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After a month of trying to find a suitable ring/base set-up (yeah - I'm anal about the small things lol), I got Don Miller at Conetrol to modify a set of bases to fit my Mauser. Hell of a nice guy, and very trusting towards repeat customers. The cleanest looking rings/mounts on the planet, I reckon, and one of the coolest little buisnesses to deal with. Highly recommended. :)
Put a Swarovski Z6 1.7-10x42 ontop. Thought I'd have bolt clearance issues, but there's heaps of room.
All done now. Time to drop a deer in its' tracks.
@Frodo- apart from me liking control rings (but only have a set on a 22-dont ask) the figure in the wood is wonderful.
@Frodo-A 10/22 no less-I've played (read modified/tinkered) with it a bit, and this was back before the internet and all the magical wonderful things you can get for it now.
Haven't grouped it in years (I was in Oz for 10), but remember 1/2" groups at 50m with power points back in the day so I was always happy. Standard barrel too-and the trigger was good from the box.
But that's enough about me-I don't want to take away from that cracking rifle of yours. Just waiting for the 270 haters to climb on-cant understand why. In my day the 2 bigger calibres were 270 or 308/3006 with the argument of speed versus weight
It's a just a forum meme. 270 is not a bad calibre. It's just for me it'll never compete with 308 if you don't load your own! I've never seen 270 for 1.20 or so dollars a round.
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Could care less about calibre. The aim of the game is to get as close to an animal as possible and put the round where it counts. Long-range target shooting on live animals where ballistics is the be all and end all, isn't my thing.
I like the rifle because of the ergonomics, fit and weight. Slim, trim, and it's got a bit of weight to it (while being balanced well) for off hand shots. IF a rifle's weight aligns with the calibre, I think recoil should always be manageable. I hear so many people whinging about the recoil of a .270, but they're shooting some light as a feather, synthetic thing which boots like a mother f*cker. I've been down that road before - never going ultralight with rifles again. The worst was a Sako Finnlight in 300WSM which felt like Mike Tyson was punching me in the shoulder.
years ago when I was 18 or so a guy tried to scare me up about his little Spanish mauser that booted like a mule. I thought it was something monstrous-some big safari calibre
It was only a 308 and in one of those little Spanish mausers (Small ring?) and after firing some 303's with brass butt plates only a few years earlier thought Ok it might just do that.
Anyhoo had a shot with it and he said to me "boots doesn't it!!". It didn't really feel much different to my 243 semi. I'd been shooting shotguns for a couple of years so used to a bit of recoil. I just told him yeah I spose and walked away. I would've thought it should've booted being so light and all, it just didn't, military wooden stock and all.
I'd buy one again for a little bush gun in a heartbeat if I could afford it. @Frodo-nothing wrong with a 270 don't know why it isn't on my short list of potential calibres-I like 25/06's and its even a little better.
Just busting your balls bro.
Also we share the same views on traditional stalking rifles...
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Sako Vixen .222
Sako Vixen .222
Sako L579 .243 Full Restoration
Sako L579 .260 Full Restoration
Sako L579 .243 Deluxe early 60's
Sako L61R .264 Win Mag early 60's
.243 Deluxe
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Added a new .22 to replace a Cz 455, that isn't grouping as well as expected,
new, but a floor model, so a few minor marks, so heavy discounted, takedown too, Browning SA-22, I am impressed. slim, light, a joy to carry,:D going to order a set of peep sights,
woodchuck from yesterday stroll,
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Doesn't look like that wood chuck could chuck wood
Cracking little Rifle that one!
I know a possum trapper in Taupo that had one cut right back to the forewood and a silencer screwed onto it.It was a little honey to shoot with and I know he dropped a few deer with it every year.
The little take down browning 22 semis were/are a popular 22. My Nanas brother said the only thing wrong with them, was when spotlighting possums in the old days, with the bottom eject you would often get a hot 22 shell down the sleeve with a bit of arm shaking etc to get it out.
Was hunting up the Greenstone a couple of weeks ago and on the way out met a couple of hunters coming out of the Caples so stopped for a yarn. They both had tikka t3 stainless rifles and they said hell what have you got there an old blued rifle? wow! Haha funny how they are thought of as obsolete now it did the job.Weatherby Vanguard wood blue
The latest addition to my CZ collection :)
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She is pretty aggressive :D
You might change your mind a little when you let Her rip :)
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I am still waiting for the dies on mine. They ll be there soon. And only got a vx3 1.5x5x20.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=GKKmXbF_wLs
Yup-I'm sure it beats the hell out of my 416rm and I've only fired one 400 grainer out of it although the 340 woodleighs are stepping a bit.
I like the rifle though-Leupold 1.5-5 on mine so close there.
I do like the express sights also. I took my open sights off but they are only factory Remington.
For those of you interested in the boot:thumbsup: have a look at my gunmaker here regulating this double .500
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@Kiwi Greg is this similar to your medicine?:thumbsup:
He tells me 5 to 6 is about his limit :O_O: no wonder the likes of Bell would rather use the 7x57 on elephant. Can you imagine culling with one. Bugger there's more than five in this group I'll just move along then:XD:
Smith and Wesson M-1917 commercial revolver. Bought from the States by Great Britain during the second world war.
Originally in .455,the cylinder has been shaved to accept 45ACP in full or half moon clips.
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Still clear and original with the gun.
The clips prevent the cartridge falling into the cylinder so far the firing pin with not strike the primer. .45 Acp head spaces on the case mouth,rimmed cartridges headspace on the rim.If you felt like holding the gun vertically all the shots would go off,but then the extractor cant grip the fired cases ,it grips on the clip.