Tikka T3x 300WSM 22inch barrel suppressed, 178 ELDM 64gns (so far) RL17 20 thou jump. Going to try in .3 gns jumps either side to see if I can get it better. 213908
Liked On: 07-01-2023, 09:38 PM
First deer we sold was at Mahi, driving back out in Vauxhall with no exhaust. I’d just left school and Dad had given me £20 for the holiday with two mates. We had toured the length of the North...
Liked On: 07-01-2023, 08:12 PM
Hey bro, Alliants max loads seem bloody high considering a lot of people hitting pressure round the 62 - 63 grain mark with the 178s in Tikkas.
Liked On: 06-01-2023, 10:02 PM
Spent some time in the Caples Valley in, I think, 1964-5, with an open sighted No. 4 Mk1 .303 Lee Enfield that I'd modified: Monte Carlo butt, and a shortened, tapered fore end. I thought this deer...
Liked On: 06-01-2023, 05:16 PM
I personally wouldn't know the river level situation, but before dropping down to the Taharua River if its in full flood, you could sidle anti clockwise around the river staying in the bush until you...
Liked On: 06-01-2023, 01:37 PM
I am a lot of things; stubborn, principled, honest, resilient, self-sufficient, possibly intransigent, but not deluded, obsequious, or timid.
Liked On: 05-01-2023, 07:22 PM
Great information thanks Mr Puffin. I only have 3 pots of R26 and use it in a couple of other rifles so expect that one day I will need to look at alternatives - or slim my rifle "collection" down....
Liked On: 05-01-2023, 08:53 AM
thank you for that - many years ago I was the DOC Field Officer for that area -your photos bought back some memory's - I have done that trip but in the opposite way to you - I flew my two young...
Liked On: 05-01-2023, 08:44 AM
Thanks gundoc that’s very generous of you to say. It’s definitely a labour of love building stocks like this, but I am determined to keep the craft alive in New Zealand for a while yet.
Liked On: 04-01-2023, 02:32 PM
I am very impressed with your work. World class and on a par with the late Pat Neville. Keep it up! During my fairly long gunsmithing career I made a great many stocks, and while they were fairly...
Liked On: 04-01-2023, 02:32 PM
Change the way you think about unsuccessful hunts. Every time your out there is a learning opportunity. Every time you spook a deer is a learning opportunity. Think about what you did when...
Liked On: 31-12-2022, 06:37 PM
I start my development at 64 with a 165, fwiw
Liked On: 31-12-2022, 11:51 AM
212531 Here's my stutzen in 7x64, a CZ. Beautifully "reconfigured by FRST who stripped off a bit of the OTT "euro" styling and added a nice kiwi touch. Shoots mint, 160s at 2820 into 20mm at...
Liked On: 30-12-2022, 10:50 PM
Here's my one, a Husqvarna 1600 Mauser chambered in .243, with a full mannlicher stock. (The photo makes the barrel look longer, its actually 20.5 inches.) Only got it the other day and although it's...
Liked On: 30-12-2022, 10:48 PM
Bryn's bullets aren't in the QuickLoad or GRT libraries. You'll need to measure a few to get the average dimensions, to increase the accuracy of any predictions from software.
Liked On: 30-12-2022, 01:46 PM