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MIke Jenvey

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  1. 7 minutes ago, Rockhopper said:

    I tried that and they rang me up and said i needed to specify which one 🙂

    I could understand that for a more "exotic" version of 7.62mm, but not in this case.  They need to be educated about what is different & what is the same - maybe a Club Sec or County Sec can get in touch with them?

  2. 15 minutes ago, Rockhopper said:

    you need to specify either .308 or 7.62 on your variation

    Very strange - my authority (Cambs) & quite a few others I have seen on different FACs have the generic 7.62mmx51/.308 which covers all the legal requirements. 

    I have seen once "7.62mmx51/.308WIN" (which is the same of course).

    If you wanted to play with some versions of a Mosin Nagent, they use 7.62mmx54R...... or, 7.62mmx53R for Finnish versions! 😉  Different categories for your FAC / variation.

  3. 21 minutes ago, Pippin89 said:

    Also worth keeping an eye on Holts auctions.

    Holt - yep, but timescale  /  availability  / travel options not always ideal (one month to collect after auction of have dispatched to RFD).  Note the Buyer’s Premium of 25% (& VAT of course).

    Whilst difficult to compare guide prices versus achieved prices (as no general tgt rifles in their last auction), a lot of the "popular" firearms sales went quite a way over the guide price. If  you fork out £1000 on Holts, plus their Buyer's Premium + VAT, then other options (if available of course) could well be cheaper.

    This one on Guntrader has a 'scope (flog it off to buy the TR rear sights) & a shorter than ideal barrel. New barrel = about £900 so worth looking at.

    Gunstar option

    Very basic P14 (not the best action, but useable) on Gunwatch, cheap & cheerful.

    Reasonable Musgrave (but harder to get spares for them) here.

     

     

  4. You missed out by a couple of weeks on a very, very reasonably priced Swing!

    Look on Gunstar, Guntrader or similar, TRs come up every now & then; 7.62 / 308 = the same thing as far as TR is concerned. Got a variation yet in your FAC? Might take a while depending on your local Police authority. 
     

    Fultons of Bisley have some secondhand stock - this one looks reasonable- but you will always pay a bit extra from Fultons. Useful though if you need quick adjustments/ tweaks. 
     

    To get a good rifle, decent action, good barrel, sights & reasonable stock, you will probably have to budget about £1k or slightly more. 
     

    Any TR club local to you to see if anyone is selling a rifle? 

  5. On 24/09/2021 at 19:10, cismpete said:

    he's re-barrelled a couple of target rifles for me,

    Just run-in / zeroed my Paramount last Fri - new 1:13 Kreiger, 30" barrel fitted by him - all very neat & tidy.  After running it in, had a quick shoot on an e-tgt at 300x - 50.8 was the best score, both the dropped V's were down to me! 😉 

  6. Just to point anyone in his direction (I have a vested interest as I'm getting an action done over winter! 😉 ), if anyone is looking to have any re-bluing done, this is a possible option:

    David Crispin
    Crispin Engineering Ltd.
    Hut 60 Bisley Camp
    Queens Road
    Brookwood
    GU24 0NP

  7. I would like to recommend this company should you need to have a rifle / shotgun / pistol woodwork that needs to be refreshed. 

     Specialist Stocks & Finishing Ltd

    Before & after pictures, my Paramount stock that hadn’t been cleaned up for over 10 years!

    Rob Libbiter has worked miracles. Stripped all the rubbish off & then a 2 coat varnish, only £75 + postage (£15 in this case). 

    Very happy to recommend - he can do a deeper gloss finish - about £20 or so more, & of course, stain to your chosen colour & conceal repairs.

    I can PM individual photos if required rather than the “composite” shots below.

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    Contact: roblibbiter “at” gmail.com

  8. Hmmm, might be a tight budget, unless a good Swing comes along.

    Brand new barrel, proofed = circa £800, so say at least £500-£600 for a low use example.

    Action = new Barnard-P is about £1300-£1400.  At least £1000 for second hand?

    Sights - decent rear sight (Centra), maybe £400.  Foresight - 22mm ladder = £130.  Say £400 second hand, no irises (£150+?).

    Stock - £500 -> lots if Gemini!

    Adding that up = £600 + £1000 + £400 + £500. = £2500?   

    Fairly standard Swing here - only 28" barrel though.

    How about this Quadlock?

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