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Here is part of an Email Chris sent to me during construction of the rifle... ....and some in the white pics... Roger

This is one built by Chris Dawes in Canada.... Roger

They're called a Sam Brown Stud. Roger

The two grooves above the cartridges in the above pic are to thin the leather slightly at that point to help the leather bend and to help stop the leather cracking on the other side from continual opening and closing

I'm an Australian and I've always wanted to hunt Pronghorn....now, as I am not an American citizen, what is the procedure to hunt Pronghorn, or any other game animal, in the United States ? ( also with my own rifle if possible ) I have friends and relatives in the States...can they take me...

Now we're talkin'...I always wanted to do a 45LC in an Enfield.....Yes, the M1 Carbine mags work well as a single stack. These pics might help... Keep us updated.. Roger

Rx7....Reloader 7 ??

I truly believe Gordon to be one of the worlds best stockmakers, and its a shame his injuries are preventing him from doing something that he is so passionate about.

The little 6.5's, in either x52 or x54, are an underrated round. Once you get the bore size correct, in bullet weights from 129 and 140 up to 160 they are a versatile little cartridge, remember Bell shot Elephants with one !! The 6.5 is a larger case and has a greater powder capacity than a...

Is that one of Gordon's stocks ?

I have several 6.5x55's, all m96 in Husqvarnas and Carl Gustavs, nothing fancy but good, accurate working guns. The lack of gas shield can be partly alleviated by simply attaching a flat washer to the shroud ( pic below ) The rifle I use the most is a '96 Husky in 6.5x55 Improved, 21" barrel (...

Actually its not that bad, it holds 54gr's of water, 4 more than the Remington and 3 less than the 358 Win. A bit of load testing with the powders that I have on hand give me about 2100 FPS with 180 gr pills, so I need to try some different powders.....any suggestion anyone ?? I'm going to...

A lot of the Carcano's were .268 with a gain twist barrel. Here in Oz they were not popular because the commercial ammo was .264 and you couldn't hit the side of a barn with them. I have two Carcano's....one rebarrelled with a .264 barrel and chambered in 6.5x54 MS and the other in a wildcat of...

I also read the Foundation series back in high school, and no, I haven't seen the series yet but would like to. I grew up reading science fiction and fantasy...all the Micheal Moorcock and Robert E Howard books and all the fantastic cover art that went with it...Frazetta, Rodney Matthews...

I generally read a varied range of books, fiction and non fiction, I usually have about 3 to 5 books going at once, big fan of science fiction...Asimov, Harry Harrison, Clarke, etc...or a good adventure yarn. Currently reading "Wanderlust" the biography of Peter Freuchen the Danish explorer. Roger