Milsurp After Hours

G'day Ned, (they expect us to talk like that !!)

The 303/22 is a real fire cracker and there are 'improved' versions of it but you need at least a P14 to stand the presure.

Glad you found the site.

Eoin.

OK. I don't know a lot about the wildcats except that they where around.

I am selling 4 of my rifles to finance another project, building a highpower match rifle.

Cheers

NED

G'day Ned, (they expect us to talk like that !!)

Eoin does that mean I've got to go "Hoots toots mon, the noo ye ken"

Nay, Adam, a simple "Guid morrow" or sich will suffice

Eoin.

Yesterday I picked up the other Jack Pollard 7.7. It had been priced at $A120 but the barrel was full of some hard black crud that looked like Cordite fouling and 40 years of neglect. On the strength of this I offered $A75 and it was accepted. Then the wait for the permission to purchase.

I got into it with the solvent and a bronze brush, patches, bristle brush and more patches and lo and behold a virtually new barrel and I mean new, sharp rifling even in front of the chamber. Whatever was in the barrel must have been some sort of preservative. Whatever it was it was hard.

What attracted me to this rifle when I first examined it was the action which is as un-used as the barrel. Body is Lithgow 1941 and the barrel is Jan.'45. This must have been one of Jack's 'bread and butter' line as it hasn't been polished or reblued and there is the beeswax and mineral jelly preservative still under the wood.

Here's a few pics of both the rifles for contrast. The latest has the same type of forward swivel but no inner band.

Eoin.

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First attempt a taking a bore the reblued one

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2nd attempt tne latest 7.7

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That's shadows not dirt ! !