New Zealand Outdoors Community
Firearms => Firearms => Topic started by: Hobby hunter on August 02, 2022, 09:10:02 pm
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Always looking for something to do so decided a retro build would be different and pretty easy. i wanted to do it with one of my existing rifles as I'm trying really hard to stop buying any more rifles for a while. First it needed to be old. My oldest is a sporter mauser which could of worked except for the plastic stock. So looking through them I decided on the browning. It ticked a few boxes so that's the one I used. I think it might be quite late model but it is a wooden stock and blued with no plastic on it nothing fancy had the classic lines and its an old classic caliber being 22 hornet. Nothing much really in the build as they were basic and simple back then without all the gadgets etc. I took the tactical style scope off it and found an old redfield 4-12x40 with the old gloss finish. Its a really clear scope and the mag range is perfect for the little round. All up it looks good just need to get it out and do final sight in..
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A leather sling would finish it nicley
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Finally got this project finished bar the leather sling. Had it at the range today for final sight in. As per the other thread it shot incredibly well. the retro redfield scope looks good and is nice and clear and has the simple duplex reticle. Now I need another project.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y_pt9CgY6RE