My Martini Gunmaker's 458 Vektor Lott.I should have pictures in the next few days.It is better than what I thought it would be.It is too good to take hunting. [URL= ]custom Lott[/URL]
Posts: 11651 | Location: Montreal | Registered: 07 November 2002
want to see some pics of the rifle. is the 458 Vektor Lott a modified version of the 458 Lott cartridge? if it is i want to know about it's ballistics etc. because i've not heard of it before. thanks.
Posts: 229 | Location: North Carolina | Registered: 09 August 2011
Ralf will have professional images for me soon.Now to describe it a bit.The wood has a mirror finish from plenty of oil rubbing.The checkering feels really smooth and fine.The bluing is a matt kind of blue with a very attractive gold inlayed ring in front of the receiver and cartridge identification.The gold is matt and matches the bluing.The wood has a natural dark brown appearance.There is a Mauser trigger lever that is well positioned and fits my finger very well.The whole engraved trigger guard assembly and floor plate,also the grip cap is something really beautiful to look at.The shape of the stock and the contour of the barreled action is perfect.The stock has an ebony forearm tip.The rifle balances very well,sights align easily and the trigger breaks perfectly for accurate offhand shooting and releases a powerful firing pin spring.The magazine fits my cartridges perfectly with very little space for any play.The Vektor action looks like a quality action and Ralf`s bolt handle is slightly extended.For those of you thinking of buying such a rifle let me tell you it is worth it-even if you never hunt with it.
Posts: 11651 | Location: Montreal | Registered: 07 November 2002
You've either got gorilla hands or that thing is tiny. looks good, though. looking forward to the rest.
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Looks extremely nice from what I can tell, including the engraving which you took some ribbing about. I like the flag safety too instead of the backwards M70 types. Also like the sight distances engraved in windows at the corners of the sight blades, and the checkered square bridge.
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Originally posted by fla3006: Looks extremely nice from what I can tell, including the engraving which you took some ribbing about. I like the flag safety too instead of the backwards M70 types. Also like the sight distances engraved in windows at the corners of the sight blades.
I told Ralf side safeties are for scoped rifles Ralf had do do some work on the flag safety to remove the play and noise it made.He installed some sort of a pin that makes it work perfectly.I really like it!! It works great and let`s me know when it is on.
Posts: 11651 | Location: Montreal | Registered: 07 November 2002
I tried dry firing the rifle next to my CZ and Ruger and it get`s on the target easier than the two.It is a more comfortably fitting rifle.It weighs the same as either of the two rifles.Well there it is.I am glad I let Ralf take all the time in the world to build it.
Posts: 11651 | Location: Montreal | Registered: 07 November 2002
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I shot the rifle today and it shot a good group at 50 and 100yds. Point of impact however was about 5-6 inches low at both 50 and 100yds. I need to order a couple of shorter front bead sights to bring it up. [URL= ]50yds Off the bench[/URL] [URL= ]100yds off the bench[/URL] I was shooting 550gr woodleigh RN softs.I was glad to see the point of impact with the 50 standing and 100yd folding sight very close to the same spot.My eyesight now at 100yds will not let me do better than that group.I am sure the group will tighten at 50 as soon as the barrel breaks in.BTW,the rifle handled the recoil from the heavy loads pretty well.
Posts: 11651 | Location: Montreal | Registered: 07 November 2002
[URL= ]50yds off the bench[/URL] Went back to the range after giving the rifle a good cleaning.Ralf had shot some of the Woodleigh solids with it and there was that copper fouling that was very hard to get out.It is good to see that the rifle kept the exact same point of impact as the day before.That is rare with my other rifles.I was disturbed while aiming and had a shot fly a little high,otherwise it would have been a great 50 yd group.I spoke to Ralf and it looks like I will have another,higher set of rear sights sent.The front sight is a custom made sight and there are no shorter ones available.Ralf says he thinks thinner air or the difference in elevation between the mountains where he lives and sea level here is the culprit.
Posts: 11651 | Location: Montreal | Registered: 07 November 2002
Originally posted by ozhunter: Did Ralph say how much lower the front bead would have to be to bring the group up from that point of impact?
No he did not say but that is not difficult to figure out.Ralf wants to know where each of the three stand up sights shoot at 50yds and wants the rear sights and front sight sent back to him.He says he will see if he can do anything with the front sight.Tt seems the front sight ramp is custom made to fit this special sized front sight.
Posts: 11651 | Location: Montreal | Registered: 07 November 2002
I'm going to guess at around .060"..just for my own education...You're using a spot on hold?
Kinda makes you wonder about those five leaf sights from the old days.
These days with computers one can theoretically get pretty close, .... I never had a client challenge my 300 yd setting.
I know many gunsmiths just tell the customer to take along a file to the range, since it's not realistic to espect all eyes to see the same sight picture.
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Yes I am using a spot on hold.IMO,sight picture is the same for every individual unless someone cannot see properly or is handicapped in some way.If sight picture is not disturbed it will shoot in the same place for everyone and if it is disturbed the rifle wouldn't even group.Anyways Ralf says it is the thinner air.I asked him if it was possible for such a difference and he believes so.
Posts: 11651 | Location: Montreal | Registered: 07 November 2002
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Ralf had do do some work on the flag safety to remove the play and noise it made.He installed some sort of a pin that makes it work perfectly.I really like it!! It works great and let`s me know when it is on.
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]100yds off the bench[/URL] I was shooting 550gr woodleigh RN softs.I was glad to see the point of impact with the 50 standing and 100yd folding sight very close to the same spot.My eyesight now at 100yds will not let me do better than that group.I am sure the group will tighten at 50 as soon as the barrel breaks in.BTW,the rifle handled the recoil from the heavy loads pretty well.
]50yds off the bench[/URL] Went back to the range after giving the rifle a good cleaning.Ralf had shot some of the Woodleigh solids with it and there was that copper fouling that was very hard to get out.It is good to see that the rifle kept the exact same point of impact as the day before.That is rare with my other rifles.I was disturbed while aiming and had a shot fly a little high,otherwise it would have been a great 50 yd group.I spoke to Ralf and it looks like I will have another,higher set of rear sights sent.The front sight is a custom made sight and there are no shorter ones available.Ralf says he thinks thinner air or the difference in elevation between the mountains where he lives and sea level here is the culprit.
