308s, moose, tikkas, and other boring ####

[kombi1976]

Wow!!
Good work, mate.

 

[manbearpig]

And you're going to assemble your pack gun when it's called on to be what a pack gun needs to be? The bear won't care if it's straight-gripped, Monte Carlo'd 24 LPI or not - he'll cover 100 yards in 4 seconds. How fast can you find, assemble, load and shoot that thing

wtf??
who said anything about bears.
i want something thats a full-powered centerfire, but that can be taken down and stuffed into a pack. ie: so when im on foot it can be taken down and stashed in my pack if i have to head into a town, hop on a train or bus, etc.

in the bush it would obviously be carried assembled.

 

[DarrylDB]

for some reason .222 and .243 are the most popular varminting calibers with most of the people i know here in Ontario. either there was some huge marketing push on these guns in the 70s or its just dumb luck

having seen both in action countless times, the .243 gives far more... erm.. spectacular kills. stepping down from that to a .222 is going to be a little disappointing for you in terms of impact.

is that an old tow-truck in the background?

Nope, its a landowner supplied DPWTV. (Dirt Pig Whacking Terrain Vehicle)
As for disappointed,
LOL, far from it I've shot a ####load with everything from a 22LR to the 12 guage, and the 222 is exactly what I was looking for. The 243 has a far better "splatter factor" so to speak, but thats not what I got the 222 for. Nice light, and easy on fur for other animals. Its not as light in weight as my 243, but having a bunch of stuff from the 22-250 and up, I dont have anything that bridges the gap from 22LR, up to the 22-250 or 243. And this is something that I have wanted for a while. I've allways wanted a 22 hornet or 223 for varmints and small game. So when this 222 came up, it fit the niche perfectly and sat between the hornet and the 223. I got out an shot it this weekend, and Im real happy. Now for the hogue stock,trigger job and maybe a cut and recrown to 20 inches.
The first two I'll do this week, and the last might take some deciding.

 

[BCFred]

Trying to finish off the new stock for my 6BR in time for shooting in before the season begins. Have inset a square front on it and started sanding away. Looking for a good finish for it. The stock itself is really nice birch with a layered effect. Seems a shame to paint it. The rifle gets an aftermarket trigger this year too. I'm tired of using a winch to let off a shot. Went through the annual scope swapping routine with my rifles. Turns out I need at least one more scope. Just have to put a new one on my 340 Wea. Takes a long time to figure stuff like that out!!! How about 2.5-10x40 Elite 4200? Just don't know, yet. Maybe I should try one of those new fangled ballistic drop kinds of doo dads...