Chopping down a CZ 557 Varmint (.308w)

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Re: Chopping down a CZ 557 Varmint (.308w)

Post by in2anity » 19 Sep 2017, 12:08 pm

sungazer wrote:
in2anity wrote:
Gwion wrote:Or just spend $80 to get a proper cut and crown!


Yeah it's a pricey bit of kit to botch - but unless I'm looking in the wrong places there doesn't seem to be a whole lot of respected smiths in the Sydney region... :(


Well you could give LRP Solutions a call Matt Paroz he did several of the F Class rifles for the world championships in Canada this year. I can also personaly recommended him. He has both built and barrelled riffles for me, he stands behind his work like an old timer would.


Great; did not know about this guy; appreciated Sungazer :friends: I even work up here on the North Shore!
At what point does lack of maintenance become patina?
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Re: Chopping down a CZ 557 Varmint (.308w)

Post by Gwion » 20 Sep 2017, 8:45 am

Supaduke wrote:Seems like a path to nowhere. Buy a nice rifle and hack it to bits. What happens if you do all that and still don't make weight ?

I would be looking at more suitable options instead of trying to stuff a square peg into a round hole.


Gotta say I do agree with this.
It is quite likely that losing that much weight on that rifle is undoable without ruining it.
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Re: Chopping down a CZ 557 Varmint (.308w)

Post by in2anity » 21 Sep 2017, 1:42 pm

I think it's clear that such a procedure would be a bad idea, so I think I'll abandon this one. Thanks to all for their contribution.
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