Mmmmmmmm Donuts!
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G'Day Fella's,
Idaho CTD, it's not actually mine, I'm just transferring it to another dealer!
Apparently, it may end up as a .600 Nitro Express?
FYI, here is another example of one of these same Australian made actions, but a bit further toward being finished!
Enjoy!!! http://forums.nitroexpress.com/showflat ... art=1&vc=1
Doh!
Homer
Idaho CTD, it's not actually mine, I'm just transferring it to another dealer!
Apparently, it may end up as a .600 Nitro Express?
FYI, here is another example of one of these same Australian made actions, but a bit further toward being finished!
Enjoy!!! http://forums.nitroexpress.com/showflat ... art=1&vc=1
Doh!
Homer
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Nice, a 600 Nitro Express would be pretty cool.
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Guy Miner
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Donuts? I thought we were having a cop post! Doggone it. Apple Fritters are my favorite - not a true donut, but close enough and really good...
Cool falling block action there...
You said a .600 Nitro Express? YIKES! I was thinking .22-250 for shooting roos or something...
Guy
Cool falling block action there...
You said a .600 Nitro Express? YIKES! I was thinking .22-250 for shooting roos or something...
Guy
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G'Day Fella's,
Sorry Guy, I'll try to include a Donut, next time! LOL!!!
Yes, it's an Investment Cast copy, of a Farquarson (Google - Gibbs Farquarson).
The Aussie manufacturer, made up several hundred (?) of these, for the custom rifle market!
The owner of this one, has a few more of them that he wants to have built up.
Yes the .600 NE is BIG and would deck Skippy's real well but the .22-250, would be a better choice for this!
My personal favorite Skippy rifle, is a old Tikka, LSA 55 in .222, and I have shot 2,000+ Skippy's with this rifle alone!
The situation with using anything bigger than a .222 or .223 (in the area where I live), comes down to economics.
So it doesn't take many years to shoot out a barrel, when using any larger powder capacity cartridge, when your shooting up to 50 each outing.
We shoot so many of them (and 99.9% are Head Shots (Brain Shots), whilst spot lighting from a vehicle at night!
Most spot lighting shots are inside 150 meters/yards, and after 50 shots, some barrels can be a bit fouled and the rifle starts to get a bit less accurate!
Spot lighting is the main legally authorised method (along with Caliber and Bullet weight, 50grn .224" bullet, at 3,000+ fps) we have available to us these days, and it can be very effective means of deckin Skippy's!!!
Regards
Homer
Sorry Guy, I'll try to include a Donut, next time! LOL!!!
Yes, it's an Investment Cast copy, of a Farquarson (Google - Gibbs Farquarson).
The Aussie manufacturer, made up several hundred (?) of these, for the custom rifle market!
The owner of this one, has a few more of them that he wants to have built up.
Yes the .600 NE is BIG and would deck Skippy's real well but the .22-250, would be a better choice for this!
My personal favorite Skippy rifle, is a old Tikka, LSA 55 in .222, and I have shot 2,000+ Skippy's with this rifle alone!
The situation with using anything bigger than a .222 or .223 (in the area where I live), comes down to economics.
So it doesn't take many years to shoot out a barrel, when using any larger powder capacity cartridge, when your shooting up to 50 each outing.
We shoot so many of them (and 99.9% are Head Shots (Brain Shots), whilst spot lighting from a vehicle at night!
Most spot lighting shots are inside 150 meters/yards, and after 50 shots, some barrels can be a bit fouled and the rifle starts to get a bit less accurate!
Spot lighting is the main legally authorised method (along with Caliber and Bullet weight, 50grn .224" bullet, at 3,000+ fps) we have available to us these days, and it can be very effective means of deckin Skippy's!!!
Regards
Homer
I bet a 6x45, 6x204 Ruger, or 6TCU would be good rounds for barrel life and offer a bigger pill. It may not be needed but I bet you'd get 4000 to 5000 rounds of barrel life from them. They would cost you a bit more in bullets but they may go longer before fouling becomes a issue.
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G'Day Fella's,
IdahoCTD, sorry for the delay in replying, been a bit side tracked with stuff.
Yes mate good advice, those 6mm cartridges would be chooses for deckin Skippy's!
And a bit better at dealing with wind etc as well.
A couple of Pro-Roo Shooters I know, used 6mm PPC and 6mm BR for some time, and were very happy with their use!
Regards
Homer
IdahoCTD, sorry for the delay in replying, been a bit side tracked with stuff.
Yes mate good advice, those 6mm cartridges would be chooses for deckin Skippy's!
And a bit better at dealing with wind etc as well.
A couple of Pro-Roo Shooters I know, used 6mm PPC and 6mm BR for some time, and were very happy with their use!
Regards
Homer
