baldie Posted August 26, 2009 Report Share Posted August 26, 2009 The bad side to being busy, is that your own guns have to take a back seat, as does the shooting of them. This is the .338 i,ve been piddling around with for the last 6 months, on and off. i,ve shot it twice at 1000 yards, and the best group it managed was 8" on a windy day. It shoots the 250 grain scenars fairly well. i tested it yesterday at 100 yards with the 300 grain version, and got a shock. it shot two groups of just under .2". I now cannot wait to try it at 1000 with these, as they have a bc of around.780 as i recall. I finally got it stripped and painted. Its a pattern called advanced tiger stripe, the main colour being woodland tan, then matt black, and cooler green stripes, with the odd bit of tiger stripe brown, here and there. Pig of a job, that took over 12 hours to do....but i think the end result was worth it. Yep, the recoil pad is missing.....we dont use them ooop north..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Sprags Posted August 26, 2009 Report Share Posted August 26, 2009 Very nice Baldie! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveW Posted August 26, 2009 Report Share Posted August 26, 2009 Baldie, the effort put into the stock was well worth it. Good luck when stretching your legs with the 300's Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nemasis243 Posted August 26, 2009 Report Share Posted August 26, 2009 WOW now that floats my boat, Cracking job there Baldie, well done on that one, ATB Andy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnGalway Posted August 26, 2009 Report Share Posted August 26, 2009 Another lovely looking rifle there Baldie Got another question for ya! Took a look at ye're site the last day, do you put up photos of all the rifles you have made in the shop or just the odd one here and there? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moses Posted August 26, 2009 Report Share Posted August 26, 2009 I liiiiike it, I like it a lot. Awesome paint job, did you machine the break yourself? How does the recoil compare using a break instead of a mod? ATB Moses Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baldie Posted August 27, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 27, 2009 John, Very few actually get put on the site, but we do try and get pics of all the custom guns for a folder/album i intend to put together for in the shop. Moses, The brake was one of four made for me by Russ Gall in Scotland, and absolute top quality too.Russ was, at the time, the only guy making them on his cnc lathe, but i can now get them locally, at the place we have our recievers done. It had an A-tec mmc on originally, and that did its job very well, but the heat haze was too bad after 3 rounds, rendering it unusable, so i fitted the brake instead.Its far more efficient in taming recoil, and this gun now shoots like an average .308 recoil wise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elwood Posted August 27, 2009 Report Share Posted August 27, 2009 Nice photographic angles Nice looking rifle Dave, interesting choice of colour and scheme, which work well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronin Posted August 27, 2009 Report Share Posted August 27, 2009 Nice I have some 300 SMK's left over that shoot pretty good in mine. Although the bulk box of 250 SMK also shoots (better) - welcome to try some 300 SMK if you want. Stick the 17th October in your "my little pony diary" (or whatever you Yorkies use) As its Warcop and a guest day, so you can stretch the beastie to 3000 mtrs if you can see that far.......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnGalway Posted August 27, 2009 Report Share Posted August 27, 2009 John, Very few actually get put on the site, but we do try and get pics of all the custom guns for a folder/album i intend to put together for in the shop. I was thinking as much, they'd look good up there though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foxing2night Posted August 27, 2009 Report Share Posted August 27, 2009 Dave, You have out done yourself again mate!!! All i can say is "gun porn!!!" Keep um coming Dude!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snap_shot Posted August 27, 2009 Report Share Posted August 27, 2009 She's lookin very well indeed mate..... And not wishing to hi jack your thread the .243 win is doing its job very very well, i got two foxes in the one field at slightly over 400 yards about 2 weeks ago.... P.s. i'm loving the paintwork mate..... Snap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1967spud Posted August 27, 2009 Report Share Posted August 27, 2009 looking sweet dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
varminter Posted August 27, 2009 Report Share Posted August 27, 2009 Looks like a very nice beastie you have there Dave!!!! :lol: Just the thing for longer range fruit slaying!!! Have fun and all the best............... RAY................................ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baldie Posted August 31, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 31, 2009 Andy, i,ll check the diary [ask er indoors] That sounds good. Snap, excellent news buddy...didn,t realise there were 400 yard fields in the emerald isle.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snap_shot Posted September 2, 2009 Report Share Posted September 2, 2009 Andy, i,ll check the diary [ask er indoors] That sounds good. Snap, excellent news buddy...didn,t realise there were 400 yard fields in the emerald isle.... i shot across a little valley mate..... it was two fields over i nailed them......haha cheers Snap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TC Posted September 2, 2009 Report Share Posted September 2, 2009 Best looking rifle I have seen for some while ! I'll drop you a PM re: brakes. Tony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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