Recent content by Otakar

I almost have my first of two small ring Mausers finished for this caliber. I will post some pictures once it is blued and put back together. At which time I will put my Mini Mk-X Mauser up for sale. I also have the 7.62x39 insert which i will include with it for the guys that will want to use...

I know I never followed up with another reply over here but I do want to let you guys know that this trip really SUCKED. The outfitter is one of the if not THE worst I have ever been with. I would never go here again. The only nice part about this trip was that I got to spend time with my son.

I do agree about not pushing the high pressures. I do not plan on doing loads to 100%. I don't need to. I have other 6MMs that can do that and approach the 4K-fps. I am looking for something to shoot at under 3K with the 95+-gr bullets. Looking to push a 95gr+- bullet at around 2750-2800fps...

Too late, already ordered the barrel and stock. A 6.5mm is not a caliber I am even contemplating, or would even be interested in. The Spanish army had their inventory redone in 7.62 Nato so I am not worried about it. I have been shooting a Mk.X MiniMauser in 7.62x45 Czech at max pressure+ for...

I just looked at my eXcel spreadsheet of my firearm inventory, which I keep all of my parameters on all of my firearms. The 6mm-284 and the 6mm-6.5mm Rem Mag are both 1:10 twist and my Yugo Mauser 243 Win is 1:11. Now I am glad that I ordered the barrel in 1:8.

I have two built on Vz.24s at the moment and have three more waiting. One will be a 450 Ackley. one a 338-8mm Rem Mag. Plus I still have for more complete VZ-24 rifles.

I just ordered the barrel. 24" 1:8 4140 Chrome-Molly 1 1/2 Contour. Also ordered a stock rough from Richard's. Same stile as the one in the previous post but not a AAA like that one just a "Semi-Fancy".

Well, If I buy the 24" barrel, All I need is a hacksaw to make it 22", Right? :). 1:8 it is than. here is a stock I am working on for my 7.62x45 Czech, using a M-93 small ring Turk. The blue at the end of the stock is just Painters masking tape over the recoil pad. As I mentioned in a previous...

At this time I have a 243 Win built on a Yugo 98 short action with a 22" barrel. I'm not sure what the twist rate is at this moment. It is a good shooter with lighter bullets but not the heavy ones. So I imagine it is not a very tight twist. Because it was one of these early 90s builds by one of...

WOW, so far unanimous. That is what I love to see. I was leaning in that direction also but just was not sure. I will wait till the end of day today to see if anyone else chimes in with their thoughts and order the barrel tomorrow. Do you guys think that the 24" barrel is the better choice for...

Hi folks; I want to build a 243 win on a small ring Spanish Mauser action. I want to shoot bullets in the 95-107gr category and a barrel length of 24". I plan on using an E.R.Shaw barrel. The choices are, 1:12, 1:10, and 1:8 twist rates. I will discount the 1:12 off hand automatically, but which...

Here is a picture of the cartridge. The gray one is the surpluss and the brass ones have been made out of a Carcano case (PPU). The bullets are all in the 125gr size with a FMJ, Z-Max and Ballistic Tip. If you can picture it as a 6mm longer 7.62x39 with less case taper. The base is the same size.

Here are some pictures of the work in process. I hope the pictures download, I have had some problems downloading pictures here. I just wiped the stock down with some Glycol-Ether to bring the color out for the pictures. By the third picture it started drying out. There is still a lot of sanding...

Which of the two would expand slower?

Hello all; I have been shooting the 7.62x45 Czech since I have bought my first Vz-52 in 1993. At he time, over a period of a few months, when they were available for next to nothing, I bought five. I still have four and the fifth is with my dad. I came to love the cartridge so much that I built...