Checkering complete, just needs a quick coat of oil and it’s good to go on the hill. Finished it whilst working away from home, so will post photos of it all assembled when I get back next week. ...
Liked On: 10-11-2022, 10:30 PM
Yes it’s definitely been bedded. I inletted as close as I could around the top line for the traditional look, but added some ‘modern’ features below. It’s built to hunt, and scratches tell stories! ...
Liked On: 10-11-2022, 10:27 PM
Quick update to this. Been slowly working on the finish, almost ready to start checkering hopefully next week. Pores of the wood 95% filled, just a little more finish required, then a cut back to...
Liked On: 10-11-2022, 10:26 PM
I like cant as well as cast when building my own stocks https://i.imgur.com/NG5wwknl.jpg This was a superb blank I bought in from the US and with so much burl and grain changes was done primarily...
Liked On: 10-11-2022, 10:15 PM
And so after 89 1/4 hours of planing, chiselling, scraping, sanding and much thinking and looking, here is what I have. This is after the first ‘base coat’ of oil, which now needs to dry a couple of...
Liked On: 10-11-2022, 10:14 PM
With that done, it’s into the fun bit! Turned a blank of walnut into a garage full of shavings! 183999 Buttstock end shaped, and looking really good. Grip felt perfect, just the right...
Liked On: 10-11-2022, 10:12 PM
After the guide screw holes were drilled (very carefully) and the rough profile cut out, it was time to get inletting. Topside complete 183996 183998 The bottom metal on these BSAs is a...
Liked On: 10-11-2022, 10:11 PM
Looking forward to seeing it. Here is my one with some finishing to gohttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20211121/00ecb9bca1d97b786654b829a5406e29.jpg Sent from my SM-A515F using Tapatalk
Liked On: 10-11-2022, 10:10 PM
Organised Friday just gone off work, planned a Friday / Saturday overnight hunt with a mate, but as Friday approached and forecast was checked, overnighter was down graded to a day hunt, left home...
Liked On: 10-11-2022, 10:06 PM
Well it took a couple of weeks, between shiftwork and norwesters (the area we were going does not hunt well when it's a nor wester), but a couple of weeks back Moa Hunter and I finally managed to go...
Liked On: 10-11-2022, 10:05 PM
Hunting (even on my own) I do the 1/2 open bolt trick. See an animal and it's easy to quietly close the bolt the rest of the way. Never carry that way until I'm in the actual hunting area though....
Liked On: 06-11-2022, 07:58 PM
Stag of the year in my opinion, given location and representative head. Absolute stunner, well done JoshC
Liked On: 06-11-2022, 07:52 AM
228DS, Greenstone 196716
Liked On: 06-11-2022, 07:49 AM
Stags and bucks how about a bull196928not a huge bull but my 1st winter bull
Liked On: 06-11-2022, 07:49 AM
197700 Doing free pest control on a farm just south of Wellsford. Guy has only owned the place for a couple of years and leans towards the 'green' side. Told me to shoot anything not...
Liked On: 06-11-2022, 07:48 AM