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  1. it was shooting from a high seat and they where clearly shootable in the 200 yard range with safe back stop . i understand stalking iv done that all my life to , to me there is no seperation with stalking any animal and have on loads of occasions been less than 20 feet from deer that i have stalked up , ok i had no rifle but its all been preperation for the day when i do ...... i follow you and admire your purist attitude . its just that fox shooting is carried out at longer ranges with similar rifles all the time . i have alot to learn i spose to "fit in" with the deer stalking crowd , i
  2. just went stalking 2 weeks back and was shocked that 100-150 yards was my average and max range , with a 308 , i did some reading and it seems this is the norm ... these rifles are capable of alot more so it has to be a good reason for this ? i asume this is a based on safety , marksman ship and bullet drop . its werd because i have shot all my life but not full bore . but with everything else you learn to squeeze everything you can from smaller rounds and equipment . iv shot with high end scopes all my life and was very uncomfortable with the fix zoom non iluminated reticule of the zeiss s
  3. proper shfield old folders fetch mad money !! nice collection there .
  4. very nice i just finnished the one that dint sell as a blank . and a little neck knife il back later to advertise these properly . all the best matt.
  5. thats bloody brilliant rob , little finn is gonna love it ! im sure he will be out in his gillie suit and the new catapult this weekend ! thanks for doping it rob its perfect ! all the best , matt.
  6. 4 x 01 blanks heat treated tempered and ready to handle or polish up , but you need to do that bit . there all in the 8" range 4" handles and 4" blades numbers 1,3,4 are £25 posted number 2 is £20 posted . please pm before buying paypal has been problematic so better to be safe than sorry !! 100% first come first serve , i get had every week holding for people that never pay so im not doing it any more !!. number 3 sold to socks ! number 2 sold to waidmann ! number 4 sold to mickey !
  7. 4 x 01 blanks heat treated tempered and ready to handle or polish up , but you need to do that bit . there all in the 8" range 4" handles and 4" blades numbers 1,3,4 are £25 posted number 2 is £20 posted . please pm before buying paypal has been problematic so better to be safe than sorry !! 100% first come first serve , i get had every week holding for people that never pay so im not doing it any more !!. number 3 sold to socks ! number 2 sold to waidmann ! number 4 sold to mickey !
  8. they shoot good to . i have one pocket sniper rob did and i loved the stag , less power but faster and i was amased at my accuracy with all of them . one of my mates said they feel reasuringly weell made and there even better in the flesh ! there lovly rob good work again !
  9. muntjack buck ? chink deer . or roe buck trying to remove itchy velvet.
  10. well rob viseted us yesyerday and dropped of 3 catties we traded , and bought over a solection of others he has . let me tell you they are superb ! they are everything they say they are and more . beautifuly mades and finnished . stylish accurate powerfull and comfortable to use . they are much better in the flesh than in pics and the pics scream how nice they are . im building up to ordering 4 more so i will have got 7 from rob soon !! there is no lack of imagine ation with rob , im surehe could make you what ever you wanted in a vast sollection of woods !! superb product !! tghanks rob
  11. well i know the answer to "did this thread go down well " thanks for all the kind works and support everyone . i take orders on almost anything you like any knife in what ever steel you like as long as i can get it . i do have a waiting list for the high end custom stuff of about 2 months . on the list is 4 of my falconry knife sets four of these (one going to frontline afganistan) and a knife i cant wait to make that has 3"blade with gut hook and solid damascus handles ! loads to do . i just finnished a boar hunting spear that flys to florida wednesday to meet some hogs rib cage !! il
  12. bloody hell the bottom one looks good is it laser cut ? all the best , matt.
  13. bloody hell sorry mate i needed to update this is sold , im dead sorry about that . il have some more soon . all the best all sold
  14. soon mickey soon !!! give me a day or two and i will have some sharp and pointys available !
  15. this is what a customer did with one of these blanks ! looks good dont you think ?
  16. and replied . its the straight pattern thats available the other one is gay it says (likes boys!)
  17. paulus has bought on of them (not sure which yet) the other is available @ £45 posted all the best .
  18. nice one gaffer i was hoping you would say that !! thanks everyone . iv got plans for more soon .
  19. well there done to a point i want to stop ! everyone who has seen them here at home says there good , tell me what you think . sorry iv missed out loads of the knife making stage but got loads on and wanted to finnish this for you guys ,. here they are . now bear in mind these are only my #3 #4 pattern welded knives ever . i failed to make forge weld billets for months and faild 23 times before i sused it ! (imagine all that steel in the bin !) and this is only my 4th peice of pattern weld steel ever . any way who wants um ? all the best , matt.
  20. i dont think i will put this one on the other forum no mate . the welds are tested to hell by the forging to shape there should be at this stage no chance of seperation at all. it is now one harmoginouse peice of steel . there is some seration the cutting edge at this point but will be removed once the final edge is put on . other than that its not to bad is it . im sure it will still be here on saterday rob and the others . all the best , matt.
  21. here we go then . what iv done so far . this is the straight feather pattern blade its the smallest . the others sit un molested so far ! ok polishing done at this stage the handle blank is roughed out and drilled for the tang . the tang is made red hot and litrealy burned into the handle no photos of that sorry but imagine filming it ! so all metal work compleat fit is ok etc i need to re etch the blade in the acid , in it goes and an hour later it comes out like this its bought out all the pattern that was polished out some from buffer. but looks dull so its gets a go over wit
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