bisleyjohn
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Next time you guys, take some pictures to show us Brits who have to shoot under very restricted circumstances - then make us really jealous!!!
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Rock Home Isle
54 Cal.
I want to see this gun...
forty_caliber
40 Cal
Finally warmed up enough for me to get back in the shop today. Worked on more of the Kibler kit. Elongated holes in the barrel lugs, fitted and installed the trigger guard, worked on butt plate fit.
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I worked up my nerve today and filed the front sight on my Pedersoli Frontier .50 cal rifle. Windy but had to try it out after that.
First of all, this is the first time I ever shot from a bench rest. Yup, true story.
I bought some birdseed sacks today coincidently, and they were still in the truck box. So took one of them, set it up on the bench and took all shots from it. I wanted to remove as many variables as possible to see what was really going on.
At home I took 1/8" off with a file. Then off to the range.
25 yards.
Shooting 55 grains of Triple 7, .490 patched lead ball, the first 3 shots are the lower 3 below the target. Better than before I took the 1/8 off, they would have been a couple inches lower. Then took a little more off with the file. Moved up to the next lowest group. A little more at a time. Better and better. Finished with a full 1/4" filed off, and the elevation is near perfect, just the wind I had to contend with which is the near level horizontal ones with the center shots. Those are now with the top of the blade in the buckhorn notch. The one at 12 o'clock is me using a different sight picture, B on the chart below. Thinking that may be my 50 yd sight pic. Anyhow, pretty happy I took the time to actually assess the sights properly, most of the time I can't be bothered and just shoot. I took 2 quick passes over it with the file when I got home just to give me incrementally more height on the target, dressed it with a very fine file and emery paper, and it's slick as can be now.
No excuses now, it's all on me.
First of all, this is the first time I ever shot from a bench rest. Yup, true story.
I bought some birdseed sacks today coincidently, and they were still in the truck box. So took one of them, set it up on the bench and took all shots from it. I wanted to remove as many variables as possible to see what was really going on.
At home I took 1/8" off with a file. Then off to the range.
25 yards.
Shooting 55 grains of Triple 7, .490 patched lead ball, the first 3 shots are the lower 3 below the target. Better than before I took the 1/8 off, they would have been a couple inches lower. Then took a little more off with the file. Moved up to the next lowest group. A little more at a time. Better and better. Finished with a full 1/4" filed off, and the elevation is near perfect, just the wind I had to contend with which is the near level horizontal ones with the center shots. Those are now with the top of the blade in the buckhorn notch. The one at 12 o'clock is me using a different sight picture, B on the chart below. Thinking that may be my 50 yd sight pic. Anyhow, pretty happy I took the time to actually assess the sights properly, most of the time I can't be bothered and just shoot. I took 2 quick passes over it with the file when I got home just to give me incrementally more height on the target, dressed it with a very fine file and emery paper, and it's slick as can be now.
No excuses now, it's all on me.
appalichian hunter
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I can shoot a sling shot that well at 25yards, now get her out on the 100 yard line. just pullin yer leg good start.
Made a tumbler. Started with deconstructing a defunct 12" Delta planer . Powered by a 10 rpm paint color stirrer.
A real hack job. Dollar cost $000. Satisfaction 100%.
A real hack job. Dollar cost $000. Satisfaction 100%.
Haha..I could shoot my sling shot better than this rifle, so I had to get the front sight figured out. Now I can at least put one in the middle once in awhile.
bore_butter
36 Cal.
love your home made ingenuity, i have a garage full of that stuff and if anything ever happed to me, nobody would know what it was for except for the modified garage door opener i made an overhead hoist out of.
bisleyjohn
Pilgrim
Love it, well done,Sir. The Hills are alive
appalichian hunter
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Never underestimate the abilities of a rag and bowl man. nice job.
I dug my way out with my favorite toy, this is unusual weather for N Alabama, this stuff only happens once every 30 or 40 years. Even after I got my driveway clear I could 't get safely out on the road in my truck, too icy. I rode my 4 wheeler to the store about 2 miles away in a driving snow storm to get a few things and to see how bad the roads were. Turns out the store closed early and they were locking the door when I got there. The roads were a sheet of ice.
The first picture is a before picture.
The first picture is a before picture.
Temps here in the 30's today with winds upwards of 120 km later today. Still some hard packed snow and ice around but not much. We either need a lot more snow or a rainy spring/summer to avoid a long scary fire season.
bisleyjohn
Pilgrim
Rag and bowl man, interesting,we call them rag and bone men here in the Eastern side of the pond. Man with horse and cart used to collect old clothes for re-selling or making into paper and bones to sell on for making glue. Kids used to take stuff out to him and get a baloon.
appalichian hunter
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A few years back, I knew a lady from wales (she was married to my best friend for a few years) he is the type of fellow if you need something he has it, We were all out for a meal one evening and I ask him about something if he might know where to get it, she said no problem my rag and bowl man has it, after her explaining what she meant I about fell out of the chair laughing.
forty_caliber
40 Cal
Spent more time on the Kibler kit today. Fitted and pinned the nose cap, fitted the front and rear sights, fitted and pinned the ram rod cap, and finally fitted the ram rod. Fitting the ram rod seemed to take a really long time but I finally got it working smoothly after a couple of hours...just kept sneaking up on the finished diameter with sand paper.
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Woody Morgan
62 Cal.
Emptying the inside shop (reloading, gunsmithing, ammo storage, etc) in prep for interior demolition and remodel.
Gawd, I hate this **** but the end result will be pretty awesome!
wm
Gawd, I hate this **** but the end result will be pretty awesome!
wm
Load testing of the new lean to .... Complete!
bisleyjohn
Pilgrim
How much do you spend on alcohol each day.
Me? About two hours!
Me? About two hours!
Nazgul58
45 Cal.
The ram rod took awhile to fit on mine too. Had to inlet the thimbles a little lower to meet the holes.
The kit is outstanding, very good inletting, easy to assemble.
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I had a dear friend that stated that he only drinks when snake bit? He told me that you never know when a snake will strike so he stays prepared.
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