The firearm thread

[ManDownUnder]

Mind you, I can imagine how the conversation will go with MissSniper.....
"Honey, I just spent half the wedding money on a rifle..... I love you"

Blame me... and let's face it - that line to your lovely other half is still better than

"Honey, I just spent half the wedding money on a rifle..... I love it"

[Mr Merde]

I am scheduled to work 30 hours overtime this weekend at 27hrs double time ans 3 hours sinle.

When I told the other half all I got back was

"Good, you can spend the money fixing up your bike and putting a deposit on those new pistols you want."

She is definitely a keeper.

The new pistols are Uberti copies of the 1872 Colt Open Tops in .38 spl with 5" barrels and a pair of 7" barrels as spare. Both pistols have been worked by a gunsmith and have an action like glass on glass.

[ManDownUnder]

I am scheduled to work 30 hours overtime this weekend at 27hrs double time ans 3 hours sinle.

When I told the other half all I got back was

"Good, you can spend the money fixing up your bike and putting a deposit on those new pistols you want."

She is definitely a keeper.

The new pistols are Uberti copies of the 1872 Colt Open Tops in .38 spl with 5" barrels and a pair of 7" barrels as spare. Both pistols have been worked by a gunsmith and have an action like glass on glass.

Don't take this the wrong way but... have her ring me if she's ever single again..!

Actually ring me anyway - I have some stuff here at work you need to collect. Not the least of which is a bucketfull of lead (no - literally!)

[Wolf]

Yeah cool. Am after LR at this stage to replace the existing one, but found this in my search.

1 rimfire, shooting 4 rounds (LR, Mag, .17HMR and Mach II)

Not cheap but then... quality isn't!

Fecking nice!

Mind you, Sako are generally fecking nice.

Next rifle I want is a bolt action .243, preferably Mauser action - a Husqvarna would be nice - but it'll have to wait.

Bikes have taken priority lately (especially since the XT failed its WOF).

[ManDownUnder]

Fecking nice!

Mind you, Sako are generally fecking nice.

Next rifle I want is a bolt action .243, preferably Mauser action - a Husqvarna would be nice - but it'll have to wait.

Bikes have taken priority lately (especially since the XT failed its WOF).

I have to wonder though... sight in one barrel, replace it for another and ... what happens to the point of impact (even if the barrel did somehow point in EXACTLY the same place... the different ballistics...)

?!?

[Mr Merde]

I have to wonder though... sight in one barrel, replace it for another and ... what happens to the point of impact (even if the barrel did somehow point in EXACTLY the same place... the different ballistics...)

?!?

I think I know what rifle you are talking about and it comes with a scope that has 4 adjustment rings for each caliber. Change the barrel, dial in the scope and away you go.

Supposedly works very well but the scope is expensive.

[scumdog]

Fecking nice!

Mind you, Sako are generally fecking nice.

Too true.
Fav. rabbit rifle? My Sako bolt-action 22 with 4X40 Gold Crown
Fav deer etc rifle? My Sako lever-action 308 with 3-9 Redfield.

[ManDownUnder]

Having invested far too much time on this it's come down to two .22LR rifles. I'm spending money on a lifetime purchase here, so quality, reliability and accuracy all come ahead of $$$.

I'm after a bolt action .22LR in stainless. Both of these fit the bill. The BRNO and Sako both work too but they're nickle plated and over the next 50+ years stainless should outlast them

So - the comparison I'm making (before I have even shouldered either of them)

Ruger 77/22.
Pros
Nice gun. Overengineered, reliable, proven technology, and hard to find a bad word on them.

Cons
Stock (appearance)
Accuracy relative to the Marlin
- I'm told the microgroove (Marlin) is better...?


Marlin 980S.
Pros
Microgroove barrel
Nicer stock... errrm and that's it really...

Cons
General finish and quality of the Marlin is lower than the Ruger. My current (925) has a Magazine than flops around a bit - common enough I understand

Thoughts/comments/experiences?

Ta
MDU

[scumdog]

Unless you plan on hunting on Stewart Island or Fiordland (unlikely with a 22) you don't need stainless, 22's just dont wear out if they're a bolt action of reasonable repute.

My 22 Sako is from the late 50's and still looks fairly new and shoots damn well, one hole about 10mm in diameter at 25 yards for five shots.
Any misses are the shooters fault.

[Wolf]

Unless you plan on hunting on Stewart Island or Fiordland (unlikely with a 22) you don't need stainless, 22's just dont wear out if they're a bolt action of reasonable repute.

My 22 Sako is from the late 50's and still looks fairly new and shoots damn well, one hole about 10mm in diameter at 25 yards for five shots.
Any misses are the shooters fault.

Got to agree on that score. None of my .22s were quite that old but I found that with regular cleaning the interior of the barrel was as shiny as a new one and if the blueing on the exterior started to show wear it was not a major task to reblue the metal bits (kind of satisfying, too. Got to the point I had "warm fuzzies" from the smell of hot blueing compound - can't beat the satisfying glow of DIY!)

[ManDownUnder]

Unless you plan on hunting on Stewart Island or Fiordland (unlikely with a 22) you don't need stainless, 22's just dont wear out if they're a bolt action of reasonable repute.

It's bloody Alexandra I'm worried about. It pissed down last time I was there, and I didn't get to clean the .22 soon enough (for my liking)

Time for an upgrade anyway - a treat I promised meself following a house sale so...

It's either Stainless or a Kimber - and I'd cry if I got a Kimber with a rust spot on it...

[Swoop]

Time for an upgrade anyway - a treat I promised meself following a house sale so...

The correct answer will be "buy both" and then have a play and sell the one you don't like (if there is one!).

[ManDownUnder]

The correct answer will be "buy both" and then have a play and sell the one you don't like (if there is one!).

LOL love that style.

It might come to that with a .22LR and .17HMR yet...

[Mr Merde]

If it was me I would be going for the Ruger 10/22

They are both fine rifles but the Ruger has bee around a while longer and there are a lot of aftermarket parts that will make it fit better, function better and make it more accurate than the stock item.

I would also go for the rifle version they recently bought out. it has a longer barrell (22 inches as opposed tot he 18 " of the carbine). it also has a free floating barrel. The carbine has a barrel ring that can throw the shot off if the barrel gets hot and pushes against the ring. A fault common with Winchester carbines and their clones.

Also if you are a little daring or manage to get a C cat licence they are a piece of cake to take full auto. All you need to do is make a new trigger unit. It can be done with a few tools and the right plans. Unfortunately these plans are not allowed in NZ in their original form (a Paladin book) but I might know where there is a copy floating around.

Mr

PS. Couldnt anser your PM as work has been so chaotic over the last 2 days. I'll be in your area this Sunday.

[scumdog]

Also if you are a little daring or manage to get a C cat licence they are a piece of cake to take full auto. All you need to do is make a new trigger unit. It can be done with a few tools and the right plans. Unfortunately these plans are not allowed in NZ in their original form (a Paladin book) but I might know where there is a copy floating around.

Fun but a waste of bullets.
Could only keep 8 shots out of a 10 shot burst (which I might add took about 1/3rd of a second to fire) on an old washing-machine lid at 15 yards.

1st shot hit the centre and prrrrp! the rest went wherever they felt like.