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Old Shatterhand

That rifle looks great and it seems to be a fine setup with the optics.

How does it shoot?

pete

Old Shatterhand

Winchester 88 in 208W from 1971 - it can't be much smoother and slicker than so.

F.

Old Shatterhand

From Sweden, somewhere in the middle between Stockholm and Gothenburg, and hunting in the wild forests of Tiveden. http://d32opxe1wdndeq.cloudfront.net/54/1d/i36773204._szw440h440_.jpg Not far from the hunting grounds: http://www.swedishepa.se/In-English/Start/Enjoying-nature/National-parks-and-othe...

Old Shatterhand

255 grs Barnes Original, 33 grs Norma 200, standard primers. Good enough för woods hunting.

Pete

Old Shatterhand

Nice stag - and a fine shot with a fine rifle.

Congrats!

Pete

Old Shatterhand

So, you would say that this one is probably Jan 1927, or Jan(?) 1914? --- So far I've been told that the 'teens is probably when it was made... Made in January -14, reproofed by som reason in January -27. It is a 9,3x72R, which was made for 14.6 grams (225 grs) cast lead bullets - BLG, Bleigeschoss...

Old Shatterhand

Very very nice. What year was it made? Dunno , when I first saw it about a year ago I was thinking early 50's to mid 60's . Also being 12 gauge kinda makes me think that as well . In the beginning of the fifties, I would suggest. That "Vorm" in the maker's name indicates that it is from t...

Old Shatterhand

A few years ago on the History Channel they did a show about the German U-Boats in WW2. if I rember right only a few U-Boat Captians who started the War lived to See the end of it. One of the old Captians said that He had many,many Men on His U-Boats that were athiests and did not beleave in God. H...

Old Shatterhand

In the loading data, Norma switched from standard primers to magnum primers for most rifle catridges some years ago. However, at the same time they reduced the loads with 2-4 grains, depending on the volume of the case. They claim that the magnum primers increase peak pressure, but also that they gi...

Old Shatterhand

"24 out of 33 correctly — 72.73 %" Being a foreigner, I can live with that score. It was an interesting test, which gave some insight in the american view on politics.

Pete

Old Shatterhand

Nath wrote:No Sir, not Eley Impax although an outstanding shell. A competitor from Hull cartridge.

http://www.hullcartridge.co.uk/products ... ame_12.cfm

Nath.

Another fine british cartridge. Fibre wads and hard shot are the right medicine in the doublegun!

Pete

Old Shatterhand

Nath wrote:---I was using a fast 1oz load of english 6s with fiber wads, ---

Eley Impax? Perhaps the best cartridge ever for pheasants, pidgeons and crow.

And a fine job - a shot crow is a good crow. (BTW - there are two sorts of crows: unshot and shot.)

Pete

Old Shatterhand

Well... the auction house is in Sweden. I went thru a translation program and the 3 rifles they provide a descripton for... not match any of the three pictured. No help. Maybe one of European levergunners can provide some assistance. I am from Sweden, and I have only seen the pictures. The catalogu...

Old Shatterhand

What gun is this- the second one, under the beautiful 1894 TD? Never seen such a rifle before.

http://widforss.chiaro.mrfriday.com/?p= ... auktion=62

It looks like a leverified bolt rifle, a Krag?

Pete

Old Shatterhand

In www.archive.org a lot of old webpages are available. However, one must know the right web address for the pages to find it.

Pete

Old Shatterhand

Have a look here: http://forums.accuratereloading.com/eve ... 3611070831

Pete

Old Shatterhand

Winchester M71
Husqvarna M/40

Pete

Old Shatterhand

Drop a viper snake through the bore and make the shotgun an instant killer, is an old hunter saying here. This guy gives it a new meaning!

Pete

Old Shatterhand

Turn the gun up-side-down horisontally and hold the gun by the stock, holding the top lever open. Shake the gun. If it does rattle, the hinge pin is worn. The spring can still need to be replaced, but if the gun is fairly off-face, the lugs will have to go longer muzzlewards to engage - and then the...

Old Shatterhand

This remind me of a stupid test we did: wax slugs. We cut the crimps from factory loaded shotgun hull and mixed the shots with candle wax. Then we shot the "wax slugs". They spread badly and only 2 out of 3 ever hit the target. The rest disintegrated in the air. This guy takes these slugs ...

Old Shatterhand

Not trying to induce any paranoa, but I avoid google as much as possible. It's just my suspicious mind at work. :evil: Anyone know where I can get a good deal on heavy duty aluminum foil? :shock: Mark :lol: I'm also wearing an alu-foil hat and trying to avoid to google. http://www.dogpile.com or ww...

Old Shatterhand

The Barnes 250 grs Fn is my standard load, but I think I would like to test the North Fork 230 grs. http://www.northforkbullets.com/magento/bullets/348-230-fp.html/ The A-Frame seems to be a fine bullet for deer, but perhaps a bit too light for heavy game as moose and brown bear. Nevertheless, any n...

Old Shatterhand

Sako cases, small pistol primers, Norma R-123 powder, Sierra varminter 45 grs or Sellier&Bellot FMJ 45 grs.

My dies are Forster-Bonanza.

Pete

Old Shatterhand

I try to sit so that I can cradle the forearm in my hand as if I were standing. Sometimes I'll support my hand with the sand bag but usually not. If I actually put the rifle on the bag, I get it as far back to the receiver as I can. Joe The same here, albeit I never rest the rifle in anything but m...

Old Shatterhand

I bought one this winter, together with their Mackinaw coat with vest. It's a great cap, but I should have ordered a Rancher or Mackinaw cap instead, as the standard is on the lighter side in cold winter weather. The coat, however, is the best hunting coat for the winter I've ever had. They don't ma...

Old Shatterhand

Beautiful casting reel with red agate bearings! The pictures make me a bit nostalgic. With a similar reel and a glass fibre rod I begun angling in the 60s, about ten years old. It was good for pikes, and I took a lot of them with Heddons Vamp Spook or Floating River Runt. The rod and the reel nowada...

Old Shatterhand

---The only part I hate is I just don't like ANY 'drift-adjustable' sights, including the 'factory' ones the guns come with, at least when it comes to sighting them in ( once sighted in, they are kind of nice, as they STAY put ). Now I have to measure and calculate; to move the impact 5.4" at ...

Old Shatterhand

-11 F on thursday morning. Now it is nearlý warm: 16 F.

Pete

Old Shatterhand

Nice job! These old humpbacks have some charm of their own. It looks like the stock varnish could be shellac. If so, it is easy to get it in order with a piece of cloth drenched in etylic alcohol. One can wipe the shellac away, or one can with some care restore the shellac finish. In latter case one...

Old Shatterhand

Thanks for your great answers and links! It is a rather informative read, and it is easy to decide to get one and make a test. Brownells take $16 and I am already up to order some other stuff from them.

Old Shatterhand

Is there anyone who can give a short range report about this sight, or tell how well it works on game? It looks interesting, but I, perhaps falsely, suspect that the target will be a bit obscured. Does the height of the front sight need alteration?

Kindly,

Pete

Old Shatterhand

[---This Fox was a perfect broadside. I would have resisted had he been facing me let alone walking away. The second barrel as this dog turned to run is more an attempt to break a leg. Anything else would be wishfull thinking! I am sure he is dead, his mouth gaped! A sure sign of respiratory damage...

Old Shatterhand

A good deed. That shot saved many hares and birds!

Did you try calling for the fox any time?

F.

Old Shatterhand

Pete44ru wrote:---For both the 5D & the non-TK FP, though, a pocket screwdriver will be needed afield, if adjustment is called for.

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The screwdriver on the Victorinox Swiss pocket knife fit the set screws perfectly.

Pete

Old Shatterhand

You might want to verify which bore size is on the rifle. As we all probably know, there were at least 2 sizes, some being .313 and some being .323, or something like that. Either way, make sure you know the bore diameter so that you can get the proper ammunition so that it gives you the best resul...

Old Shatterhand

I lived in Afton, Wy for a while working the surrounding area for a heli-portable seismic outfit back in about '82. That is some of the most beautiful country I've ever seen. I remember one time standing on a ridge after being dropped off that there couldn't of been many white men to stand right wh...

Old Shatterhand

Minor alternations--nothing to sweat about. In fact, I like the square notch sight and a sling is a must for hunting. Nice rifle with lots of original condition. I'm curious, how much in U.S. $ does a rifle like that cost in your neck in the woods? Also, do you see the old Winchesters very much?---...

Old Shatterhand

Thanks!

Btw - yesterday a guy asked me for a swap: his M1895 .303 British with claw mounted scope for my M71. I did not take the offer, even if it was a good and honest one.

Pete

Old Shatterhand

Just before Christmas this M71 rifle came with the post. It is a 1947 vintage. It has three alterations: 1. A previous owner has drilled a hole in the magazine knob and fastened a sling swivel there. 2. The original bead is changed to a post sight. 3. The insert in the rear isght is changed into a s...

Old Shatterhand

The feel of cocking the hammer before the shot, the pointability, the handling.

Pete

Old Shatterhand

Thanks for all inputs! Johns tip about tightening the screws did the job, and the maraccas feel is away. :) BTW, I shot my first shots with the M71 today. The irons were hard to see, but I managed 2" at 60 yards with Winchester 200 grs Silvertip factory ammo. My own load with Barne's 250 grs FN...

Old Shatterhand

Hopely you can advice me how to do with the rattling forend on my M71. It looks like the forend is slightly short - perhaps 1/64" or less, just enuogh to allow some rattling. There are some alternative solutions, which I have considered: bedding the forend at the reciever to correct length or a...

Old Shatterhand

They work fine for me. They don't glare in brigt sunlight as a metall bead does, and one see them fine when it's getting darker. But I think they are at their best with a common U-notch - my own patterns with peep sight weren't impressing, to put it mildly. They are not expensive: get one and try! T...

Old Shatterhand

Bullets from Barnes, Hornady et c. can be bought here i Europe, and not all dealers are overly greedy. www.vapex.se , www.wiederladen-alzey.de

F.

Old Shatterhand

OS what are the rules about shipping empty brass & bullets to Sweden, special permits & licenses ? danny There are not any problems to get that stuff into Sweden - I can import a truckload without restrictions. The problem is to get it out of the US. A exportation licence is required, and c...

Old Shatterhand

victor wrote:I see there's a write up on the.348 in Decembers 2011 issue of Handloader.FYI.

Thanks! A digital subscription with Handloader, Rifle and Successful Hunter costs about $18, and can be paid by Visa. I will do it!

Pete

Old Shatterhand

I wonder what the shipping would be to Sweden? http://www.levergunscommunity.org/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=38233 Thanks for your offer! Shipping would be expensive indeed, and to that would be added costs for permits for export and imports, as well as custom tarifs and VAT. Supposedly it will at the ...

Old Shatterhand

Thanks to all! Yesterday I ordered 50 Barnes 250 grs and 50 WW cases - the dealer didn't have more in stock, but that will be a beginning. I'll do some test shooting, and if the bullets proof to be good, I'll go on with them. Otherwise, I will try to get the Kodiaks - 86er's testing seems to promise...

Old Shatterhand

In this corner of Sweden:
.30-06
6.5x55
.308W
8x57IS
9.3x62
9.3x57
.222 Rem
.22 Savage HP (popular in cape guns)

Pete

Old Shatterhand

Thanks for your inputs! Having read your postings, I think I will go with the Barnes 250 grs for moose, as they are heavy and penetrate well. However, Big Sky's experience of Hornady's 200-grainer are really impressing, and I will get some boxes of it to evaluate. Indeed they would be fine for roe d...

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