Always amazes me that blokes will spend 2-3k on a rifle, 1-2k on a scope and then mate the two with crappy rings. Optilocks on my T3s - yes they’re a bit heavy, but they never move and they don’t...
Liked On: 16-01-2023, 11:47 AM
What brand are those sold as mate? They look like a copy of the Leupold PRW. For cheap rings the only ones that i have never had issues with are the Nikko Sterling steel rings. But apart from that...
Liked On: 16-01-2023, 11:46 AM
Took my newly acquired tikka .308 to the range to sight in today, couldnt find any optilocks in the height i needed so resorted to a cheap set of chinese? i assume rings (from a retail shop). being...
Liked On: 16-01-2023, 11:44 AM
Stuff the formulas, solution is to put a big zip tie on the barrel with the end being vertical. Use it as a front post and keep cutting it till you get the right height. Good luck.
Liked On: 16-01-2023, 11:36 AM
Divide 25,000 mm by 530 = 47.17 (approx). Divide 150mm x 47.17 = 3.17mm front sight height change.
Liked On: 16-01-2023, 11:36 AM
It's a reasonable well written article, not the crap you usually see in stuff - plus it has some interesting and valid points from the police In The Herald actually but I digress, this article...
Liked On: 16-01-2023, 11:33 AM
Youtube vid of our overnighter for some venison. We ended with a nice fat stag to take home, have a watch if you've got nothing to do. Cheers https://youtu.be/p8IlA_PFxdU
Liked On: 16-01-2023, 07:51 AM
214672 Dog Tree 214673 Happens in Australia too
Liked On: 15-01-2023, 08:49 PM
7.65x53 redundant I guess but still usefull for me. 214625
Liked On: 15-01-2023, 07:43 PM
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 ...
Liked On: 15-01-2023, 02:25 PM
Wow that is some amazing work. Thanks for sharing and looking forward to seeing how it progresses.
Liked On: 15-01-2023, 02:23 PM
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...
Liked On: 15-01-2023, 02:23 PM
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...
Liked On: 15-01-2023, 02:23 PM
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, 01:58 PM
Then you have something like this which is developed that bridges the gap between a couple of cartridges and is a little bit quicker than an older American favourite. Made to make use of the...
Liked On: 15-01-2023, 12:08 PM