Recent content by ZG47

It is my understanding that the C.I.P. considers .223 Remington and 5.56x45 to be the same. Cartridge/chamber dimensions and proof load pressures for the 5.56x45 are reportedly used to prove rifles marked for either chambering.

Free float initially. I have never heard of any issues with free floating that barrel here in NZ. The Model 1 has a lighter weight barrel than the Model 2, which was developed as a better solution for the Egyptian Army after issues, primarily due to tight tolerances, reportedly came up during...

The Jian Wei 15 is a copy of the Brno Model 1. I suggest that you go to Rimfire Central for the most detailed information. First step in sorting out the trigger pull is reportedly to degrease the trigger because the grease can hide a small adjustment screw. Caution is required and you should...

Learn to make stew OR casserole?

They do not look pretty.

The Hornady website does have a ballistic calculator, if I remember correctly. How about taking a look there?

You could bed an aluminium extrusion into the fore-end channel. I seem to recall that Browning Arms did that on the A bolt. As a carpenter, I can tell you that longitudinal metal stiffening does work, and not just on the macro scale where I typically do such work. We have put 6mm steel flitch...

If it works for you, that is good. My comment is based on my experience of using hand and machine tools, in workshops, on site, at home and (for twelve years) as a TF (part time) Royal New Zealand Engineer, in all weather conditions; and sometimes with minimal sleep for several days in a row. I...

They got you to comment on that feature and it does help to remember which was which; after looking at several gunmaker’s websites in a row. As a shooter, a carpenter and someone who has been alive for sixty years; I cannot see a practical application for this knob but … it gets attention and...

Good ammo that CCI standard velocity.

I have come across similar Hornady arrogance. Years ago, I started using their 195gr 8mm bullet in my 1950 Brno Volkspolizei rifle, chambered for the 7.92x57 IS aka 8.2x57 IS. The C.O.A.L. in the first manual to show that projectile was impossibly long. I sent an email query and was told that it...

Good results. Nice to hear from someone who has set up a trigger so that it will not be actuated by a light breeze🙂! Cheers from NZ🇳🇿!

Depends upon the overall quality of the work, and the starting condition of the rifle, I would imagine. Are you extremely bored, this weekend🙂?

Good job Macy. Your preparation and practice paid off.