awesome hunter ozhunter...

Im planning an OZ trip next year, but being a student I need to save up in advance...

Any advice as to where you can hunt for reasonable money?

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Originally posted by xile84:
awesome hunter ozhunter...

Im planning an OZ trip next year, but being a student I need to save up in advance...

Any advice as to where you can hunt for reasonable money?

Depending on when, let me know, we might be able to shoot up for a couple days Boar hunting "out back".

Man, that sounds absolutely Awesome.
Ill bring this along and we`ll add some more pictures to this thread!

You could borrow one of mine but it appears you prefer one with the bolt on the wrong side...

Custom 9.3x62.

What calibre is yours?

Thanks for the offer Ozhunter, yeah Im a true left-handed shooter - not a cheap disposition in todays rifle world if you are into old mausers!.
That rifle there is awesome, I love the stock design. Who made it, and what kind of action is it built on? Beautiful mount too, a custom claw mount from what I can tell? How big was that animal?

Mine is 375 H&H, not that different to your 9,3x62 really - a tad more oomph ( and recoil) but thats a bout it!

Slight bluing wear etc is fairly harmless but there comes a point when something worse happens that leaves a sick feeling in your stomach every time you think of it or see it.

After a while that fades and you end up with a true battle scarred warrior that brings a smile to your face when you heft it in your hands.

I kicked my 10 year old custom 6.5x55 off it's bipod onto a concrete road....... I couldn't bear to look at it for a month. Some judicious work with steam and peening the worst of the scratches on the scope took the edge off the pain and now I barely notice any of it.

It's easier to add patina to a rifle already worn. My Brno ZG47 8x60S has a barrel that looks like the previous owner tensioned barbed wire with it. Must have been some mountain hunts!

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Originally posted by xile84:That rifle there is awesome, I love the stock design. Who made it, and what kind of action is it built on? Beautiful mount too, a custom claw mount from what I can tell?

Oz, I too would like to hear more about your 458. It may be the camera angle, but the rifle looks very slim - what's it weigh?

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Originally posted by Antlers:

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Originally posted by xile84:That rifle there is awesome, I love the stock design. Who made it, and what kind of action is it built on? Beautiful mount too, a custom claw mount from what I can tell?

Oz, I too would like to hear more about your 458. It may be the camera angle, but the rifle looks very slim - what's it weigh?

A good friend of mine (V) here in Sydney put these two together.
Mounts are Recknagel Swing on with a S&B 4#.
Yes, Rust Blue fades where handled with sweaty hands but that's OK with me.
More info;
http://forums.nitroexpress.com...=0&page=0#Post155206

Thanks for the additional info, Adam. I really like the configuration - very nice. About what does it weigh?

About 9.5lbs which is just fine for me.

Thank you, Adam.

NOW they look great!!

Strange, I have carried my factory ZKK 602 for nearly 20 years for months at a time and apart from the bolt handle and the muzzle, the blueing is almost new.

Hey, I've got a very strict "no safe queen" policy, so any marks on rifles from honest use are viewed as badges of honor. Get those guns out and use 'em!

Why buy a Ferrari if you're just gonna keep it in the garage?

If my rifle can't hunt I don't own it. When I leave them to the kids I can only hope they show the same kinds of wear.

I drive my Yugo and don't worry too much about small scratches.

I hunt my rifles too and don't bother with "touch ups". However some of the rifles posted here appear to have a blueing job that doesn't match the quality of the rest of the rifle. That's nothing to celebrate imo.

What blueing job should they have?

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Originally posted by Chuck Nelson:
What blueing job should they have?

Well, for one, In his book, or I should say in Turpin's book on him, David Miller recommends hot bluing.

We had a big dust-up here an AR a few years ago regarding Hot Blue Vs. Rust Blue. D'arcy Echols was firmly in the hot blue camp. He had run extensive tests and found hot blue to be much more resistant to wear and corrosion than rust blue.

As far as the rifles in this thread: if anyone thinks the wear on that floorplate is consistent with 18 days of hard use I would ask, "how is it possible that any PH's rifle has any bluing left?" I wonder if a different bluing process was used on the floorplate due to the engraving.

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Originally posted by silvertip1:

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Originally posted by Chuck Nelson:
What blueing job should they have?

Well, for one, In his book, or I should say in Turpin's book on him, David Miller recommends hot bluing.

I will second hot caustic blueing, but all blueing jobs are not created equal. I'm not sure why entirely but there is a difference between bluers and methods/recipes.

In my possibly limited experience the PH's didn't have bluing left on their rifles.

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Originally posted by Scriptus:
Strange, I have carried my factory ZKK 602 for nearly 20 years for months at a time and apart from the bolt handle and the muzzle, the blueing is almost new.

It's possible that local conditions have some bearing on this. The hunting guide I had in Burkina Faso in January had a Brno ZKK 602 which was almost as shiny as mirror polished metal after 20 years in the field.

Rifles that get used in harsh conditions get wear and dings.

Unless the "wear" is more than cosmetic it will have no effect on the rifles ability to kill things.

Some people like it some don't.

If you're among the latter, send it to Turnbull or an equal quality shop and have it "made new".

If you don't want the problem in the first place get a stainless/synthetic what ever. Get it Cerokoated and avoid the problem.

Once you see the results of a horse rolling on a custom shop Weatherby left in its scabbard, (some people don't listen to instructions), the amount of wear shown on any of the guns on this thread is very minor.
(The Weatherby could have shot around corners if it still had a stock and scope !)

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Originally posted by dempsey:
I hunt my rifles too and don't bother with "touch ups". However some of the rifles posted here appear to have a blueing job that doesn't match the quality of the rest of the rifle. That's nothing to celebrate imo.

I agree. I just can't overlook the excessive wear after only one hunt.

Frankly this should be discussed further rather than just circling the wagons.......

I too prefer rust blue but after seeing those pics I would have started this thread with a "WTF" rather than "look at my rifle" theme as Dempsey pointed out.

All of my rifles are customs- no safe queens and no one shot wonder queens. Some hot & some rust blue, but none have shown such poor durability even after years (not just days) of hunting and in spite of my lack of properly caring for them.

If you have really nice rifles and don't get around to wearing them out you are missing out on a lot of living.
I would rather have a room full of worn out rifles than the trophies...

Who cares? I hope to live long enough to wear mine out.

It toast. I'll pm you my shipping address and I'll dispose of the eyesore for you.