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Din Collings RIP advised me that one (1) out of every five (5) No. 5 Carbines that came through his shop had the flash hider mounted crooked. Then consider the Canadian military assertion that the lightening cuts were in the wrong place, thereby recreating the unequal lug support which caused so...

You need to look carefully at the published specifications and then test the accuracy of that info with a physical example of the optic that you wish to purchase. If you are looking at variable power optics, the exit pupil at the lowest magnification can be significantly different to that at the...

I couldn’t help noticing (as a carpenter and the grandson of a carpenter joiner) that the legs for the desk have been set up back to front BUT that kind of error often happens with advertising images. Nice looking kit, provided that the missus gets what she wants, first.

I was going to ask if you liked them to write with OR to eat!

Very nice, Kevin. Thank you for showing this image.

I currently have one hunting/match rifle fitted with a 30mm tube scope. The big advantage with a straight tube scope is that you have much more light coming in, due to the larger usable diameter of the objective lens. The main reason for choosing a 30mm scope with an objective bell is that a...

It seems to me that concentricity is more of an issue with boat-tail bullets, especially the short shank versions because it is more of a challenge to get them properly centred as they enter the leade and therefore you try to get bullets as concentric to the chamber as possible. Experienced...

Good job. Plenty of steaks there!

Nice results. Thanks for sharing. Do you have images of the Water Buffalo to show us?

Beautiful rifle and fully traditional with the additional canvas cover for the gun case.

@spike.t The best person to approach for a remedy, might be the owner of a car valet service. Those guys have significant experience with a large variety of surfaces that have been affected by ultraviolet light and moisture, etcetera.

Good job. I have a vague recollection of seeing something written about such a bullet, possibly with a photograph or two but it is nice to see a comprehensive account of your experiences.

My father, who was fair skinned, had a number of frozen nitrogen treatments for melanomas and eventually passed away at 90, after being in dementia care for the best part of eight years. His father was still physically active into his eighties, having been a key figure in the construction of...

Welcome aboard. Nice piece of kit to inherit.

Five (5) minute drive from my house and 35 minute walk downhill OR uphill (even with latest acquisition in backpack). Possibly … a little too close? :D:A Banana::D Beers:

Makes much sense to me.

Bob is on holiday, remember! Normal curmudgeon service will be resumed in about a fortnight:D.

I am meeting up with Bob at the end of March. If you are truly desperate, I could make my reloading manuals (and other materials) available to him. Otherwise ... I could play sad music for you, on the smallest violin in the world:D! P.S. I am currently at a (Scottish Single Malt) whisky tasting.

Hi Gert, good to hear that you are getting back to working on this rifle. I am looking forward to the next instalment on your progress. Onwards and upwards.

Healthy hobby i.e., it takes you outdoors and gives you some exercise.

Concussion due to muzzle blast is generally more important than probable velocity reduction ... unless you are target shooting at ranges of 300-1200 yards.

Looks like a great shoot. Have fun, take your drill rounds and plenty of ammo.

Yes ... shooting jackets always seem to shrink in the off season, don't they? :A Whistle: :A Stirring: :D Beers:

I know a guy (Barry) who inherited his uncle’s Model 70 .300 H&H bought before WW2 and purchased his uncle’s .375 H&H (possibly bought after the war) from him. When Barry felt like stirring, he would take the .375 to a Prize Shoot and place it on the mound during the prematch sight-in session...

@flyfishdoc Beautiful rifle. Everything that you could want in a Rigby .275 from that era. Thank you for sharing. Once you have had it in your hands for a month or so … will you hear the missus calling the first time around, instead of the tenth (10th)? :giggle: :D Cheers: :A Stirring: :A Banana:

Better than being overloaded by the ammo manufactory! When Remington launched the .260 Remington (6.5/.308 by another name) it was quickly discovered in NZ that: if you tried to reload the cases to replicate original velocities, you got some nasty pressure signs. Our general (shooters and trade)...

Fair Fair enough about missing the point. I couldn’t sleep and completed my response at 05:17 local time:giggle:! I will see how this thread develops, before composing a response on exactly how my competitive training and shooting has helped me in the field i.e., I will be fully awake next time.

Smallbore (.22lr)prone for a number of years, @25 and 50m. Rimfire silhouette shoots and (rifle) simulated field shoot. Three and four position Rimfire at 75 and 50/100m (latter being a defunct regional event). Centrefire/Rimfire @100m for Prize Shoots. 200 metre prone annually at a deer...

Hornady Delta Rest is as fancy as I get. Bought one as soon as they landed in NZ. Yes, that dates me but not a superannuant yet:giggle:! A .50 cal ammo box with a Swanni (heavy woollen bush shirt) on top can also work. Just put it on its side if you need to lower it. Seriously though, my Delta...

Noisy?

As perfected circa 1908 (if I have the right year) following some ammunition-related safety issues with Serbian contract rifles? There is bound to be a bigger Mauser 98 geek than me, who can give us the details right off the top of his/her head.

They have gone a bit mad in recent years. The shortages in the U.S.A. have combined with the container ship situation post-COVID. Mainfreight had to start chartering it’s own ships and may still be doing so; after Maersk stopped coming to NZ. The ability of container ship captains to decide...

You just have to keep bragging about that view, don’t you? :D:A Stirring::D Cheers:

Just remembered that I needed to look up the above mentioned article. The rifle was actually a .404 Jeffery so … I was almost there with the bullet diameter: Gun Digest 1994, 48th Ed., M’zee and the Marmota by Rob Lucas. The article runs from pp.33-8 and is essential reading for anyone who...

I have a Gun Digest at home, probably from the nineties wherein there is an article about shooting marmota with a .425 Westley Richards. The evil editor:D Ken Warner most probably, had insisted that the proposed article on reduced power lead loads, had to be on ground hog hunting. I will post...

If you were fitting a target peep sight (intended for shooting out to 1,000 or maybe 1200 yards, you would have to notch the stock BUT you just need a standard Redfield or Lyman diopter sight.

I agree with the above sentiments. Plenty of knowledge exchanged and quite a bit of fun stirring each other up. Safety first, in nice civilised discussions. Thank you Jerome.

What @mdwest said! You need to get your head into it, after ensuring that you are keeping up on basic fitness and flexibility. Good luck with your hunt.

Ask and ye shall receive:)!

I have never used that chambering BUT my understanding is that 232 grains is the standard bullet weight for a 9.3x57. If you want a heavier bullet, I believe that Speer makes a 270 grain projectile which may suit your purposes. The 9.3mm 270 grain bullet seems to be a popular deer hunting bullet...

Agreed but … I was still waiting for that wildcat to be mentioned. The state hunting administrations would be better off doing spot safety checks at road ends; to discourage shitheads from loading chambers before heading out and encouraging them to unload completely when they return to the track...

Mo More likely … a wombat! :A Banana:

Modern alloys instead of carbon steel. Receiver only, if I recall correctly.

I I was waiting for someone to bring that up.

After thousands of military rounds and not just 2-3,000.

Single stage press, definitely. First tool … a chronograph. Record ten (10) velocities per test, with factory ammo and divide the standard deviation by the average/mean to obtain the coefficient of variation i.e., the percentage value of the standard deviation for that test series. Standard...

I was a commercial stationer when the Parker Duofold was relaunched in the late 80s. Beautiful pens with a nice weight and very nice to write with but I could not justify the price at the time

Lamy: a couple of Safaris and a Makrolon 2000. Blue and black ink. NB Makrolon is the brand of ABS plastic used in Steyr SSG69 stocks. Years ago I had a Parker 45 made up by their local repair guy with a nib that allowed me to do italic and cursive, basically a broad nib with rounded edges that...

What is even sillier with the U.S new cartridge nonsense is that: the .338 machine gun cartridge is essentially an attempt to replicate the performance of the 7.92x57 IS sS 198 grain machine gun load introduced in 1917 or 1918 (I am currently away from my library) and which inspired the...

Good to see a couple of Paul Jaeger built rifles, instead of just his lightweight side mounts and variants of his sling mount innovation that most people associate with Uncle Mikes. Nice guns.