nice one! I'm jealous of your gear, especially the mill, what brand is it?
Liked On: 31-03-2020, 09:01 AM
Well done. A lot of works gone in to that with a great result. Makes me really miss my days of machining.
Liked On: 31-03-2020, 09:01 AM
Great write up and pics too.. takes almost as much time as the machining part huh? :thumbsup:
Liked On: 31-03-2020, 09:01 AM
If the internet didn't exist, and you just picked up a 25-06 with a 4x 'scope on it, sighted it in for 250 yards, stuffed some 120 grain factory rounds into it and went hunting...you would be...
Liked On: 21-03-2020, 10:40 PM
FIRST GO AT A FIBERGLASS STOCK With the mold complete it was now time to bite the bullet and have a go at making my first rifle stock. As I previously mentioned I had decided that I would make my...
Liked On: 28-02-2020, 08:38 PM
MAKING THE MOLD Up until this stage I was fairly comfortable with what I had to do and how to proceed, from here I was in unfamiliar territory. Consequently, I sought advice and received some very...
Liked On: 28-02-2020, 08:33 PM
I just got back from testing the Zastava on paper. I ended up backing the load off to 25gr from 26.5gr with the 75gr Sierras and seated them to 47.5mm to feed from the internal mag. This dropped...
Liked On: 21-01-2020, 04:49 PM
I got the action all trued up, barrel threaded both ends and chambered. I polished a few rough edges on the bolt/bolt channel and burnished in some molly powder which made it very slick. 128619...
Liked On: 21-01-2020, 04:48 PM
I'm loving these threads of yours showing your projects, I'm envious of your skills and ability to machine up and fit barrels etc. Bloody cool and handy. I've been interested in the 6x45 for a...
Liked On: 12-01-2020, 03:26 PM
I got this very rough Winchester 1885 high wall action sent to me a few months ago. Someone had taken to it with a gas torch and vice grips while holding it in an engineers vice without jaw...
Liked On: 05-01-2020, 06:23 PM
I finally received what was supposed to be a pre-chambered 22" long fluted S/S 6mm TCU barrel but it wasnt. I had to make a chamber cast to actually work out what it was. Someone had used a .223...
Liked On: 12-12-2019, 08:40 PM
have the odd project lying about an L42 rebuild, a Lovells pattern carbine (NZ Marked) that needs some love, a couple of old muskets that need to have their fate decided on and this! a loverly...
Liked On: 10-12-2019, 05:20 PM
Finally got to stretch the little Grendels legs and test accuracy on a rock at 500m a couple of weeks ago with Flyblown. Even with a tricky little wind we managed to land 3 rounds each on the same...
Liked On: 10-11-2019, 06:42 PM
Its actually ar 450 the ratings are a range in this case brinell 430 to 480. Ar 500 goes from 460 to 530 so 500 can be 450 and vice versa. The test certificate was 460. Starting at a mv of 2350 fps...
Liked On: 03-10-2019, 05:17 PM
Hi all, I have not been slack over the xmas period, all through my waist line has with all the xmas nibbles, so what this means is I have made another barrel. Now this time I reamed it to .450" then...
Liked On: 13-01-2019, 07:41 PM