I spent a couple of days recently finally restoring this rifle to full function Started with a genuine Sharps Civil War Carbine Model 1859 which started life as a capping breech loader using...
Liked On: 15-01-2023, 03:01 AM
Well done! It is a lipstick caddy to tidy the mess on her dresser.
Liked On: 15-01-2023, 02:59 AM
I had just fitted a newly made 4340 lever pivot screw The original was worn and slightly bent The new one is hardened and tempered and very closely fitting and has dramatically tightened the action...
Liked On: 15-01-2023, 02:58 AM
Are you sure it's not got more to do with the barrel heating up rather than the suppressor? An overbarrel will insulate the end of the barrel and keep it hotter for longer as well.
Liked On: 12-01-2023, 10:08 AM
Mate, its clearly horrible and past redemption..I give you $50 to take it off your hands
Liked On: 11-01-2023, 08:34 PM
That's what we used to call 'case hardening' - when a low carbon steel is soaked at quite high heat in a carbon rich material such as bone, leather, iron filings, then quenched to give a hard wearing...
Liked On: 11-01-2023, 08:34 PM
This has got to be the single best thing I’ve done to my JW15. It’s a great little rifle and quite accurate, but the 4 miles of overtravel in the trigger has always annoyed me. Just didn’t feel like...
Liked On: 11-01-2023, 06:34 AM
I have a Sonic 45 on my .308 and I really rate it. Easy to clean, good suppression, very well made and comes with a free thread protector.
Liked On: 10-01-2023, 05:56 PM
Cheap Belgian rolling block .22 from early 1900's. They have no collector value unless in exceptionally good condition. They were widely sold in NZ and were very cheap.
Liked On: 08-01-2023, 05:20 PM
Tikka T1X
Liked On: 07-01-2023, 11:34 PM
Looks like you arrived same time as me Fssprecision and your just a year older as well as being southerner like me
Liked On: 05-01-2023, 08:34 PM
Thanks for the warm welcome guys. To quickly answer a couple of questions ; Pickering is just up the road , I live in Scarborough. Foxing calibres , 223 after dark and whatever is at hand...
Liked On: 04-01-2023, 06:54 AM
you can go as simple or complicated as you want...bottom line,as long as gun is clean and metalwork has SOME KIND of oil whiped on it when it goes away it will be fine. over the years Ive used...
Liked On: 28-12-2022, 07:51 PM
MATE....... you have come to the right place..the wee .410 is one of my absolute favourites...keep your eye out for reloading gear for it...and buy it,you wont regret it. Ive got a very old lee...
Liked On: 26-12-2022, 10:31 PM
its piece of cake to make up 4 or 5 ball #00 buckshot loads for the wee guns....and the few Ive fired poke balls into tight pattern,Im guessing they sort of slipstream each other as they all come out...
Liked On: 24-12-2022, 05:26 PM