Guns

Here's a .22 field target rifle, pump action airgun I built.
Based on a crossman 1322 pistol.
I made the stock and machined most of the parts on it myself.
Very accurate :)

You forgot the pic.

I think this is it….he posted it on the third page

I think this is it….he posted it on the third page

Not sure what happened there but yup that's. My baby:)

This whole project was all about learning how to do this properly and now I think I am ready to try another project with some of my other stocks. It was a lot of labour but a lot of fun, I really enjoyed seeing it slowly come back to life.

i'm not really following this thread but wanted to say nice job Ian. i know the satisfaction one gets from a project like this and it's something to be proud of whether it's your first time or your hundredth time.

Nice work on that stock!

Thanks Splinky - I am proud of how it turned out, though it's almost a sense of loss when it becomes part of what you are thinking about over several months. I guess like finishing a new trail - the excitement to see it finished, the loss of seeing it no longer being just your imagination.

new Winchester

^^^ I like that combo. I love my Clipper Prospector but that wood is gorgeous. Post some more pics if you have them. Maybe we need a canoe/boat thread.

yes i had a fun day with the 12g and the canoe, the SXP is getting nice and smooth as it breaks in, the canoe is nice but requires lots of maintenance, i think i want to add a sea clipper to the fleet next. pics here.

It sure looks like you take good care of it.

The giant front sight was stupid, and I didn't want to add a ghost ring rear sight to the gun so we made a bead sight for less than a dollar.

^ that bead looks much better. I have tried a couple of fibre optic sights on shotguns and they are nice to use as well.

^^^ I like that combo. I love my Clipper Prospector but that wood is gorgeous. Post some more pics if you have them. Maybe we need a canoe/boat thread.

Prospector is probably one of the best wilderness canoe designs of all time.
Great for trips great for solo paddling.
I am lucky I learned to paddle from the masters back in the late 70's in northern Ontario.
Love the old cedars strip canoes.

I just reloaded my first 20 rounds of 7mm REM MAG. I did a variety or bullets and used a balance beam and digital scale, I shall run them through my chrony and see how they do there and on target.

My 7mm MAG is an old Parker Hale with a slow twist, so it prefers lighter bullets versus the nowadays "the heavier the better" the young guys at the gun stores tell ya. Splitting between balance beam and digital scale, I loaded 67g of H1000 and did the following bullet types: ( 8 ) 154g Hornady Interlock SP, (6) 150g Nosler Ballistic Tip, and (6) 139g Hornady SST.

Been nervous to reload the big magnum cartridges but I think I have done enough mistakes with my handgun rounds that I took my time, rechecked everything twice, and I'm confident these should work well. Looking forward to some time at the range to test them!

I just reloaded my first 20 rounds of 7mm REM MAG. I did a variety or bullets and used a balance beam and digital scale, I shall run them through my chrony and see how they do there and on target.

My 7mm MAG is an old Parker Hale with a slow twist, so it prefers lighter bullets versus the nowadays "the heavier the better" the young guys at the gun stores tell ya. Splitting between balance beam and digital scale, I loaded 67g of H1000 and did the following bullet types: ( 8 ) 154g Hornady Interlock SP, (6) 150g Nosler Ballistic Tip, and (6) 139g Hornady SST.

Been nervous to reload the big magnum cartridges but I think I have done enough mistakes with my handgun rounds that I took my time, rechecked everything twice, and I'm confident these should work well. Looking forward to some time at the range to test them!

I remember spending hours and hours as a kid with my dad handloading ammo for hunting. Good memories.

I no longer need my amnesty as of yesterday. I am very happy to leave my criminal status by the wayside and join the free folk.