I can't post something new and exciting every day. I'm out in the middle of a bunch of parts. Metal shavings up to my knees. I don't want to do a tutorial on exactly how each of my parts are designed and machined. That's why, once again ... we ask you to consider posting some of your trips afield. Jerry's camera is in traction (pulled a lens from over-use).

I'll bet you have a digital camera on a shelf somewhere, with three thousand pictures on it, back thru at least Christmas 04. Get it out and snap a picture of your rifle. Blow something up. Nothing like a spraying coke can to get the blood coursing thru your veins.

Gary

I've got a post cookin' . . . a little Barnes archaeology project.

-- Jim

Oh .. this should be good.

You mean ... something like this?



"NOT" currerntly valid. This was in the Jan. 98 issue of US AIRGUN

Gary

WOW. No, not what I have in mind, but that's ultra-cool nonetheless.

Relief carving $250?!?!? I'll take two please.

-- Jim

I'll put you down for two ... at market price.

Thanks.

Gary

Query, Has anyone seen such an animal? I would think one would have shown up somewhere?

Shoots buckshot eh? Something old is new again. And here I thought that was a new idea you had for the Victory and Chaparral pieces, silly me!

Nice blast from the past.

Kent

Hello Kent,

Sealed away behind blast doors. To be discovered after mankind has run it's course.

Yes - the inspiration for the re-birth of the buckshot guns, was the "vast" improvement Hornady made in producing spherical ball. The previous generation had been "more or less" spherical. All of the sudden, I restocked, and the things were nearly perfect!!! I bought other calibers ... the same. I re-ordered ... the same!!!

I contacted them ... went thru the company employees ... got right to the heart of the matter. The final result - right from the mouth of THE engineer, deep within the factory complex ........ ........ "Gee ... we haven't done anything". So ... there you have it! They'd improved their product, by orders of magnitude ... and were not even aware of it. I suspect they replaced equipment, etc. And, the improvement came with the change. Good for us!!

At any rate: "Long live Buchshot!"

Gary

unless your a buck ,,,,, then buckshot really isnt that clever ,,,, lol .

I'm glad to see that lightweight, handy carbines haven't gone out of style over the years. I noticed the cherry stock in the advert, how do you like it compared to walnut and mahogany for stock work?

Hi Rotor,

Cherry is a fine wood. It's harder than walnut. Takes on nice color. Very strong. Good stuff. Not a normal stock wood. Of course - neither is Mahogany.

Gary