Tbone
yet another interesting project to watch as it evolves.
Again I am envious of your skill with crafting timber.
Good O
Paul
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Tbone
yet another interesting project to watch as it evolves.
Again I am envious of your skill with crafting timber.
Good O
Paul
I agree................. the bloke is a woodwork genius. I wish he was a pom and worked here. We've been waiting for 3 dummy RPG rockets from our chippie for ages...................
Hi guys, I just found something interesting on the range yesterday. A guy I shoot with brought out his old bitsa No4Mk1 in .223 (a relatively common modification here). Any who, on the "ZF" marked butt was this same repair done exactly, and I mean EXACTLY the same. Done in beech on a beech on a beech butt and dowelled in Exactly the same spots. I asked if I could take some photos... but got busy shooting and all that and forgot.
I have to confess TBone that I have never seen a FTR butt repaired as extensively as that done by you and I've seen many hundreds of FTR's No4's. I would doubt that a factory FTR butt would get that treatment. I don't think it'd pass the 80% life criteria. Just my thoughts
This is the Butt on a No4 (Sporterised) Longbranch. I dont think there is much left of the original.
To me as a "non-woodworker" the joints are excellent and look worse on the pictures than they actually are.
https://www.milsurps.com/images/impo...SCF00045-1.jpg
https://www.milsurps.com/images/impo...SCF00052-1.jpg
Ugh.........................
Quite agree - its as ugly as sin and sits in the corner on its own.Quote:
Originally Posted by Peter Laidler
However it was obviously once someones pride and joy and they put a lot of work (and to my mind) skill into 'bubba-ing' it.
The pride of the collection?