Recent content by Chamaan

So i've been away a bit, but late is better than never. And as promised this is the final result, i gotta say i'm pretty happy so far and i think it's a gorgeous rifle and setup. Thanks again everyone for you help ! Still have to sight it in at the range, i'll post groupings if they are...

What i did exactly mate. Just waiting for the rings and mount now.

That's a very nice wood you got there, all veiny and marbled. I will for sure post pics and impressions as soon as i get the mounting done. ;) Thanks again for all the advices.

What do you mean ? I thought using a torque screwdriver would just be enough and pretty simple. I think you predicted the future : i just bought a barely used Leupold VX6 1-6x24 (indeed i could not swing a new one). I got it for 800€, new ones are selling at best around 1300-1500 euros in...

Forrest Halley that is quite exactly the answer i was hoping for. Thanks to you I am set on the Warne QD bases and collars, and i am conforted that i should be able to mount them myself. As you said the 1-8 scope has everything going for it, but i was not aware that heavy scopes were not...

Warne acknowledges lapping as a valid practice. However, they disaprove lapping for their QD vertical mounts. Here is the justification : (https://warnescopemounts.com/is-lapping-needed/) "Since vertically split rings need to slightly flex around the tube to tighten, lapping is difficult to...

Thank you very much for all your advices. What i thought was a quick check-up was actually mandatory. Here are my take-home points : - The Bushnell Forge scope is too heavy, and what i thought would be an advantage for managing recoil is actually problematic. - I will pursue with a Leupold...

Who is to refer to, if not those who tried ahah ! Your input is very appreciated and i will follow your advice. I was already hesitating with a Leupold scope but since i plan on using my rifle also in France in driven hunts for deers and boars, illuminated cross-dots are great. So it might...

Thank you very much BeeMaa for your input, i will look into the Wheeler kits. As for this scope, it weights 732 grams. That is indeed almost double the weight of most Leupold optics. I am usually going by "heavy is good, heavy is reliable" but you are raising my concern. Do you think i'd be...

Hello TOBY458, congrats on yor new rifle. I recently bought the exact same M70 Alaskan, but i asked a gunsmith to forge the iron sights as i was not confident in the switchable original ones. I shot a 3 bullets group at 20 meters that came out decent i guess, since the range was very dark and i...

Hello everyone, I need your experienced minds to help me for a check-up before i buy and mount a scope on my .375 H&H mag, Winchester 70 Alaskan rifle. The said scope is a Bushnell Forge 1-8x30 (34 mm tube diameter, 38 mm "true" objective diameter). Before being a registered member, lurking...

Hi Shootist43, and thank you everyone for your greetings. For small game, i use a 12-gauge shotgun, namely a Beretta silver pigeon. Mostly in driven hunts : hares and rabbits, partridges, pheasants and ducks. For big game, and still in driven hunts,it's boars, roebucks and deers with : - a...

Hi everyone, French hunter reporting in, i am a rookie so i plan on picking your brains if you don't mind. For now, i hunt small and (what we call here) "big" game in France but i am considering a hunting trip for my 30's, in 2.5 years. I will try to make my posts as readable as i can, but my...