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Woftam · Post by **Woftam** » Sun Jul 23, 2006 4:27 am

Talking to the old bloke on the next bench at the range this morning. He was shooting what he reckoned was one of the Lithgow 22 Hornet conversions. Nice looking little rifle. Turns out he'd really rather have a .222 but can't afford one. Now I happen to have a .222 at home. You can see where I'm going with this.

Anyone have any idea of the standard format of the conversions, markings etc ? Just want to make sure of what I'm getting if I make the offer and he's interested.

Aughnanure · Post by **Aughnanure** » Sun Jul 23, 2006 7:55 am

Graeme,

As I remember there may be 'Slazengers' somewhere on them.

The genuine article will have a distinctive ejector let into the lhs to throw the short case and there will be an aluminium casting in the original magazine space to take the .22 Hornet magazine (attached to the trigger guard).

Stockwork may be anything from cutdown military upwards (or downwards depending on one's point of view

).

Woftam · Post by **Woftam** » Mon Jul 24, 2006 5:12 am

Thanks Eoin,

The magazine well definitely wasn't standard. Filled in, with the opening just in front of the trigger. Didn't really see the ejector, there is a scope bracket on the left wall of the receiver - the main reason I thought I'd think about it rather than jump right in.

Rear sight as issued, front is a ramp, butt has a pistol grip and forend is sporterised, no top wood.

Aughnanure · Post by **Aughnanure** » Mon Jul 24, 2006 4:44 pm

Couple more things that I thought of;

The charger bridge would probably be cut off and the bolt head slotted for the ejector.

Rowdy · Post by **Rowdy** » Tue Jul 25, 2006 4:42 am

Not sure how to post a picture here.

Woftam · Post by **Woftam** » Tue Jul 25, 2006 5:52 am

Gudday Rowdy,

Pictures would be welcome. Last one I saw was 3-4 years ago and I wasn't really paying much attention. Two methods of picture posting -

First got to the "Post a reply" screen. Then

A) if you have a photobucket or similar picture hosting account

hit the img button (second button from right of the row of buttons above the main screen)

insert the url (eg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v33/w ... titled.jpg)from photobucket or where-ever.

The img button has now become img*. Hit that and the picture is then posted when you hit submit further down the page.

B) go the bottom of the "post a reply" screen and find the "Add an Attachment" section. Hit the browse button - find the picture on your hard drive, select it and then hit the submit button.

If all else fails then you can email me the pics via the site and I can post them for you.

HTH

Rowdy · Post by **Rowdy** » Wed Jul 26, 2006 3:00 am

Will try the IMG process

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/ ... Hornet.jpg[/pic]

Woftam · Post by **Woftam** » Wed Jul 26, 2006 3:40 pm

Rowdy,

Many thanks. That is pretty much what I was looking at. Same woodwork, but with a heavy coat of varnish (fixable). Drilled and tapped left receiver wall for a scope (not fixable but maybe disguisable). Had the target swivel up front. Will have to ponder a bit.

Quietly kicking myself for passing on the last one - both woodwork and metal work were immaculate.

Aughnanure · Post by **Aughnanure** » Wed Jul 26, 2006 11:07 pm

Graeme,

If it's good---GRAB

The scope is not inapropriate as many, many, of the Hornets were fitted with them.

You can always get a pristine original one later----maybe

rayinNZ · Post by **rayinNZ** » Fri Jul 28, 2006 12:03 am

I have one of these

They were not originally fitted for a scope and there are some variations of the wood work...depending on the original rifle

They all seem to have heavy varnish finnish

Hornets are a bit finicky with amunition, bullet wgts etc but they fit the sort of shooting I do......small game up to walibies

Ray