Ragnarok
10-25-2011, 11:31 AM
I've got a couple of these..my first one is possessed of a perfect bore..was a bubbized rifle which someone trimmed the stock up..tossed the handguard and bands..and I ebayed a replacement military..and bought some bands to put it back into original configuration. This one shoots great.
The second one is the one that has had a really hard life.. It's intact and has decent enough wood..but the bore is pretty bad..this one came from 'Hunter's Lodge'..a buddy ordered it..and it's appearance/condition would lead me to believe it was stacked outside at some point. I bought it from my disenchanted pal..and when I pulled the action from the wood..a pile of rust literally fell off the barrel!!
Ive cleaned it up..and it's servicable...has rifling and all..but it's bore ain't very good. Shooting it with jacketed bullets doesn't yeild very good accuracy..it don't keyhole..but it's bore is big and worn. I think it may be a good candidate for some cast bullet mild loads.
Any bullet/load reccomendations for a nearly spent Spaniard?
Thanx..Rag
The second one is the one that has had a really hard life.. It's intact and has decent enough wood..but the bore is pretty bad..this one came from 'Hunter's Lodge'..a buddy ordered it..and it's appearance/condition would lead me to believe it was stacked outside at some point. I bought it from my disenchanted pal..and when I pulled the action from the wood..a pile of rust literally fell off the barrel!!
Ive cleaned it up..and it's servicable...has rifling and all..but it's bore ain't very good. Shooting it with jacketed bullets doesn't yeild very good accuracy..it don't keyhole..but it's bore is big and worn. I think it may be a good candidate for some cast bullet mild loads.
Any bullet/load reccomendations for a nearly spent Spaniard?
Thanx..Rag