AusVarmint

G'day folks,
I know this bloke personally, and have done a couple of his courses; Basic Blacksmithing, and Toolmaking and Heat Treatment. He's a trade qualified blacksmith, and a very good bloke too.

Only any good if there is ongoing supply. No supply = No bloody point. Well, some of us just happen to be past Taipan customers. And as such, this is our last chance to top up on a few bullet types we've tested and proven... As it very much remains to be seen just how much, of the [extensive] forme...

Righto you lot [posted on AHN a minute ago also],

I've been waiting/sweating on this [the first link he put up to these was wrong] - and here we go!

Taipan Bullets

https://www.bulletmaker.com/Bults/Lefto.html

US makers' Bullets

https://www.bulletmaker.com/Bults/Odds.html

Looks like the SR Magnums would be the go for .204R, according to Fiocchi Italy; https://www.fiocchi.com/en/category/products-by-line-components-centerfire-components-primers/line/boxer-primers-line-taxon Higher piercing resistance would mean thicker cup, I'd say. Looks like their .204R factory ammo...

Centre Screws and nut Didn't have any 3.5" x 3/8" machine screws; 3/8" gal allthread used instead, as that was to hand... IMG_0989a.JPG Quick acting locknut for centre screw IMG_0980a.JPG Detail view of main swivel joint IMG_0984a.JPG As the end of the 'vertical plane rotation' set s...

Just as an interlude while I get the next set of pics edited, here's another 'top tool' made to fit this stand. Oxy torch holder This is a pretty simple one. When doing small forging jobs, it's much quicker and easier to use torch heating [oxy-LPG in my case] than to light up the charcoal fired forg...

Been watching that on AHN, nifty gadget and well done, :D but you have to smooth out all the welds, and rub it back and paint it, there is only room for one R.A.F. Productions here. :lol: Can't stick weld for shit ATM, 'Man Flu' has given me a bad case of the shakes. The 'new' FleaBay $100 Chinee 2...

G'day folks, Over the past week or two, I've been putting a checkering cradle together, from old water pipe and fittings. This will be one of the 'top tools' that fit on a base stand that I threw together a while back, also from basically bits and pieces from my 'useful scrap metal' pile. My inspira...

Olight Flash Sale - 30% off sitewide which they rarely do. Today only - 28/04 for 24hrs. Must use discount code 'olight30' at checkout to get discount. https://www.olightstore.com.au/ Ordered the M2X-UT Javelot Configurable Hunting Kit plus a couple of batteries, charger, and magnetic gun mount - o...

G'day folks, If anyone out there has one of these older Russki 'strong like tractor' air rifles - I have a factory original 'spares kit' sitting here doing nowt. Up for grabs, for the cost of postage only. Consists of an unused main spring [light surface rust], unused leather piston seal [that will ...

G'day pepperC, Don't know offhand what smiths there are in your area. But two I can highly recommend in Vic for rifle work are Bob DeVries at Kudu Services in Montrose, Tel (03) 9728 5430, and Kevin Sharp of RE Sharp & Sons in Bairnsdale, Tel (03) 5152 6999. Both of these blokes are 'by appointm...

Olight Flash Sale - 30% off sitewide which they rarely do. Today only - 28/04 for 24hrs. Must use discount code 'olight30' at checkout to get discount. https://www.olightstore.com.au/ Ordered the M2X-UT Javelot Configurable Hunting Kit plus a couple of batteries, charger, and magnetic gun mount - or...

Got the Charmate Medium for $67.99. How did I do that? Joined their Customer Club before I went over to have a look at the unit, and they e-mailed me a $20 discount coupon, valid in-store only for total purchase >$100. So I just added a couple of $11.99 bags of wood chips [Apple and Mesquite] to get...

Thanks, folks.
Rabbitz, very nice work there; and it's interesting that a Google on 'Tru-Oil' brings up a lot of musical instrument pages - luthiers seem to like it too!

G'day folks, here's a brief 'how it were done' with some 'after' pics, of a refinish I did a while back. Created some interest recently over at AHN, so here 'tis for AusVarmint. The rifle is 1975 built, from the single batch of Standard M94 Carbines in .44/40WIN, that Winchester built exclusively fo...