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RCBS have just dumped their existing scale range, the 10/10, 505, and 502 and introduced two new scales, the m500 and the M1000. The M500 is a basic two poise scale and is a direct replacement for the 502.
The existing range will be around for a bit while stocks last.
I've had a look at the M500, it works well with the advantage that the beam is printed on both sides so can be used left handed.
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I've had a go at home anodizing and it works well for small parts. I used a basic battery charger for the 12v dc power supply, drain cleaner from B&Q for the acid and fabric dye for colour.
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Yes, right in the middle of Ore village - Pet feed shop from the outside but a little gun room at the back. I used to do odd gun repair jobs for Keith at one time.
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I remember buying cartridges in Finch Feeds. Don't know if the shop is still there.
Ahh! Finch feeds was local to me too. I knew Keith well, I bought several cheap shotguns and my Voere .22 semi-suto which I still have and use regularly. It may well be the one advertised, I thought I paid £40 but I could well have part exchanged something for it, it was nearly 40 years ago.
The shop's still there but now a charity shop of some sort - The shop closed down in around 1989.
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Thanks 1066 glad you also find these open sights fitted on this pistol similar to my thoughts , have been looking at the red dot sights and see they have little or no mag and was wondering which would be best as I have not tried one but looking at the Walther , are they all equally as good in varying degrees of light - i.e. full sunlight through to overcast or dusk ?
I really don't think there's much to choose between the cheaper ones. If you want to spend a wad of money then something like an aimpoint is excellent, but then it costs £400 or so.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Aimpoint-MICRO-H-1-Optics-red/dp/B007R6AF9Q
I have a cheap £30ish basic one that works well. I've used it on air rifles, pistols, rimfire and .357 lever action rifle. It has 12 levels of brightness and never looses it's zero once set.
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My complaint with the CP 1 sights is that the rear sight is too narrow. - Pistol used for precision target shooting have excellent sights, evolved to do their job perfectly. Shooting really small groups at 10 or 25 meters with one hand, unsupported is quite possible with standard open target sights, it just takes loads of practice.
The open sights on a target pistol have big square block sights and work really well.
If you want to fit something other than open sights then the easiest would be a basic red dot sight - these are often no or low magnification and don't have the eye relief problems that most scope have, dedicated pistol scope are often more expensive.
The cheap red dot scope will fit straight on the CP1 once the open rear sight is slipped off.
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Yes, definitely live and don't forget that it could well be incendiary or tracer.
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Nothing wrong with the rifle - just a poor threading job. Get it done by a good smith, I would get it shortened at the same time.
Pat your self on the back for getting a great little rifle at a bargain price. In the mean time shoot it without the mod.
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I had a 1500 Stainless Varmint in .243 with a thumbhole stock a couple of years ago - quite a nice handy little rifle. I had a problem with the scope mounts, I found that the holes had been drill out of line on the receiver but a set of Burris rings with the off-set inserts cured that. I also found that the stainless would rust almost as much as a blued rifle.
Reasonable trigger once it had been fettled a bit, accuracy OK'ish but not much under 1 moa no matter what I tried. It wasn't happy with most bullets over 95 grain, best results were with bullets in the 85-90 gn area.
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What calibre? How did you decide on 23.3 grains? What powder? Are you shooting from a solid rest with a rear bag? Is this a new rifle or just new to you? Are you using new cases? What primers are you using? Do you weigh your powder or measure? Do you check for bullet run out? Do you crimp? Is the barrel clean? Have you shot any over a chrony? Any pressure signs? Have you tried good quality factory rounds? Has the rifle got a light weight sporter type barrel? Have you checked the action screws/bedding?
That's a start
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Well I'd give you a gold star for effort
at least you're enthusiastic and have made a start. My tip for you would be "dump the scales". I think Lee make some excellent products but the scale isn't one of them. Your video of zeroing the scale is a perfect example of why I'm not a lover of this scale. Now I know a lot of reloaders use them and I know they can be very accurate but they are fiddly to adjust and damping seems to be variable.
The damping on your scale appears to be particularly poor even compared with the usual Lee scale, it should come to rest in just a couple of swings.
Here's a short video I made about the new Hornady beam scale - It's another low budget scale (but not so low as the Lee) Just see how it compares to the Lee for ease of operation - I have a few "scale" video on my youtube channel.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=buRAm2aL6ik
And here's one at the other end of the spectrum.
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It would be very interesting to find out what date the cartridge headstamp shows!
The photo shows stripper clips which were introduced in 1904 but the cartridges look like .303 Mk7 (Spitzer point) which were introduced in about 1910. I don't recognise the packaging the ammunition is in. It looks like an issued box of 5 x 5 charger clips but I've never seen one like that. Most I've seen are in bandoliers or vertical cardboard boxes.
This could well have been issued to the Home Guard for the second world war - Maybe it was a fire watch, observation or Observer corps post.
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I think it's a SMLE No 1 Mk 111. introduced in about 1907 - looks as if it's got the No1/111 mag and the round bolt cocking rather than the 1915 serrated flat end. What a terrific find. It should be cleaned up and used.
The Mk 5 was the short jungle carbine .303 but didn't come out until much later.
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I'm another happy Voere user. I've had one for around 40 years and it was second hand then. It's shot many thousands of rounds with almost no problems that a good clean won't fix.
Two or three years ago I started to get the odd light strike so I email the company in Austria and they sent me a new recoil and firing pin springs free of charge.
I have a 2114, it's semi auto, but the bolt can be locked and shot as a bolt-action as well. Accuracy and barrel quality is excellent. It's unfashionably long, especially with the PH mod fitted and the trigger is nothing to shout about. Spare mags are not easy to find.
Although Voere aren't that well know over here they make some really excellent rifles.
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OK - Is that a little pistol cabinet next to it?
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I anneal with a machine after every third firing - can't recall when I last had a case split.
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There you go $3-4000 - Don't be tempted to hand this in to the police - Take it to a dealer.
Yours isn't the same as this, but it will give you the idea. I would say 10 bore.
http://www.collectorebooks.com/gregg01/drilling/Lot-2251.htm
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Test your theory-if you shoot and zero at ,say, 30 yards-try 15 and then 45 yards-does the pellet strike different sides of the target? The R10 seems to suffer from the odd build quality issue-I seem to remember that Gamo made some of the barrels and the machining quality was poor-if the barrel is not square in the action you are fighting a losing battle-do you know any engineers that could run a Dial Indicator clock along the action/barrel.
If you read the first post I think this chap's got the ability to do just that - also to remove the barrel and press it back into line or even chop off three inches at the breech end and re-machine it true. (this is the way I would go)
Off setting a scope to get you out of a fix might work but, Mr. R33SY, the engineer in you knows there's a better solution:)
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Have you got a moderator on? If so try it without. I think it would be unlikely to be a problem with the regulator. I think you would notice if it was drastically down on power, say less than 7ftlbs and at even low power they should go reasonably straight at 25 yards.
Are they pellets that you've had good results with that rifle before? Has the crown had a ding? If all else fails. give it a clean
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Yes, you're right, 6" out at 25yds is a long way off, that's about 24moa and more than most scope would be able to adjust anyway. There is obviously something out of line a little, and on an R10 I would guess it's the barrel. As an engineer you will appreciate the leverage of a couple of feet of pipe held in place by just the last two inches, it only requires a careless knock with a free floating barrel to move it a few thou.
As you're obviously someone who is willing to experiment, I would try reversing one of your shop bought mounts and try again, it cost nothing and might give you more data.
Is the scope known to be good? Have you got another to try?
If the barrel is out of line, playing around with altering the mounts won't cure the problem, you may well get it to shoot to point of impact at 25 yards but as you extend the range the error will creep back in.
Here's a short video I made on how to quickly zero a scope - it might help.
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Windows Live moviemaker is a very simple one I use
Free:
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-gb/windows-live/movie-maker
I also use Serif movie plus if I want to be a bit more technical.
This looks like a basic version:
http://www.serif.com/free-video-editing-software/
Here's a couple of my movies:
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If you really want to try one I would look round for an old one at £25 first. I think you would soon see they are of very limited use. There is a very tiny window of usefulness between what you can do with a broom and a short sub-sonic .410 but I can think of better ways to spend £200.
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I do with new brass, just enough to trim off any high spots and make sure they are all as consistent as I can get them. My 6mmbr has a .272 neck so no real need to.
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Yes out of an old trailer and some scrap steel laying about the farm.
Brilliant : Could you knock up another 50 and station them round the south coast from, say, Margate to Portsmouth.
(also impressed by the WiFi range, do you think it's the hide it's self acting as an aerial or just the height and the open space?)
Good story, I think this guy may be a forum member!
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Well done that man. I watched a video only a couple of days ago of another chap trying to do the same.
Here he is skinning a squirrel. Loads of interesting videos here.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=plZHmZ-vrCE