Depends what you are into, lots of people buy lots of things they never use because they like them. For someone that is into fine firearms, a piece of engraved wood probably wouldn’t do it! ...
Liked On: 24-05-2022, 10:19 PM
When i was farming up North I had no time for hunting and despite shooting rabbits, pheasant and ducks etc all through college. I just never had time after leaving school. When I moved into Sth...
Liked On: 24-05-2022, 08:47 PM
The Brits can be shockers for babying their rifles and getting in a tizz if it gets scratched. There’s a particular UK sub-culture of occasional recreational stalkers who buy rifles primarily for...
Liked On: 24-05-2022, 03:46 PM
Yeah, I agree with this, I like my rifles to be used no matter how pretty……however, it’s also a case of use the tool that’s fit for purpose. If it’s going to be a thick, wet , bushbashing trip, I...
Liked On: 24-05-2022, 02:23 PM
Use them, dont abuse them. That's what I live by with my possessions of value. Sent from my SM-A530F using Tapatalk
Liked On: 24-05-2022, 02:22 PM
I agree. As much as I like pretty things, it needs to be used but not abused. Grew up in the early days when some thought that a new rifle had to be tied behind a ute and dragged down a grave road...
Liked On: 24-05-2022, 02:22 PM
They are made to be used. A quality firearm that is used but kept in top mechanical order by a sensible owner, and then ultimately becomes a collectors item is always more interesting to a collector...
Liked On: 24-05-2022, 11:52 AM
So I don't need to feel ashamed if I chop the barrel on my brno fox...?
Liked On: 24-05-2022, 10:58 AM
None of my guns are too pretty to use. They get used, but definitely not abused. I like things in A1 condition, but that's just not possible with a hunting rifle. I'm more uptight about fishing rods....
Liked On: 24-05-2022, 10:58 AM
I love my timber rifles and I love to keep them as tidy as possible but I still carry them in the hills, the bush and the scrub. Any mark earned hunting is just fine, it’s the bruises or scraps...
Liked On: 24-05-2022, 10:58 AM
It's no secret I like my rifles to be asthetically pleasing (well to me anyway :yaeh am not durnk: ) but I do like to use them too. It can be a little unnerving when dragging them through the scrub...
Liked On: 23-05-2022, 08:59 PM
I bought a custom engraved 8x57 small ring Mauser.The original owner would have spent easily 20K on it when was comissioned most of that would have been spent on the engraving. I bought it for a...
Liked On: 23-05-2022, 08:59 PM
Look after them as best you can, but they are a tool, not an ornament.
Liked On: 23-05-2022, 07:42 PM
Using mine but it needs a to lose a little weight:O_O: Might have to look at trimming the stock and take an inch off of the barrel. With the move to no lead here the reloading is going well just...
Liked On: 23-05-2022, 07:42 PM
I can happily say this doesn't apply to me at all. My first centrefire was a Ruger M77 Mk11 .270 win. I shot my first deer with it and had no reason to sell it but when my brother was selling exactly...
Liked On: 23-05-2022, 07:41 PM