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   Micky Duck liked post by akaroa1 On thread : My oldest cartridge rifle 1859 ( picture heavy )

   No the donor barrel is stubbed into the sharps bored out shank It goes fully to the breech face and contains the chamber and full continuous rifling It's really just a barrel inside a barrel...

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   Micky Duck liked post by akaroa1 On thread : My oldest cartridge rifle 1859 ( picture heavy )

   These skills are not " God given" It's just time spent making swarf Time spent learning from many mistakes A lot of sequence planning And a discipline to not start every element at once...

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   Micky Duck liked post by akaroa1 On thread : My oldest cartridge rifle 1859 ( picture heavy )

   Well generally I'm not into military single shots But the quality of the sharps despite it being made during the war is superb Inside the lock is a joy to see Beautifully finished screws and lock...

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   Micky Duck liked post by akaroa1 On thread : My oldest cartridge rifle 1859 ( picture heavy )

   No I need to go dig around and find some more projects for next winter This was a great way to start 2023

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   Micky Duck liked post by akaroa1 On thread : My oldest cartridge rifle 1859 ( picture heavy )

   So today was testing day for three of my current projects and the Sharps didn't dissapoint Range 30m group with 450 grain Powder Coated bullets propelled by 60 grains FG Black Powder and a decent...

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   Micky Duck liked post by akaroa1 On thread : My oldest cartridge rifle 1859 ( picture heavy )

   Day Two Face off the breech Cut and crown the muzzle Cut the extractor slot in the breech face On and off the action a couple of times to get the head space, extractor and final chamber right ...

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   Micky Duck liked post by gundoc On thread : My oldest cartridge rifle 1859 ( picture heavy )

   I have a .52" Sharps 1853 carbine, still original with an excellent bore. It is ex US Dragoons and was issued on the Pacific Coast for service against the Indians in the mid 1850's. The stock has...

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   Micky Duck liked post by akaroa1 On thread : My oldest cartridge rifle 1859 ( picture heavy )

   Stub was tapped M20x1.5mm for about 30mm at its muzzle end Now I stripped the donor barrel from a Swedish rolling block 12.7x42 1873 that was sporterised but had a 9/10 bore 214531 Work out...

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   Micky Duck liked post by The bomb On thread : Red dot for hunting

   Got a photo?sounds like what I’m heading towards as my eyes get worse with age and astigmatism.

   Liked On: 15-01-2023, 01:45 PM

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    Micky Duck liked post by Ben Waimata On thread : Red dot for hunting

    I've got a vortex spitfire Gen 2 prism on my .223 at the moment. It seems the perfect compromise for my use. 3x magnification, 1moa etched/illuminated dot, and the entire optic is smaller and lighter...

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    Micky Duck liked post by The bomb On thread : Red dot for hunting

    214558 Worked fine for me on Thursday ..not tops hunting though but this shot was 60m in tight pepperwood.

    Liked On: 15-01-2023, 01:44 PM

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    Micky Duck liked post by keenbloke On thread : Red dot for hunting

    I run a red dot on my .357 lever action. Wicked for what I use it for but have had to let the odd mob go that I would have comfortably shot with my scoped 223

    Liked On: 15-01-2023, 01:44 PM

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    Micky Duck liked post by Bill999 On thread : Red dot for hunting

    Firedot scopes by leupold is a normal scope with a dot inside them which in my opinion is the best of both worlds I have them in 2-7 and 3-9 and they are bloody great Hate the red dots that iv had...

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    Micky Duck liked post by Flyblown On thread : Red dot for hunting

    Strictly close range use for me, on a Browning BLR .308. I’m shooting mostly goats in tight manuka scrub with small grassy clearings. Middle of the day hunting. Find them by following the sound of...

    Liked On: 15-01-2023, 01:43 PM

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    Micky Duck liked post by Preacher On thread : Red dot for hunting

    As mentioned they are useless if you have astigmatism. Had a look through jono7 one the other week and what it looked like to me was a TINY dot with a starburst around it. He assured me it...

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