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Have been wringing out Bailey's .22 K-Hornet with set of .410 barrels in Southern Africa. Some kinks to work out including stock geometry, but below are some results. Regards  Small warthog for dinner. Through and through with 60 grain Nosler.  Damara Dik Dik taken at about 30 yards as it climbed a dry stream bed  Guinea fowl wing shot with 11/16 oz of #6 shot using .410 3-inch barrels | ||
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Thanks for the post, It was real cool to watch the rifle come to be, and it great to see it being bloodied. Good luck with it, and good hunting. JD DRSS 9.3X74 tika 512 9.3X74 SXS Merkel 140 in 470 Nitro | |||
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Tim, Thanks for posting! That's just wonderful! Rusty We Band of Brothers! DRSS, NRA & SCI Life Member "I am rejoiced at my fate. Do not be uneasy about me, for I am with my friends." ----- David Crockett in his last letter (to his children), January 9th, 1836 "I will never forsake Texas and her cause. I am her son." ----- Jose Antonio Navarro, from Mexican Prison in 1841 "for I have sworn upon the altar of god eternal hostility against every form of tyranny over the mind of man." Thomas Jefferson Declaration of Arbroath April 6, 1320-“. . .It is not for glory, nor riches, nor honours that we are fighting, but for freedom - for that alone, which no honest man gives up but with life itself.” | |||
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ill bet it's sweet to shoot....  go big or go home ........ DSC-- Life Member NRA--Life member DRSS--9.3x74 r Chapuis | |||
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FANTASTIC!!! What a wonderful little rifle. I am really liking the dik-dik taken with the little guy. Thanks for sharing these pics.. Any more to add? | |||
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Tim: You can certainly instruct on how a man should spend his spare time. Lovely little gun. There is hope, even when your brain tells you there isn’t. – John Green, author | |||
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Tim, Looks great. Was the upper and lower barrel rib left out for a reason? ****************************************************************** R. Lee Ermey: "The deadliest weapon in the world is a Marine and his rifle." ****************************************************************** We're going to be "gifted" with a health care plan we are forced to purchase and fined if we don't, Which purportedly covers at least ten million more people, without adding a single new doctor, but provides for 16,000 new IRS agents, written by a committee whose chairman says he doesn't understand it, passed by a Congress that didn't read it but exempted themselves from it, and signed by a President, with funding administered by a treasury chief who didn't pay his taxes, for which we'll be taxed for four years before any benefits take effect, by a government which has already bankrupted Social Security and Medicare, all to be overseen by a surgeon general who is obese, and financed by a country that's broke!!!!! 'What the hell could possibly go wrong?' | |||
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Absolutely fabulous rifle & the whole journey of "seeing" it being built. Great reward for the rifle to be used on a Dik Dik, wart hog & guinea fowl. "When the wind stops....start rowing. When the wind starts, get the sail up quick." | |||
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That is gorgeous. And effective. Rich DRSS | |||
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The builder addressed that in the thread during the build. I think that it looks kinda naked without the full length ribs. Jason "You're not hard-core, unless you live hard-core." _______________________ Hunting in Africa is an adventure. The number of variables involved preclude the possibility of a perfect hunt. Some problems will arise. How you decide to handle them will determine how much you enjoy your hunt. Just tell yourself, "it's all part of the adventure." Remember, if Robert Ruark had gotten upset every time problems with Harry Selby's flat bed truck delayed the safari, Horn of the Hunter would have read like an indictment of Selby. But Ruark rolled with the punches, poured some gin, and enjoyed the adventure. -Jason Brown | |||
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Sorry....not trying to stir the pot. He mentioned that he was trying to work out some Kinks on the rifle so I thought maybe the ribs had been left out until things were complete. Beautiful rifle….thanks for sharing. ****************************************************************** R. Lee Ermey: "The deadliest weapon in the world is a Marine and his rifle." ****************************************************************** We're going to be "gifted" with a health care plan we are forced to purchase and fined if we don't, Which purportedly covers at least ten million more people, without adding a single new doctor, but provides for 16,000 new IRS agents, written by a committee whose chairman says he doesn't understand it, passed by a Congress that didn't read it but exempted themselves from it, and signed by a President, with funding administered by a treasury chief who didn't pay his taxes, for which we'll be taxed for four years before any benefits take effect, by a government which has already bankrupted Social Security and Medicare, all to be overseen by a surgeon general who is obese, and financed by a country that's broke!!!!! 'What the hell could possibly go wrong?' | |||
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Roscoe, I leave the ribs out because the front sight base is adjustable for regulation. Soldered in ribs would make it less effective. I can attatch the rib to one barrel, but it adds to cost, and it adds potential for problems under the rib on the unsoldered barrel. One important poin is I want these rifles to be affordable, but very user friendly. The ribs detract from both charcteristics. MacNaughton made a number of DRs without ribs. The kinks I have on this rifle is a tempermental mainspring on one side, and the stock needs a little adjustment on the comb to better fit Tim. The mainspring is a long explanation, but will be an easy fix uponthe rifls return. I ran a couple hundred rounds throug the rifle before it left. Murphy dictates the timing ( I REALLY don't like Murphy, or his laws). Aside from the kinks, it is thrilling to have rifles in service and see results like Tim is having. BTW, this is a different rifle from the one I did the build thread on. Bailey Bradshaw www.bradshawgunandrifle.com I'm in the gun buildin bidness, and cousin....bidness is a boomin | |||
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I really like the ribless style on small and medium bore double rifles. A MacNaughton 303 done that way was one of the prettiest doubles I have ever seen. Perry | |||
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It was great watching the build of this fine rifle. Congratulations to the hunter for the animals and to the riflemaker for a beautiful rifle. Greg | |||
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I am happy to see this beauty getting some action. Mr. Bradshaw, is it possible to make a set of 9,3x74 or 405 Win barrels on that size action too? 577 BME 3"500 KILL ALL 358 GREMLIN 404-375 *we band of 45-70ers* (Founder) Single Shot Shooters Society S.S.S.S. (Founder) | |||
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More photos including the .22 K-Hornet: Regards,  Natal: Umkanyakude Safaris or the tree, "Shining from afar."  The Bradshaw K-Hornet with a nice red duiker that dropped to the shot and professional hunter Malcolm Thomson.  Different game, an impala ewe taken with a double in .303 Brit to serve as dinner for a spotted hyena.  Hyena, large doglike tracks with .303 round for scale. Note the impala drag mark on the bottom of the photo... | |||
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That's Great Tim! Looking forward to seeing pics of your Hayena Bailey Bradshaw www.bradshawgunandrifle.com I'm in the gun buildin bidness, and cousin....bidness is a boomin | |||
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Bailey, Alas, the hyena showed up too late that evening for me to acquire it with he .303 iron sights. Even had my professional shining a hand flashlight on the front bead, but could not get the sights on the hyena for a sure shot. Hope to get the rifle back to you soon. Best, Tim | |||
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