AusVarmint

So here is the finished item first! I decided to go against most of the advice received and build the gun I want despite already having an accurate rifle. This is intended to be the basis of my 'forever' gun. I will be buying and building a second barrelled action in either in 7-08 or 308 to switch ...

I have weighed my current setup and the rifle w/ scope & bipod, unloaded, is approx 6.2-6.3 kg. This is 13.5-14 lb in the old style. I would ideally like to shave a Kilo or so off in weight. Using the Border barrels calculator and profiles from both Borders and Benchmark I estimate my current ba...

So, I have decided I want to build a 20 Prac. Its not because I need to, but because I want to. I will use this for spotlighting foxes and splattering the odd rabbit. I have a 7 year old Rem SPS Varmint in 204 that I will likely use as the donor action. The barrel still shoots (average groups are ar...

the biggest factor in 1" v 30mm scopes could be quality of lenses. 30mm tube scopes were designed for and marketed at the upper end of the market, thus many would have been made using better grade glass/coatings than many of the 1" tubes marketed at the mid range or mainstream segment of t...

i have heard that the safe requirements for Vic are to change this year. something along the lines of must be a safe specifically made for firearms kind of thing, no more fridge with lock/reinforced change room lockers etc etc.

anyone else heard this or is it a load of s%$t?

6mm is the biggest i'd use on rabbit myself, so 243. though perhaos something in the 6.5 range might be ok...

ive only used the 22's 20cal and 308 on rabbit (i dont recommend the 308)

my fav feature is the fore end rail. thinking of having them installed on my other rifles. so easy to make adjustments to bipod position, for switching between prone, sitting over rocks/logs or offhand. (i prefer a diff bipod position for each due to balance of rifle, front hand position and posture...

yeah, i've got one and i love it.

viewtopic.php?f=3&t=9369

heres an earlier thread i mafe with a few more details/opinions.

whats you location? if you go to eagle park i could could let you have a try with mine to see if you like them

sometimes you just use whatever is at hand when chance presents itself, but you never plan to be "undergunned". its like buying a 22lr for 300m target shooting.... it will hit the target (sometimes), but youd be better suited with a centrefire. as for putting a bipod on a single shot break...

is that an april fools post? certainly sounds like one to me

if not, it would more likely be due to the difference in velocity from each barrel and/or slight diff in wind strength or direction not barrel brand

im certainly no expert but i was always under the impression that the length was the TOTAL length of the finished barrel, including the threads etc inside the action.

i read somewhere not long ago that the 5.56 and 7.62 (ammunition and components, rifles and barrels) are actually in a grey area -a very dark grey area- at the moment with the EU announcing its support of the UN treaty/s on trade in military small arms. the worry is that as the .223rem and .308win a...

i recommend these ones:

http://www.brownells.com/.aspx/pid=2765 ... IC_EARMUFF

there is a group buy going on AHN at the moment, but i suggest you check the maths it may be cheaper to buy them direct yourself

so whats the runtime like?

The 17HMR is the comma to the fullstop of the 22WMR.