The firearm thread

[pritch]

You call that firepower......

Look at how the recoil is pushing that ship sideways. Brilliant photo!

[sAsLEX]

Look at how the recoil is pushing that ship sideways. Brilliant photo!

And the vid




But we can put more rounds on target with one gun now

[Swoop]

Look at how the recoil is pushing that ship sideways. Brilliant photo!

The ship moves the ship's width, under a broadside discharge.

[pritch]

The ship moves the ship's width, under a broadside discharge.

I dunno shit about that stuff, I was in the infantry. It was a great day if we had a dugout canoe...

[Mr Merde]

A good afternoon spent with Wolf and Sunny Side Up and the kids.

Enjoyed the shooting.

Loved watching the excitement in the kids.

Sunny Side Up, that Husky is the best bargin I have heard of.

A turkey at 200 yards with an unfamiliar rifle. Good shooting.

Wolf, after all the years talking to you it has been a real treat finally meeting you.

Welcome anytime,


Chris.

[Wolf]

A good afternoon spent with Wolf and Sunny Side Up and the kids.

Enjoyed the shooting.

Loved watching the excitement in the kids.

Sunny Side Up, that Husky is the best bargin I have heard of.

A turkey at 200 yards with an unfamiliar rifle. Good shooting.

Wolf, after all the years talking to you it has been a real treat finally meeting you.

Welcome anytime,


Chris.

That was a totally wicked afternoon's fun. Really enjoyed myself and Taliesin had a ball.

Cheers for letting me fire your lever action - I can now understand your passion for black powder. Superb rifle and a real beaut to shoot with. Can't get over the smooth, light action on that beastie - made my old Miroku seem as tight as a nun's whatsit!

Taliesin was completely entranced and had a really good go at it - three different .22s, the lever action and the SKS.

Yep, it was great finally meeting IRL, quite the treat for me, also.

BTW, your suggested return route was much easier and faster (though the route we came out on would be a lot of fun on the bike.)

Cheers again for your hospitality and showing off your arsenal. Nice to finally see your rebuild project IRL - the pics just don't do it justice (nor do they convey the weight of that sucker!) you've done a fantastic job of the stock.

Still got a silly grin on my face - been waaaaayyyyyy too long since I went out and blew holes in things.

BTW, question (open to anyone):

How would a pistol scope (with its long focal depth) do on an SKS (top eject and I have no desire to mount a sight rail across the rear bolt cover). I was thinking a pistol sight would be able to be mounted forward of the ejector on the top of the barrel.

[Mr Merde]

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BTW, question (open to anyone):

How would a pistol scope (with its long focal depth) do on an SKS (top eject and I have no desire to mount a sight rail across the rear bolt cover). I was thinking a pistol sight would be able to be mounted forward of the ejector on the top of the barrel.

It should work OK. The thing you need to remember with pistol scopes is that they have a long eye relief and they need to be held pretty much at arms length from your eye.

I had one on my Thompson Contender pistol and it was very easy to use.

This was a 4 x 40 Bushnell and I had no trouble picking up a target at 300 yards with it and seening the hole punched in the paper.

If you look at the original idea for the "scout rifle" as propose by Jeff Cooper you will see that he suggested that the scope be mounted just where you are thinking of.

PS How did the young lads "scope eye" turn out? Leave a mark?


Chris

[Swoop]

I had one on my Thompson Contender pistol and it was very easy to use.

This was a 4 x 40 Bushnell and I had no trouble picking up a target at 300 yards with it and seening the hole punched in the paper.

Careful. Saying that you can use a pistol at more than 5 yards will get you a good talking to, around here...

[Wolf]

It should work OK. The thing you need to remember with pistol scopes is that they have a long eye relief and they need to be held pretty much at arms length from your eye.

Yeah, counting on that long relief to get it well clear of the ejection port and away from that bolt cover. I actually like the fact I can quickly extract the bolt from it - which I would not be able to do with the set-up I saw on another SKS: they had mounted a brass deflector over the ejection port, secured the bolt housing to the reciever (so it would not shift slightly) and mounted the rings to the forward receiver and the rear bolt cover. It worked but extracting the bolt could only be achieved by removing the scope (thus guaranteeing another sighting in session would be needed) and setting-to with a screwdriver.

That 4x40 Bushnell sounds the biz and if it can cope with the blast of a Contender, it'll survive the "rigours" of a little SKS.

PS How did the young lads "scope eye" turn out? Leave a mark?

Dunno, last I saw was when SSU dropped me off at home and he was fine then. If any bruising has developed overnight, his mum'll be the first to notice (then I'm sure SSU will be getting a phone call...)

I'm old and outta shape - despite yesterday not being particularly strenuous, I actually felt somewhat stiff and sluggish this morning (Taliesin, of course, was up and about ricochetting off the walls as usual - the resilience of youth!).

[Wolf]

Careful. Saying that you can use a pistol at more than 5 yards will get you a good talking to, around here...

Yer! We all knows that the only way to hit a target with a pistol is at point blank range.

[Swoop]

Yeah, counting on that long relief to get it well clear of the ejection port and away from that bolt cover.

My first SKS, I had that setup. Scope mount bolted onto the LH side of the action and requiring a lot of fiddly work to get the cleaning done.
I have since replaced rifle and also the scope setup with a very nice little Dinky Toy (chinese made, unfortunately) scope and mount package.
Purchased at the Auckland gun show! Good price as well.
Will try and remember to take a photo tonight.

[pritch]

Careful. Saying that you can use a pistol at more than 5 yards will get you a good talking to, around here...

I must've missed something. Who says you have to miss at more than 5 yards?

[Wolf]

My first SKS, I had that setup. Scope mount bolted onto the LH side of the action and requiring a lot of fiddly work to get the cleaning done.
I have since replaced rifle and also the scope setup with a very nice little Dinky Toy (chinese made, unfortunately) scope and mount package.
Purchased at the Auckland gun show! Good price as well.
Will try and remember to take a photo tonight.

Would definitely like to see.

My only worry is that the eye relief of a pistol scope would mean positioning the scope so far forward that it impinges on the gas return assembly (which needs to be detached for cleaning). I'm mindful I only have a limited area in which to mount a scope in such a way that it does not foul various parts of the rifle so it would be nice to see what others have done in that regard.

[Wolf]

I must've missed something. Who says you have to miss at more than 5 yards?

There have been a few posters in the past who have expressed disbelief that you can hit anything smaller than a barn beyond 50m with a pistol - to the point of heaping scorn on them as have claimed to have done so. It's the shooting equivalent of "you can't wheelie a shaftie" - oft said, despite the large number of people who have done so...

[Swoop]

Would definitely like to see.

My only worry is that the eye relief of a pistol scope would mean positioning the scope so far forward that it impinges on the gas return assembly (which needs to be detached for cleaning).

Yup. This sits on top of the rear bolt return-spring dust cover. The front of the scope isn't far enough forward to foul the spent cases. Scope would be able to sit between your wrist and fingertips and is designed as a riflescope (not a pistol scope).