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PROJECT RIFLE PART TWO: SILK PURSES AND SOW'S EAR
Last month VINCE BOTTOMLEY rescued a shot-out Winchester - this month he's turned it into an accurate rifle. Read on to find out how... IF YOU missed part one of this article in last month's Target Sports, then a word of explanation is needed. Fellow scribe Laurie ... Read Full Article
PROJECT RIFLE: SILK PURSES AND SOW
VINCE BOTTOMLEY takes on a new challenge - building something usable from the parts of a shot out Winchester YOU KNOW the old saying: ‘you can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear'? This always puzzled me when I was a kid. Although I had a good idea what ... Read Full Article
PROJECT RIFLE: DESIGN OVER COST
LAURIE HOLLAND realises how costly his project to build a tube gun is set to be - but results, he hopes, will justify it all LAST MONTH I covered the principles behind tube guns, so it's time to look at the Competition Shooting Stuff (CSS) B1 single-shot rifle ... Read Full Article
PROJECT RIFLE: A WHAT GUN?
LAURIE HOLLAND begins a project to build a tube gun, starting with a look at the philosophy behind this concept WHEN PRODUCING their foodie masterpieces, television's aspiring Masterchefs start with the best recipe they can find, select the finest ingredients ... Read Full Article
PROJECT RIFLE: IN STOCK F/TR SAVAGE PART THREE
After months of waiting VINCE BOTTOMLEY finally has the part he needs to complete his project Savage for the F/TR class FOR THE last couple of months I've had no choice but to leave you hanging, while I waited for my stock to arrive from America so that we could ... Read Full Article
PROJECT RIFLE: FACTORY SAVAGE F/TR PLAN B
Waiting for parts can put a spanner in the works. Luckily VINCE BOTTOMLEY has a Factory Savage F/TR rifle to keep him busy Last month I left you hanging as my stock had not arrived from America. This meant that despite the metalwork part of the project being ... Read Full Article
PROJECT RIFLE: A SAVAGE SAVING PART TWO
Vince Bottomley continues his challenge to build an F/TR rifle at the same cost as Savage's new model in .308 Win F Class shooting has really taken off in the last couple of years, thanks in no small part to the formation of the Great Britain F Class Association ... Read Full Article
PROJECT RIFLE: FRIENDS RE-UNITED
The Vietnam War produced some sniping legends, and ROB HUNTER's out to see how they did it, by bringing together two old friends - the Springfield national match rifle and the Unertl x8 scope I'M NOT a particular fan of old weapons. OK, they're nice to look at ... Read Full Article
PROJECT RIFLE: A SAVAGE SAVING
VINCE BOTTOMLEY's new project rifle aims to satisfy F/TR Class without denting your wallet THE F/TR Class is meant to offer competitors an opportunity to shoot in top-level long-range rifle competition at a realistic cost. Realistic? A custom-built ‘Open' ... Read Full Article
PROJECT RIFLE: SMOOTH OPERATOR
In part 3, ROB HUNTER finds the Surgeon is just what the doctor ordered when he takes it sniping in Prague SEVERAL MONTHS ago, when Vince Bottomley dropped a small cartridge in my hands and, with a big grin on his face, said: "it spanks your .308 in wind and ... Read Full Article
PROJECT RIFLE: SAVAGE REVAMP
VINCE BOTTOMLEY soups up the Savage BVSS Factory Rifle for F/TR Class F-CLASS continues to grow in popularity as more and more shooters discover the fun of ultra long-range rifle shooting. However, the prospect of paying around £4,000 for a custom-built ... Read Full Article
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