The price and availability of .303 ammo may be the biggest issue. Adding things like scopes and suppressors may also be difficult. There are second hand remingtons, mossberg etc out there that...
Liked On: 06-11-2025, 01:07 PM
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Liked On: 10-05-2025, 09:06 PM
I also minced a stock trying to put an AICS bottom metal in. Managed to make it fit, but after a few shots the action would lift off the recoil lug, found out when it started spraying shots at the...
Liked On: 12-01-2025, 08:08 AM
I've also done a couple of assemblies of the Atlasworx bottom alloy metal into T3 B&C stocks. Fairly easy. Just go slow and try the fit often. I expect the factory synthetic stock would be much the...
Liked On: 09-01-2025, 11:12 PM
I've done a couple into synthetic stocks with very basic tools, they work alright but the fit is not the same as factory or what a gunsmith with the "right" gear will achieve.
Liked On: 09-01-2025, 06:03 PM
I gave it a go and screwed a stock..... ended up selling the bottom metal
Liked On: 09-01-2025, 04:21 PM
On a positive note, here's a sako. Brought off the forum awhile ago and have had it shooting 259990
Liked On: 17-12-2024, 07:05 PM
My 10 year old was given a Tikka M55 in .243 for his birthday back in June. He lives and breathes deer stalking and has shot 6 to date . Fair play to him he doesn't want to shoot " easy farm deer" ....
Liked On: 16-12-2024, 07:46 PM
R22 gives good velocities in the .270. 58.5 gives me close to 3k with the 145 eldx in a 24 inch tube. R22 is a bit hot as temps get over 36C if ammo is in the sun or a hot chamber. But maybe not a NZ...
Liked On: 02-11-2024, 11:31 AM
Today I took two packets of hornady precision hunter ammo to the range. 1 purchased about 1 month ago (gold primers)and one a couple of days ago (silver primers). The original packet has been...
Liked On: 01-11-2024, 12:04 PM
my old marlin x7 used to shoot 0.8" 10 shot groups with 50gr blitzking and w748
Liked On: 05-08-2024, 09:21 PM
Flick me a PM or better still an email & I can hook you up
Liked On: 30-07-2024, 10:32 PM
I have the Sierra 65 Gameking projectiles in stock :)
Liked On: 30-07-2024, 08:47 PM
Just re-found n bumped up a couple of older 223 threads. That magic load still works lol
Liked On: 29-07-2024, 07:51 PM
65gr game king. 25.5 gr 2206h Consistently shoots 10 shot groups under MOA in my 9 twist Howa mini and works great on deer.
Liked On: 29-07-2024, 07:50 PM