malcolm

7 minutes ago, malcolm said:

What stock did you have with it? IE what stock should I be looking out for, sorry didnt make myself very clear is a Remington short action

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I load for a friend and I use Reloader 22  Smokeless Magnum Rifle Powder.

Powder of choice for 7mm and 300 win mag or so it says on the tin

HI Pasky

Is the stock still for sale?

Great review, I am looking for a nv set up to go with my custon 204, and will have a look at the sightline.

Thanks very much once again

Malcolm

I use a thermal spotter and a pvs14 and have done for years, and they have served me well for a good number of years ( I think I bought the first model of thermal spotter as soon as it came out,and I was like a dog with two tails).The problem I have found is that with the new 204 the pvs14 add on makes the set up a bit unwieldy,its still ok to shoot and very accurate but its not as nice to shoot as a 223 (another 595) I have.I think that a dedicated nv unit would fit the bill, digital or thermal I still dont know.

You are spot on Bob who needs to shoot foxes in the dark at 400 ydrs plus, a lot of these keyboard warriors kid themselves on.I have been shooting more years than I care to remember, shooting one at 100 yrds with an old headlight and humping a motor bike battery was an achievement, ah the bad old days  

Thanks for the heads up Bob.I take it you have a ENV 10 or 15 using a laser what kind of range can you comfortably shoot at, taking into account weather conditions etc.

Maybe you can advise me I looked on the Optical Solutions website and the env10 and env15 have been removed as being no longer for sale,I do hope that he hasn't gone the same way as the company in Ireland,  I forget the chaps name

Hi Elliot sorry I didn't reply sooner, I was out with the rifle ( another dog fox ) it really is a joy to shoot. Anyway the barrel is a varmint barrel at 26 inch's long.To be fair it may be a bit long for some folk but I am too old to walk  across the fields at night. I have several huts placed around the farm, one on wheels which can be towed to where it is needed using the quad bike and I let the foxes come to me.Using a thermal spotter and a pvs14 the system is very productive we didn't loose any lambs due to fox predation last year. This year I may look at a digital night vision for the 204 and keep the pvs 14 for the shorter 223 it would probably be handier.

Regards  Malcolm

Had to wait until yesterday to get a new set of picatinney  rail scope rings to enable me to fit the scope and zero the rifle. Bore sighted the rifle and away to the field ( with no stock in it ) and set up the target at about thirty yards just to get the shots on the paper, four shots later and we were ready for 100 yrds. I decided on Nosler  ( the brass is better for reloading ) 40grn and was delighted with the outcome  three  rounds in the bull and all were touching,the group was about 4mm. I tried some home loads that I had lying around, they were quite good but require a little fine tuning. My confidence was sky high now and decided to put out a metal gong ( bought off here)  at about 250 yrds, what a thrill to hear the bang and see it swinging on the chains.To say that I am delighted with the rifle in an understatement, it is a joy to shoot ,the bolt is silky smooth, the trigger breaks like glass. If I can find a night vision scope that suits this rifle I will be like a dog with two tails. Thanks very much Dave .

WOW   what a great surprise, its my rifle and I am absolutely delighted with it. What a transformation ( I cant get over the shock of seeing it ) Dave has worked his magic again.Now comes the good part of working out a load for it so I can give the foxes and long distance crows a run for their money.Thank you ever so much Dave, I will phone you Monday.

What a great surprise to start the W/end