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I had the young man bring my old Chilean Scout by so I could take some pics of it. It served the purpose for me for years using 175 gr RN Hornadys at 2300 fps. I was proud to let the young man have it. He's a senior in high school, hard working, and wanting to learn all about reloading, which is...

I built a similar scout in the 80s using a Chilean 1912 7X57. I modified the rear sight base and attached a Weaver base to it. It shot really well and I had much success with it on running deer during our mid-day walk drives. I haven't used the rifle for many years so let a young man that has...

I bought one for my son when he was about 14. It is a 308 and is the only rifle he has owned. He's 43 now and still loves it.

Ravin, I have exactly what you're talking about. Handled an estate for a friend several years ago that included a completely disassembled L46. We scratched around and found enuf parts to reassemble the thing with a few mods, but then discovered it had been rechambered to .223 Rem without...

I was convinced that de-tasselling corn was the most boring job ever conceived by man. If you watch the video of Rachael Ray silking corn you might change your mind.

I love sporterized military rifles. All of mine were bought altered and they all pretty much fall into the 'bubba-ized' catagory rather than works of art. That is actually the way I like them because it keeps the price low and allows me to use the heck out of them with little regard to their...

Thanks for the input. I am considering an H&R replica of the Trapdoor. Good choice. I have the H&R Trapdoor Officer's Model. The tang sight that came on it was pure crap, so I had Lee Shaver adapt one of his soule staffs to the H&R base. Worked like a charm and the rifle sometimes will shoot...

Looks as though you have a keeper, FP! You sure had some issues to overcome with it, though. I have not had those kind of problems with rifles before but that could be because I normally buy used. Guess other owners may have already worked the kinks out. As I said in your first thread, I am a...

For what it's worth, I have a 7.62X39 Carbine and love it. It shoots dang near every 308 and 310 jacketed bullet I've tried (and I have tried 8-10 different ones) at or near MOA. It also shoots heavy cast bullets under 2 MOA. It is short, light and is a perfect walkabout rifle! Oh yes, I...

As much as I favor M600 Remingtons (and M7s by default, they're just modern M600s), you already had all you needed. The Husky would do it.

One of my favorite walkabout rifles. Ruger No 1 RSI in 7X57. Shown with a bobcat and squirrel. It was an interesting story. I watched the cat take the squirrel then took the cat with the squrrel hanging out of it's mouth. Stangely enough, the only thing I've killed with this little jewel are two...

The CZ527 does have a .311 bore, but I have loaded many different .311 and .308 bullets in mine and can tell no real difference in the accuracy. The rifle shoots most any load at or under 1.5" and several go under 1". I even load some .314" 180 gr cast bullets in it that will shoot almost as...

henschman, I really like that FR8 of yours. I had one like it and let a friend get it away from me. If I had thought of fixing it up as you did yours, he would still be begging for it. BTW, just to show that I do appreciate collectors, I bought a Chilean 1935 cavalry carbine about the same...

Willie, I can understand your sentiment, but I am not a collector. I would not 'undo' the bubba-ization (to coin a word) even if I could. That Mauser, in it's present configuration, means much more to me than it ever would have if left in the original form.

Here is mine. 1912 Chilean Mauser with original 7X57 bbl. Filed the rear sight base flat, drilled and tapped it, and put on a Weaver base. The scope is a Tasco 2X pistol scope with a big 8 or 9 moa dot. The stock is a B&C, the trigger is Timney, and the bolt was bent just cause I like’em that...