Recent content by csmiffy

All right then, how about for a mix of it all, doing a 318-06? You could then say you were using the correct projectiles, in an easy to find action with easy to find brass and probably be able to reload cost effectively with a modified die and expander etc. No need for speshy expensive dies. New...

Is the crack spreadable? My suggestion will work a little better if it can. This is the crack running towards thr butt? Get a drill that is long enough to drill far enough towards the butt but not let the drill chuck touch the top ot the stock where the action sits. Drill back underneath where...

Well while it might indeed end up a talking piece, I would be just as likely to grab it as the 243, the 8x57 or the 416 remington which I have carried a bit but had little opportunity to shoot much. Interesting comment about the ruger M77 extractor. Not sure if they are cheaper or more available...

Sometimes I start thinking about things and this is one of those times. In an article/thread on here about the 318WR, it mentioned that WR at one time used P14 actions to make them. Some very quick digging suggested a P17 would be a better fit. As I have some possible donor actions for this...

Not really on topic and only pertinent as some people like yourself have commented on cleaning scope lenses This is a proper cleaning method from a scope guru since retired in NZ. Used to repair scopes and as he told me he sometimes before taking on certain models of scope, would request one...

I have attached pics of the 270 and the 8x57 bolt face. The 8mm is the original bolt for the rifle, the 270 is not. I had an action and needed a bolt. Neither will close on a round dropped in the chamber, at least without being a dickhead. They both will if pushing on the middle of the extractor...

well i have what i think is a post war Brno mauser 8x57 sporter. It will not snap over a round in the chamber if you push the bolt or at least i am too scared to try with aggression. It doest do it with a solid push. it will however go over a case in the chamber if you squeeze on the middle of...

Mom. Interesting about the 375 mag box. I'd get one of those if i knew it was cheap enough. Got a P14 I reckon will turn into a 300 H+H. I have the p17 mag box.

If you were starting from scratch on a budget, the p14/17 is a longer action that doesn't need much to the longer magnum cartridges. P14 with a P17 bolt and mag box is pretty close. Unless you get a magnum length 98 you will have to remove metal from the feed ramp etc to get them to fit. If you...

try some woodleigh 340s although I'm hearing they could be a little soft. SAtill a big pill for moose and bear

It would be more useful when using lots of heavy loads I reckon for recoil mitigation. One shot on a turkey not so much. I made one years ago for my Mossy 500. Thats another story. As for the red dots, as some shotguns can patter in slightly different places to point of aim it could be used for...

geez. i am an amatuer at this. I can hinestly say i have had only one dangerous game rifle in my hands (not a lot in use in NZ) and its my Remington 700 416RM. So in regards to that I have never seen or heard about a second safety as shown. I will say though I'm not a fan. Engineering wise I can...

so the back/rear sight is more conventional without any hi vis stuff?

silly thing to say. Definitely keep both lol. Nice rifle.