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  1. strange question....

    in Countryside Skills, Craft & DIY

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    Sounds like you have nothing to loose by having a go. The steel will be quite hard and will have to be ground rather than sawn. Don't let it get too hot or it will loose it's hardness then not keep an edge. I'd try and keep the edge that's sharp and cut the back and end off but that restricts the shapes you can do.

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  12. like talking to a brick wall ¡

    in Rimfire, Centrefire & Shotguns

    Posted · Edited by halamrose

    Let him have the gun he likes. I think you will always shoot better with a gun your fond of than one that may be technically better in some respects. Mind you I will try a lighter rifle than my 452 varmint next time, but if I had gone for the lighter rifle I'd always wonder if I would have shot better with the heavier gun. We each need to live with our choices and learn from our own experience.

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  16. Firearms advice

    in Rimfire, Centrefire & Shotguns

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    If it makes you smile when you take a gun out of the cabinet then a semi would be a good choice. It's not easy, but it's not too hard, to swap rifles once you have one but still try before you buy to see if you like the accuracy and trigger and watch a youtube vid on how to clean the model you fancy - then you can decide if you want the extra fuss.

  17. Firearms advice

    in Rimfire, Centrefire & Shotguns

    Posted · Edited by halamrose

    I recently had this decision to make.

     

    I read lots of reviews but never ended up confident in the accuracy of semis. I know people spend a lot getting 10/22 accurate and CZ 511/581 and their new brother seem to start off half decent but I tried a couple in the shops and didn't like the triggers at all. Bought a CZ452 bolt action rifle and although the trigger wasn't great it's easy and cheep to improve. You have to be a much better marksman than me to shoot well with a heavy creepy trigger - but many people are much better than me. When I miss I only want to be able to blame myself.

     

    I really like it being so easy to separate the bolt from the rest of the rifle - I can take it with me when I leave the rifle in the boot and it also makes it easy to use a cable lock to further secure it. Oh it's so easy to slide the bolt out of a bolt action rifle, and put it back in, but I suppose it's one more thing to forget to take when I go out. :doh:

  19. Bought a 22LR CZ Varmint, now a few tweaks and a question

    in Rimfire, Centrefire & Shotguns

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    Possibly it's not clear what I'm talking about, maybe not all models of 452 have this, what with the varmint being free floated and all. From the video

     

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-xuH2OPFyTo

     

    you can see at 1 minute 10 seconds the round block that the front stock mounting screw engages with just slides out and drops away when you take the rifle out of its stock. You can also see the slot in the barrel in which the part slides sideways. I'd like to know if on the assembled rifle the block should be free to slide or locked by the stock screw?

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  20. Bought a 22LR CZ Varmint, now a few tweaks and a question

    in Rimfire, Centrefire & Shotguns

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    So I've trimmed the trigger spring and polished the seer but I only had a nail file at my girlfriends so I'll see how it is in the field and take it from there. I know the cost of the trigger kit is minimal but I like to fiddle and come up with my own solutions. Trigger is already much better but I should have tried just leaving out the nut and washer. One thing I did notice that I have not read about is that the jaws of the trigger were a bit tight where they pivot on the rear pin. I relieved them a tiny bit with the nail file and that made the trigger less gritty too.

     

    The Screws look better for a clean up a touch of blue pen, I'd still like to get hex screws though as I like to destock my guns to dry them out when I come in cold and they get that instant condensation that they always seem to get.

     

    Still puzzled by the stock movement. Those familiar with the 452 will know the front stock screw fixes into a round block that is keyed into a slot a few inches up the barrel. My block stiffly slides in the keyway - is this normal or should the bolt be long enough to lock against the barrel?

     

    Cheers,

     

    Halam

  21. Bought a 22LR CZ Varmint, now a few tweaks and a question

    in Rimfire, Centrefire & Shotguns

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    After a few years of FAC air I finally have a FAC with slots for 22lr and 17HMR. So had to decide which to buy first and settled on the 22lr because I like quiet guns and will need practice at longer ranges to get the most out of either of them and 22LR is cheaper to practice with.

     

    So then the next question? Old, new or modern second hand? I was tempted by a new CZ 452 Varmint for about £350 but did I want to spend all I felt able to on one gun or keep some back for the HMR later? Looked at and handled a Ruger 77/22 but it didn't feel special. A CZ 381 for £70 was tempting but I didn't like the trigger at all.

     

    So I settled on a second hand 452 16" Varmint at a price I was happy with, and a SAK Mod and got them to throw in some Winchester Subs. So I've been itching to give it a try for days.

     

    I fitted a basic 3-9x50 scope which I lifted from one of my air rifles. Went into the fields to zero it. Met a few people - an old lady walking her dog was interested so I coached her through a shot - a couple of middle aged folk panicking that I had a gun and they didn't know where one of their dogs was but we got on OK and had a bit of chat about fluffy bunnies - and some bullocks who thought I was interesting and wanted to play rough. I't usually pretty quite where I was but I guess normally I'm sneaking around and not staying in one place for long.

     

    Anyway - very happy with my choice but need to tighten my groups at longer ranges than I used the FAC air. Must improve the trigger but I'l try and do it the old fashioned way rather than get a kit. The stock seems to flex when I'm using a sling which seems odd - maybe the front stock mount screw is not tight enough but then I'd rather not be puling on the barrel. Come to that it could do with new stock and trigger guard screws but they seem so pricey - anyone know where I should buy them? I'd prefer hex ones.

     

    I don't know whether you know but I get a lot of inspiration from this forum, so thank you all.

     

    Halam

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