accident.
Sometimes it pays to be gentle v.s fighting the environment around you - frantically bashing through scrub; smashing your plastic rifle into tree trunks/rocks; falling over on scree slopes...it won't do your gear any favours, nor you.
The bush is only as unforgiving as we make it. And if a piece of gear can remind us to pull the reigns in from time to time, then all the better.
Just another perspective. :cool:
Safequeens and treestands be damned!
This isn't my rifle - but look how classy it looks even with the worn finish. That's what honest wear looks like.
Tops post @Frodo so true:thumbsup:
Enjoyed your post. So true and a good reminder of loving use v’s abuse.
Yes but what you have stated isn't actually true. If you take a big gark out of a wooden stock you aren't going to be 'restoring it' back to it's original state - it doesn't quite work like that. Yes you can steam out smaller dents and to some degree scratches but if you have taken a chunk out it's gone ...
And yes that is a lovely rifle but that hasn't been carried around on the South Island tops
To a point I agree with you and I think you may have misread a single line about someone's else's rifle against what I do to my own.
yes they are meant to be used. yes they do get marked up and while you shouldn't be too worried about damaging them there should also be a hint of not trying too much like you commented on.
I have a friend who is like that, and I'd hate to see an expensive and or rare firearm in his possession. It would just get wrecked.
And yes that rifle is a classic, nothing wrong with a bit of patina-its lived @Shamus is closer to what I mean.
BUT if you have a classic rifle that's a minter and worth a bit I'd be like Ryan. If I knew it was going to a normal rifle, not so much. BTW I don't have expensive or rare rifles and the only reason mine are still in good nick is they haven't been out enough.
My old A5 shotty used to get a terrible beating carried through the gorse and blackberries in the old days. That's the main reason I got a set of synthetics for it.
@Frodo .... im pretty sure it was @Gibo that watched me do some extreme mountain acrobatics whilst using my custom rifle as a tool to break my fall haha. Somehow didnt suffer any damage but I would hate to do something like that and wreck a rifle like this, its not like you can just jump on the net and order a new stock for it :)
If it was a T3 then yeap sure, when I had my tikka stage I felt comfortable using them as walking sticks, sitting them down wherever and not worrying if it went for a slide etc but since this rifle is in such good condition it may as well stay like that.
I'm aware one cannot easily restore a wooden stock with big chunks missing out of it. If you're THAT hungry just take more food. :thumbsup:
My point was: if you're careful, you won't have to worry about chunks/gouges in the first place. That means treating a firearm with respect and not dropping it, using it as a walking stick, as a tent pole, leaving it outside your tent in the rain etc.
Is a wood stock the most practical option? Not by a long shot. But if you're not clumsy, you can certainly prevent a wooden stock from getting completely chewed up.
And my other point was - by exercising greater care, you'll also instill dicipline in yourself. I.e always knowing where your hands/feet are; not rushing your way through tricky terrain; not dropping your firearm; always cleaning it/inspecting after use...and so forth.
Chances are, if you're diciplined enough to take good care of an item in the field, there's a greater chance you'll look after yourself too. This has probably saved my arse on a number of occasions. If I think there's a high chance of arsing up somewhere, it's probably not a place I should be going in the first place.
Why is it so many people end up falling to their deaths in the backcountry?
But I get it. I suppose it can be nervewracking dinging up a pristine wooden stock. (Wimps). :D
My offer of $500 still stands @Ryan Songhurst
Nothing a GST pen wont fix guys. They come in blue, black and brown for all touch ups imaginable.
Yes Ryan it was Nick and I that saw you go down. Bit of a worry with a bung knee ;)
still in its packet, It will be antique by this years event, lets see if I can bid on someone's behalf and get more for it aye ;) @Smiddy could give it some use for $200 odd I reckon :D