Without seeing the action it is hard to determine the cause of the safety 'ear' failure but it would be reasonably safe to assume the gun was OK with normal proof loads (30% above normal pressure),...
Liked On: 01-05-2021, 09:31 PM
He called it a freak accident but I think he was playing Russian Roulette with his supply of dodgy ammo. Also the manufacturer's claim that the piece was good for 85,000 psi seemed a bit light but...
Liked On: 01-05-2021, 09:28 PM
Yeah I think mine would be similar on a rough ride. Generally where I’m using it the ride out is downhill so the batteries not needed much at all
Liked On: 01-05-2021, 11:35 AM
Sika Seeker You still using the little e-bike ? How is the battery it holding up
Liked On: 01-05-2021, 11:34 AM
Nothing wrong with a "screw in lid" as millions of AR's in various sizes are evidence that a screw on barrel extension just plain works. There are many other examples of this approach and if one was...
Liked On: 01-05-2021, 11:22 AM
Your ass you ming his opinion, he gave no opinion just asked for everyone elses. He also asked to forget the arguments for and against but you had to drag that into it. What he did ask for was...
Liked On: 01-05-2021, 10:34 AM
I reckon the round was oiled inadvertently or charged with the wrong powder. There are thousands of screw breach artillery peices out there that worked just fine.
Liked On: 01-05-2021, 10:11 AM
That was a terrific explosion alright, he was damn lucky the piece that missed his head and took has hat off did miss otherwise he wouldn't be here today. One lucky dude, God must have been watching...
Liked On: 01-05-2021, 10:10 AM
He's a lucky guy. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1449kJKxlMQ
Liked On: 30-04-2021, 11:46 AM
omark is correct, the right hand scale on that sight would have hardly been used, it was a guide only. The important readings would have been taken off the left hand scale which as best as I can tell...
Liked On: 29-04-2021, 12:25 PM
That’s part of the vernier scale that you use to see how many minutes of elevation you have on. Nobody really used the far right hand scale
Liked On: 29-04-2021, 12:23 PM
Its done! For now.... still doesn't have the stippling or checkering tidied up, but I'll just leave it for now and make a decision on how to finish that one day. My brother was out for the weekend...
Liked On: 29-04-2021, 12:01 PM
Want a job machining some replacement Lee Enfield stocks? :D Quite a demand for them now.
Liked On: 29-04-2021, 12:00 PM
Next thing I did was to clamp the two halves together and start fitting them to the action. Its a tricky bugger, tapering in and having a semi-circle part in the center. I just wanted to see how...
Liked On: 29-04-2021, 11:57 AM
That last may have cost us the Rem 700 as well. Grandpamac.
Liked On: 28-04-2021, 05:31 PM