Sanding completed, and first coat of sealer applied. Can now see the contrast and true colour of this piece. There are a few highlights lurking in the wood, which will show up nicely once all the...
Liked On: 06-05-2022, 09:56 AM
Getting close now. Hopefully just another hour or so of sanding and then we get to really see the grain when the sealer goes on 196199
Liked On: 05-05-2022, 06:02 AM
Sneak peek for those interested. Shaping up nicely 195434
Liked On: 30-04-2022, 01:26 PM
194812 Not a model I make very often but one of my favorites, A Copperhead model, I enjoy the simple lines on this model. Honeycomb handles that have different colors in them as you move the knife...
Liked On: 16-04-2022, 11:50 PM
Accuracy has a degree of alchemy involved. There are rules and exceptions that prove the rule. Some barrels with twist rates that are theoretically too slow still shoot very accurately with...
Liked On: 12-04-2022, 11:04 PM
Some guesses that could effect accuracy after a barrel chop, 1) Harmonics of the whole system has changed. With the shorter barrel the projectile may be exiting when the barrel is at a different...
Liked On: 12-04-2022, 11:03 PM
Another one finished. Built on a 1908 Enfield No1 mk3*. This one got a lovely oiled short (12.5") walnut stock I have been saving and a few brass accents. Metalwork finished in midnight blue...
Liked On: 09-04-2022, 10:38 PM
Another day in the hills, pouring with rain today with a strong southerly. I was soaked and cold by the time I got to what I thought was a likely position to give out a roar, almost immediately one...
Liked On: 09-04-2022, 03:01 AM
Here is another project that I have been working on, I took a new 410 and re-barreled it with a length of 9mm barrel, then fitted a full length can including K baffles in the end section. The idea...
Liked On: 08-04-2022, 11:55 AM
same here,,was wondering if a few banned members with deleted posts had got caught up in thread..... I shot 4 pigs with 5 rounds quicker than you can read this,last winter out on dairy...
Liked On: 06-04-2022, 04:21 PM
It's been a long time since I updated this thread, but for those who are still interested I got the first coat of finish on today. Poor photos I'm afraid, but with the finish still wet I wasn't about...
Liked On: 04-04-2022, 10:21 AM
Just shoot them in the daylight, problem solved! :thumbsup:
Liked On: 23-03-2022, 02:12 PM
This .303 shoot was held last weekend. It's shot at 300 500 600 and 800 yards. Won by M Collings who's having another brilliant year. 2nd overall was Nicole McKee.
Liked On: 22-03-2022, 01:09 PM
The latest knife just finished, A Mamba in 1084 high carbon. Hybrid timber and pearlescent resin handles out of the Ukraine ( god knows how my supplier of this handle material is getting on now )....
Liked On: 22-03-2022, 12:07 PM
193099 Mamba hunter in 12C27 stainless. Latest one off the bench and away for the Roar. Different type of finish , more of a satin look. Lime green Juma, stabilized Maple and Black / Purple...
Liked On: 22-03-2022, 12:06 PM