Recent content by dougfinn

The Voere was from Intersurplus and the Mauser stock was at a local gun shop, Reliable Gun. I’ve never come across any suitable stocks from either of them since. I think I got lucky.

The first restocking I did was with a stock off a Voere that had a Mauser action. It just needed a little tweaking in the barrel groove as well as glass bedding. The second one was a Mauser stock that again required only a bit of work to the barrel channel and glass bedding. I also restocked one...

I currently own two 640’s, one in 8x57 and the other in 9.3x62. They are great rifles if they were taken care of. I’ve gone through a few of them till I found these two which appear to be low round count rifles and great shape inside and out. The only drawback to the original stocks is that they...

I always was intrigued with the no.1, and I finally got one, two actually. One was in .458 win mag. Recoil was brutal so I sent it on down the road. The other was in 270 wby with a custom stock with beautiful grain. It was with this rifle that I learned about vertical stringing that these rifles...

It is a bit of a kicker alright. My double in 450/400 weighed 10.7 pounds, and I would want it any lighter. I imagine the Ruger No.1 would be a handful in this calibre. I wouldn’t want a higher muzzle velocity either.

I have shot the 286 gr. Swift A-Frame at a muzzle velocity of 2418 fps. I also shoot the Nosler ET monolithic at a muzzle velocity of 2584 fps. Both show good accuracy on targets. The 286 gr. bullet has a 7 foot pound advantage at the muzzle, but after that the 250 grain out performs it in every...

I’ve owned and shot them both. I would take the .303 any day.

I’m always amazed at how little powder the 8x57 Mauser uses to produce the energy it does.

I say any modification that improves the gun for your use is ok in my books. I have a couple of Husqvarna that I’ve replaced the triggers on and refinished the stocks. I don’t sand the stocks, I just strip off the old finish, raise any dents with a steam iron and apply an oil finish. Any battle...

I’ve got a set of Warne QD’s on my 9.3x62 Husqvarna. I don’t intend to hunt DG but they sit just a tad higher than the regular rings, so my bolt handle clears the scope better.

I have owned and shot both, but never killed anything with them, so I can comment on their game killing abilities. What I can say is the my 9.3x62 was more comfortable to shoot with its milder recoil, and being about 1.5 lbs lighter, it was much easier to carry in the field. I currently own only...

The British called them headache guns. Any rifle with a recoil velocity over 15 fps fell into this category. My 450/400 double was good for 6 shots, with shots 7 and 8 giving me an immediate headache. My .375 weighed 11 pounds and never gave me that problem. I had a Ruger no.1 in .458 win. It...

Better late than never.

I’ve read on several occasions that two piece stocks are not as accurate. No explanation was ever given so it could just be personal bias. Anyone here ever heard of this?

Casio Sport. Solar powered charging, altimeter, barometer,compass and the watch is radio controlled so it is always correct and automatically resets for the twice annual time changes. Also water resistant to 10 bars.