pnse Posted September 15, 2010 Report Share Posted September 15, 2010 picked this up yesterday,barrel fitted and chambered by Russ gall,blacking and stock work by Steve bowers specs are cal-243 ai action-nesika k rblp single shot barrel-lilja 12 twist 28'' trigger-jewell topped off with a nxs 5.5-22x56 np2dd in badger rings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronin Posted September 15, 2010 Report Share Posted September 15, 2010 Lovely I do like the right bolt, left port idea, makes for far easier loading. Stock looks very ergonomic. Look forwards to shoot reports. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baldie Posted September 15, 2010 Report Share Posted September 15, 2010 Ohhhh.....thats beautiful.... Gary cane stock ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moses Posted September 15, 2010 Report Share Posted September 15, 2010 Beautiful rifle!!!! I have to ask though, what happened to your other 243AI? Didn't you have one built on a Lawton? ATB Moses Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onehole Posted September 15, 2010 Report Share Posted September 15, 2010 Nice ,very nice!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elwood Posted September 15, 2010 Report Share Posted September 15, 2010 Sweet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weejohn Posted September 15, 2010 Report Share Posted September 15, 2010 Now that looks cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pnse Posted September 15, 2010 Author Report Share Posted September 15, 2010 Ohhhh.....thats beautiful.... <img src="http://ukvarminting.com/forums/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid="" border="0" alt="smile.gif" /> Gary cane stock ? not quite,it's a copy of this stock made by gary cane on my prac 20, the stock was made by steve bower's stock man at his place in cheltenham. atb paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pnse Posted September 15, 2010 Author Report Share Posted September 15, 2010 Beautiful rifle!!!! I have to ask though, what happened to your other 243AI? Didn't you have one built on a Lawton? ATB Moses yes i still have it,this one was cut with the same reamer so the brass fireformed in the lawton can be used in this rifle with full loads and no fireforming. atb paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jma Posted September 15, 2010 Report Share Posted September 15, 2010 Ohhhhh Ahhhhhh, I like that a lot, fantastic looking piece of kit. regards jma Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skany Posted September 15, 2010 Report Share Posted September 15, 2010 That is very very cool! cheers Andy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
20Tac Posted September 15, 2010 Report Share Posted September 15, 2010 Looks good - what kind of black finish is that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moses Posted September 15, 2010 Report Share Posted September 15, 2010 yes i still have it,this one was cut with the same reamer so the brass fireformed in the lawton can be used in this rifle with full loads and no fireforming. atb paul So this begs the next question; how do you swing 2 of the same calibres on your ticket? ATB Moses Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pnse Posted September 16, 2010 Author Report Share Posted September 16, 2010 So this begs the next question; how do you swing 2 of the same calibres on your ticket? ATB Moses the way i got them both on my ticket was to say one rifle is built as a light weight walkabout stalking gun and this one was built as a heavier static gun for the longer shots,all you have to do is give them good reason to need the two guns and as the guns were built for two different uses they granted with no probs.well that was my reasoning behind the need for two 243ai's,time to start planing the next build now as you can never have to many rifles. atb paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pnse Posted September 16, 2010 Author Report Share Posted September 16, 2010 Looks good - what kind of black finish is that? it's a epoxy phenolic coating,which is very hard wearing and doesn't chip as easy as some of the other coatings available atb paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.243happymeal Posted September 16, 2010 Report Share Posted September 16, 2010 So this begs the next question; how do you swing 2 of the same calibres on your ticket? ATB Moses I had 2 .243 on ticket for years just told the FEO that i needed one stalking rifle and one vermin rifle and if i had the same caliber then i didn`t need to increase the amount of ammo on the ticket. Nice chap seemed to grasp the concept of common sence and OK`ed it then and there. At the end of the day they are happy to give you a .22-250 and a .243 so no difference really ATB Matt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Streeker59 Posted September 16, 2010 Report Share Posted September 16, 2010 Simply stunning rifle.... Surprised at the slow twist though, 1 in 12" ? I thought you'd want at least a 1 in 10" for the heavier pills or do you only fire very light varmint grenades ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
re'M'ington Posted September 16, 2010 Report Share Posted September 16, 2010 Certainly is a sweet thing mate,what sort of weight is it? Martin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gandy Posted September 16, 2010 Report Share Posted September 16, 2010 very very nice mate I would be super pleased with that for one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pnse Posted September 16, 2010 Author Report Share Posted September 16, 2010 Simply stunning rifle.... Surprised at the slow twist though, 1 in 12" ? I thought you'd want at least a 1 in 10" for the heavier pills or do you only fire very light varmint grenades ? i had the barrel from another build that didn't get done,and as its been built for foxing of the top of a landrover it's the 70-75grn bullets i intend on using so flat and explosive,plus it give's me an excuse to build somthing else to get out a bit further atb paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pnse Posted September 16, 2010 Author Report Share Posted September 16, 2010 Certainly is a sweet thing mate,what sort of weight is it? Martin with the bipod and mod fitted it's just over 18lbs atb paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foxing2night Posted September 18, 2010 Report Share Posted September 18, 2010 i had the barrel from another build that didn't get done,and as its been built for foxing of the top of a landrover it's the 70-75grn bullets i intend on using so flat and explosive,plus it give's me an excuse to build somthing else to get out a bit further atb paul From time to time we see a rifle that is built with such care and attention to detail!!!!! This rifle of yours is one of them,,,, that stock is awesome as is the total build,,,, Can,t wait for the test reports???? Darrel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pnse Posted September 20, 2010 Author Report Share Posted September 20, 2010 From time to time we see a rifle that is built with such care and attention to detail!!!!! This rifle of yours is one of them,,,, that stock is awesome as is the total build,,,, Can,t wait for the test reports???? Darrel as yet i havent put a round down it,busy with work and away over the weekend,hope to get some loads made up over the next couple of days,and will post the results. atb paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pnse Posted September 22, 2010 Author Report Share Posted September 22, 2010 managed to get a bit of load work done,started with n150 behind a 75 vmax with a starting load of 43 grains working up .5 at a time to 45.5 all loads went into less than .5 with a couple going into .3 but this was the load that gave the best result,all groups shot prone off a bipod and rear bag. atb paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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