Short barrelled bush rifle? Easy peasy.... 16.5" barrel; I've had it for over 40 years.... ;) It's sporting a 3-9x now; but it used to have a Weaver 2.5x (still have it), and used Hornady 174gr RN...
Liked On: 16-04-2023, 10:27 PM
Definitely make it a .308. Reasons being: 1. .30 cal is the most popular caliber in the US and as such there will always be plentiful supplies of freedom seeds to load up. 2. The .308 is efficient,...
Liked On: 16-04-2023, 10:26 PM
.375 Winchester Big Bore 94 lever gun with no magnification dot scope, good for 150 yards which is 50 yards better than a 30-30, makes a mess of the forequarters so gives a good excuse why you only...
Liked On: 16-04-2023, 10:25 PM
221086 One of these. T3 in 308win. Does the tops just fine too.
Liked On: 16-04-2023, 10:25 PM
Keep it simple. A T3, Rem 700 or similar in .308, .7mm08 cut to 16-18 inches with a DPT mod and a 1-6 or 3-9 scope. Keep your .270 for tops work and you have all angles covered.
Liked On: 16-04-2023, 10:24 PM
these days you would cut kanuka and plant manuka wouldnt you LOL.... my firewood eyes were bulging driving over lewis pass area this week.
Liked On: 16-04-2023, 10:23 PM
Not only is rinsing with hot water needed to neutralize the residue after allowing to dry and carding with wire wool or 3M pad, but warming the part with boiling water before blueing helps get a...
Liked On: 16-04-2023, 10:18 PM
Was driving to the maimai for the annual spruce up today, spotted this bloke, apparently the work of a chainsaw artist 221435
Liked On: 16-04-2023, 10:12 PM
I had a chrony for the weekend and had to hope to and get some work done and it was one of those days. Where I got to pat my self on the back for being a fussy reloader . Id got a .308 going a...
Liked On: 16-04-2023, 10:11 PM
Well I had a play with a very nice little sporterised 20" Martini in 303 today and I thought to myself this would be an awesome bush rifle
Liked On: 12-04-2023, 10:36 PM
Ive got several Mec presses, had to learn to load, was living in the Arctic, and shooting 16 ga, I buy up bits and pieces as i come across them, doesn’t make sense for 12 and 20 normally, but the...
Liked On: 11-04-2023, 11:02 PM
Can't go past a creamy Castello blue :drool: Will try this
Liked On: 11-04-2023, 10:13 PM
if someone asks for sauce to go with steak in my house,they are deprived of meal and a supermarket sausage is offered if not a slice of dog roll.... but yeah that sounds good.
Liked On: 11-04-2023, 10:13 PM
my 7x57 with strong action will get 120 nosler at 3246fps with W760
Liked On: 11-04-2023, 10:10 PM
Great project and I think your specs are pretty much on the mark. Follows is a picture of a tomahawk I carried for over 30 years of "armed tramping" . It weights 1120gms complete, and the handle...
Liked On: 04-04-2023, 10:46 PM