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considering there is an absolute metric crapton of available 30 cal bullets compared to what is offered in 303 than if you have the pockets and the desire it is a sound one. NOS barrels are getting rare and any other barrels are the same price as any other so using a preloved take off is a great...

@Ontario Hunter that model is the santa barbara action so it has an adjustable trigger. Parker Hale went with these I suppose when the reasonably cheap milsurp actions dried up

I have very good results from 2206. Obviously not available but 2206H is marginally slower. Mind you that was with 340gr woodleighs.

if you are going to go to an 87, get the Hornady spire point #2440. They were a very popular projectile for deer here in NZ back in the day. They were marketed as a dual-purpose projectile but now just for varmints but they are still the same. Or go federal blue box-whatever shoots the best...

They didn't make them per se. You're correct, they were all made by the 3 manufacturers mentioned, but were bought as surplus after WW2 and reconfigured. Models A thru E. A model had bugger all done to it. Middle models had new barrel and reciever profiled up to E with the fishbelly magazine...

All right then, how about for a mix of it all, doing a 318-06? You could then say you were using the correct projectiles, in an easy to find action with easy to find brass and probably be able to reload cost effectively with a modified die and expander etc. No need for speshy expensive dies. New...

Is the crack spreadable? My suggestion will work a little better if it can. This is the crack running towards thr butt? Get a drill that is long enough to drill far enough towards the butt but not let the drill chuck touch the top ot the stock where the action sits. Drill back underneath where...

Well while it might indeed end up a talking piece, I would be just as likely to grab it as the 243, the 8x57 or the 416 remington which I have carried a bit but had little opportunity to shoot much. Interesting comment about the ruger M77 extractor. Not sure if they are cheaper or more available...

Sometimes I start thinking about things and this is one of those times. In an article/thread on here about the 318WR, it mentioned that WR at one time used P14 actions to make them. Some very quick digging suggested a P17 would be a better fit. As I have some possible donor actions for this...

Not really on topic and only pertinent as some people like yourself have commented on cleaning scope lenses This is a proper cleaning method from a scope guru since retired in NZ. Used to repair scopes and as he told me he sometimes before taking on certain models of scope, would request one...

I have attached pics of the 270 and the 8x57 bolt face. The 8mm is the original bolt for the rifle, the 270 is not. I had an action and needed a bolt. Neither will close on a round dropped in the chamber, at least without being a dickhead. They both will if pushing on the middle of the extractor...

well i have what i think is a post war Brno mauser 8x57 sporter. It will not snap over a round in the chamber if you push the bolt or at least i am too scared to try with aggression. It doest do it with a solid push. it will however go over a case in the chamber if you squeeze on the middle of...

Mom. Interesting about the 375 mag box. I'd get one of those if i knew it was cheap enough. Got a P14 I reckon will turn into a 300 H+H. I have the p17 mag box.

If you were starting from scratch on a budget, the p14/17 is a longer action that doesn't need much to the longer magnum cartridges. P14 with a P17 bolt and mag box is pretty close. Unless you get a magnum length 98 you will have to remove metal from the feed ramp etc to get them to fit. If you...

try some woodleigh 340s although I'm hearing they could be a little soft. SAtill a big pill for moose and bear

It would be more useful when using lots of heavy loads I reckon for recoil mitigation. One shot on a turkey not so much. I made one years ago for my Mossy 500. Thats another story. As for the red dots, as some shotguns can patter in slightly different places to point of aim it could be used for...

geez. i am an amatuer at this. I can hinestly say i have had only one dangerous game rifle in my hands (not a lot in use in NZ) and its my Remington 700 416RM. So in regards to that I have never seen or heard about a second safety as shown. I will say though I'm not a fan. Engineering wise I can...

so the back/rear sight is more conventional without any hi vis stuff?

silly thing to say. Definitely keep both lol. Nice rifle.

@Inline6 cheers. Hoping for a preloved one but good to know

No rush for this, just a little fishing. Looking at a 300H+H project. I have the rifle with a 308 target barrel (on a P14 action) and would like to make it into a classic one day Bugger all of these reamers about in NZ. We don't have access to the reamer for hire services either really Dont...

well speaking from my experience, which is very minimal I might add, I have taken a couple of cattle beasts and a red stag using 350gr Barnes x points circa 1997 with my 416 rem mag. Not even full house loads as they were useable fireforming loads from 375 H+H brass (hard to get the proper stuff...

don't see bugger all like that come up for sale in NZ and doubt it would be cheap if it did unless it went on sale after sitting for a while. most of our gunships would be all over something like that and its value be nice to have it myself

How many action screws does it have, 2 or 3? I have never played much with my M70 243 and TBH i was never a group fiend when i was younger. If it could hit a cigarette-sized target 3 shots at a hundy it was fine and i never shot past that anyway. Last time I checked it was doing 1-1/2" 5-shot...

disregard. wrote down a stupid answer and cant delete it lol

Hey I have several of these and looking for some advice. I have got quite used to being able drop ammo from my normal sporting rifles (mauser, winchester and remington), as they all have a button or such that can be pushed to drop the floorplate. I have several BSA modified P14s that still have...

That is a very good point, @Hunter4752001 as well as Parker Hale had something like 14 different profiles for the feed rails. I had a minor issue with a Brno Mauser 8x57 sporter. It still had the pressed tin follower and on the very last round it would get all knotted up. After trying some...

That side cutout i reckon should be there. That is where the case starts to leave the side rails and pop up into the extractor. my personal thought is the projectile is hanging up on the side. The projectile only has a small distance to go before it starts to hit that and it's way less than the...

I have a canjar trigger for a P14 here somewhere. Also might just have the instructions if i can find them It isn't the same as the original trigger at all. The Enfield is similar sort of to the mauser trigger. The canjar is more sporting with a more adjustable sear arrangement inside the...

I have an early Remington 700 416 Remington. It came with the factory Remington sights. I will firstly say i have asked a similar question a while back but i have had a change of plan Is there hi-vis set that will fit as in screw on using the factory threads? I do realise the front sight height...

See below. This is the cleaning method from a local scope guru here in Christchurch NZ. All but retired from all business now but used to repair and service scopes back in the day. Apparently if asked to stock a certain line of scopes from an agent he would pull the scope to bits and have a look...

R&M FIREARMS be a mint scope for quite a few of my rifles especially the 416 remmy I am in NZ though Fingers crossed

@fourfive8 yup that seems to be the issue. Not much around even the lee length gauge

I would but not much about. Wouldnt be asking here if it was that easy lol

Well if he is like me he is trying to use it on game like deer. Never made it to Africa (yet) but 400gr projectiles a bit much. Although the only deer I have shot with it was with a barnes x point back in 2001. Fire forming load with 375 HH brass. Done for me professionally so dont have details...

I have to be fair but I haven't measured the cases so probably not imperative at the moment. Been looking at a case trimmer for the 416. Not a lot here in Kiwiland. Already have a Lyman ezee trim set but need a 416 pilot which I can't seem to find, I also have a lee quick trim, the one that...

Getting over 2700 with Ar2206-got the powder back in the late 90s about 2 years before it turned to 2206H. 340gr Woodleigh weldcore. Under 1" groups at a hundy. Notes say 21 November 97 repeatable as I lent it to an acquaintance who had some of his own 2206 and achieved the same accuracy...

yeah, I officially hate you lol. Very jealous. If I ever get one of my long-suffering projects done (hopefully a 300 H+H if I can find a reamer, on a sporter p14) and it shoots like that I will be ecstatic, Nice one

keep both. already have them. Leave one as a 3006 and if you have a 9.3 barrel wack that on the other one. Done and done

Interesting comments about the quad sticks. I can certainly see how stable they are but way less maneuverable than a bi or tripod. Sort of goes against the idea of a quick set up stick for me as a noob to the idea.

@Von Gruff that is a good point about the rabbits. Just don't do enough to do that but a great idea none the less. I will certainly keep you in mind although i am not buying anything anytime soon. Great advice people. This started a very good discussion

nice rifle. Sarge is trying to get a BSA express sight from me same as that one that I found on a junker action

Please forgive me if I sound like a dummy here. Reading about going on safari and one of the things that popped up was getting used to and practising shooting from sticks. I know what it is but it isn't something that hunters in NZ do that much. Our topography and style of hunting doesn't...

@Ray B several sets of dies and what not. Fit in a shoe box with wrapping bubble wrap etc. If it weight 3lb that would be close.

Haha @Sarg know what you are talking about but in this case it was one of my growing list if p14 sporters and not using the sight you are referring to. More like an adjustable almost flat leaf right at the rear.

well, spare a thought for old me. Been here 5 minutes so to speak and had to pull out of what I thought was a good deal because the shipping from the seller to me was too expensive to be worthwhile. Nudging 100us. It would have to be something pretty bloody good for me to put my hand up because...

@C.W. Richter I would suggest bush ranged to 400 yards and change. That's a long way for me

@CBH Australia yup that would be me.

All the best Cal. get better soon