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#41
Parker Hale/BSA Rifles / Re: A tired old BSA CF2 .222
Last post by branxhunter - March 28, 2024, 04:50:21 PMI haven't played with one of these before.
The bore was pretty ragged. Brad can't remember ever cleaning it, and apparently his dad wasn't big on gun maintenance. We ran quite a few patches through it a got some beautiful blue patches.
Shot some groups which were terrible.
Marcus
The bore was pretty ragged. Brad can't remember ever cleaning it, and apparently his dad wasn't big on gun maintenance. We ran quite a few patches through it a got some beautiful blue patches.
Shot some groups which were terrible.
Marcus
#42
Parker Hale/BSA Rifles / A tired old BSA CF2 .222
Last post by branxhunter - March 28, 2024, 04:46:46 PMMy friend Brad inherited his dad's BSA .222 when his dad died 5 years ago. He's been using it for foxes and four legged crop raiders under the spotlight but results have been inconsistent.
I suggested that unless completely shot out .222s are usually accurate enough for his intended use so something is probably amiss. I said bring it around and I'll have a look.
Sooooo....... it's an CF2, and is a typical cockies rifle that hasn't been coddled.
I suggested that unless completely shot out .222s are usually accurate enough for his intended use so something is probably amiss. I said bring it around and I'll have a look.
Sooooo....... it's an CF2, and is a typical cockies rifle that hasn't been coddled.
#43
FIREARMS & OPTICS / Re: A couple of unique Brnos -...
Last post by branxhunter - March 28, 2024, 02:26:48 PMYeah the Guns and Game magazine was the best of the bunch, but sadly no longer published. Always had some good practical no frills articles.
Marcus
Marcus
#44
THE CAMPFIRE / Luck o' the Irish
Last post by Jamie.270 - March 17, 2024, 03:14:45 PMThe Corned Beef is in the pot, and my Irish blood (what there is of it) is a singin' on this fine almost spring day.
Doing anything special on this day o' the green?
Doing anything special on this day o' the green?
#45
FIREARMS & OPTICS / Re: j0e_bl0ggs guns
Last post by branxhunter - March 13, 2024, 11:18:24 PMQuote from: gitano on January 15, 2024, 02:06:32 PMI wondered about that too, Marcus. I haven't come up with an answer. He liked the .17 Rem, and one of them shot "little bug-holes". (I don't remember which one.) I haven' shot either of them yet. I do remember that his favorite load 1) used Vihtavouri powder, and 2) MV was under 4000 f/s. Maybe under 3800. I'm not too interested in a .17 bullet doing less than 4000, because 1) I know it's easy to get them going faster, and 2) if I have a 40-grain .22 bullet going 4000+ (from the .22-250), I don't really care about a 25-grain, .17 caliber bullet doing 3700. The .17 Remington that I have had from the early '80s has an average MV of 4112 with a 25-grain Hornady. It doesn't shoot as precisely as is reported on line for most .17 Rems - "only" 1-MoA at 100. (There's an interesting story associated with that.)
I'll shoot Alain's and see what I want to do with them after that. I do have two grandsons...
Paul
Sounds like a good plan. My daughter loves the Sako .17-222 and has basically claimed it as hers.
Marcus
#46
FIREARMS & OPTICS / Re: j0e_bl0ggs guns
Last post by gitano - January 15, 2024, 02:06:32 PMI wondered about that too, Marcus. I haven't come up with an answer. He liked the .17 Rem, and one of them shot "little bug-holes". (I don't remember which one. ) I haven' shot either of them yet. I do remember that his favorite load 1) used Vihtavouri powder, and 2) MV was under 4000 f/s. Maybe under 3800. I'm not too interested in a .17 bullet doing less than 4000, because 1) I know it's easy to get them going faster, and 2) if I have a 40-grain .22 bullet going 4000+ (from the .22-250), I don't really care about a 25-grain, .17 caliber bullet doing 3700. The .17 Remington that I have had from the early '80s has an average MV of 4112 with a 25-grain Hornady. It doesn't shoot as precisely as is reported on line for most .17 Rems - "only" 1-MoA at 100. (There's an interesting story associated with that.)
I'll shoot Alain's and see what I want to do with them after that. I do have two grandsons...
Paul
) I haven' shot either of them yet. I do remember that his favorite load 1) used Vihtavouri powder, and 2) MV was under 4000 f/s. Maybe under 3800. I'm not too interested in a .17 bullet doing less than 4000, because 1) I know it's easy to get them going faster, and 2) if I have a 40-grain .22 bullet going 4000+ (from the .22-250), I don't really care about a 25-grain, .17 caliber bullet doing 3700. The .17 Remington that I have had from the early '80s has an average MV of 4112 with a 25-grain Hornady. It doesn't shoot as precisely as is reported on line for most .17 Rems - "only" 1-MoA at 100. (There's an interesting story associated with that.)I'll shoot Alain's and see what I want to do with them after that. I do have two grandsons...
Paul
#47
FIREARMS & OPTICS / Re: A couple of unique Brnos -...
Last post by gitano - January 15, 2024, 01:44:26 PMMissed the articles.
Excellent reads!
Paul
Excellent reads!
Paul
#48
Quotable Quotes / Re: Your own favourite quotes ...
Last post by branxhunter - January 15, 2024, 11:51:03 AMA former work colleague of mine from over 25 years ago:
" That's the trouble with getting your ambitions mixed up with your capabilities" Dennis Holmes
Marcus
" That's the trouble with getting your ambitions mixed up with your capabilities" Dennis Holmes
Marcus
#49
AUSTRALIAN OUTDOORS / Re: Another evening in the sto...
Last post by Jamie.270 - January 14, 2024, 08:31:49 PMGood stuff Marcus!
"Way to go Dad!"
"Way to go Dad!"
#50
AUSTRALIAN OUTDOORS / Another evening in the stones
Last post by branxhunter - January 14, 2024, 05:45:23 PMOur daughter had one of her friends over last night and they wanted to head out for a hunt. We grabbed the Anschutz .222 and the Brno Mod 2 Myra Extruder, cammed up and headed into the stones to see if we could whistle up a fox.
No foxes seen at the first stand but daughter shot a rabbit, her first fur with the .20 Myra extruder built on a Brno Mod2. I was gifted the rifle by my friend Mark ( aka Camel) who succumbed to cancer last year. I think he would have been well chuffed.
It was a beautiful eveni g to be out and about.
The last stand was shooting over a stone fence. After whistling for a while I noticed two foxes sitting on a track about 300m away looking in our direction but another 10 minutes later they hadn't come any closer and light was beginning to fade. Not wanting to stumble through rocks on the way back to the Ute we called it quits.
Marcus