How not to do home gunsmithing!

Bolt action rifles, lever action, pump action, self loading rifles and other miscellaneous longarms.

How not to do home gunsmithing!

Post by bigfellascott » 09 Jan 2015, 9:19 pm

:lol: :lol: :lol: :clap: which one of you Bevis and Buttheads has been doing some home gunsmithing again? :D


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xC4_m3-yHi0
User avatar
bigfellascott
Lieutenant General
Lieutenant General
 
Posts: 5289
-

Re: how not to do home gunsmithing!

Post by Baldrick314 » 09 Jan 2015, 9:30 pm

Wow. That scope mounting is ridiculous
.177, .22lr, .22-250R, 2x .308W, .30-30W, 7.62x54r, 8x56r, 9x19, .357 Mag, 12GA
User avatar
Baldrick314
Staff Sergeant
Staff Sergeant
 
Posts: 980
New South Wales

Re: how not to do home gunsmithing!

Post by Chronos » 09 Jan 2015, 9:36 pm

Baldrick314 wrote:Wow. That scope mounting is ridiculous


Oi! Leave my .22 alone, I've been shootin' squirrels here in the oztralian bush just fine with it.
User avatar
Chronos
Second Lieutenant
Second Lieutenant
 
Posts: 2082
New South Wales

Re: how not to do home gunsmithing!

Post by Westy » 11 Jan 2015, 11:59 am

If necessity is the mother of invention then them there Sepo's must be the Gripeing bastard child of it!!!!!! :lol: :drinks: :lol:
I've learned that pleasing everyone is impossible, but pissing everyone off is a piece of cake.
User avatar
Westy
Warrant Officer C1
Warrant Officer C1
 
Posts: 1276
Queensland

Re: how not to do home gunsmithing!

Post by headspace » 11 Jan 2015, 4:33 pm

You just can't make up stuff like that. Another worry is that who ever owned that thing actually was allowed to drive to the gunshop unsupervised.
If it's not wood and blued steel, it's not one of mine
headspace
Sergeant
Sergeant
 
Posts: 738
New South Wales

Re: how not to do home gunsmithing!

Post by Jack V » 11 Jan 2015, 5:08 pm

I love the match sticks in the scope ring singular . Sweet job not.
Jack V
Sergeant
Sergeant
 
Posts: 693
New South Wales

Re: how not to do home gunsmithing!

Post by Gregg » 12 Jan 2015, 2:43 pm

The "classic" fix for when the fore end lug breaks in your single barrel... Electrical tape :lol:

Yeah, classic, we've all done that :lol:
Howa 1500 .270 WInchester
Savage Model 10/110 Predator .204 Ruger
User avatar
Gregg
Corporal
Corporal
 
Posts: 378
South Australia

Re: how not to do home gunsmithing!

Post by lole » 12 Jan 2015, 2:47 pm

Best. Work. Ever.

scope-ring.jpg
scope-ring.jpg (18.68 KiB) Viewed 4634 times
User avatar
lole
Corporal
Corporal
 
Posts: 359
New South Wales

Re: How not to do home gunsmithing!

Post by heeple » 12 Jan 2015, 2:48 pm

That elevation flex :lol:
Remingtion 700 XCR in 7mm-08
Winchester 94 in 30-30
Ruger 77/22 in 22LR
User avatar
heeple
Lance Corporal
Lance Corporal
 
Posts: 113
Victoria

Re: How not to do home gunsmithing!

Post by mikor » 12 Jan 2015, 2:49 pm

That rifle should be the poster child for Abused Guns website.
mikor
Recruit
Recruit
 
Posts: 27
Victoria

Re: How not to do home gunsmithing!

Post by Techc » 12 Jan 2015, 3:05 pm

They must make a killing on these rifles though.

Some idiot brings it in because it "wont shoot straight". They pay him peanuts, undo whatever crackpot work he's inflicted upon the poor thing and hey presto. Perfectly good second hand rifle worth 3x what they gave him for it.
.223 Remington Savage Model 12 FV
.308 Remington 700 SPS tactical
Leupold VX-3 6.5-20x40mm
User avatar
Techc
Private
Private
 
Posts: 93
South Australia

Re: How not to do home gunsmithing!

Post by Gwion » 16 Jan 2015, 3:58 pm

Techc wrote:They must make a killing on these rifles though.

Some idiot brings it in because it "wont shoot straight". They pay him peanuts, undo whatever crackpot work he's inflicted upon the poor thing and hey presto. Perfectly good second hand rifle worth 3x what they gave him for it.



I dunno. If Bubba's been at it like that, what the hell else has he done to the thing!??! :unknown: :crazy:
User avatar
Gwion
Colonel
Colonel
 
Posts: 3978
-

Re: How not to do home gunsmithing!

Post by pucker » 17 Jan 2015, 2:33 pm

Bubba would probably be happy just to get bus fair home after the looks he'd get taking that those in :lol:
User avatar
pucker
Private
Private
 
Posts: 62
New South Wales

Re: how not to do home gunsmithing!

Post by Klem » 23 Jan 2015, 1:48 pm

lole wrote:Best. Work. Ever.


Surprised he didn't go with duct tape.
User avatar
Klem
Private
Private
 
Posts: 65
South Australia

Re: How not to do home gunsmithing!

Post by Mark.A » 24 Jan 2015, 8:56 pm

bigfellascott wrote::lol: :lol: :lol: :clap: which one of you Bevis and Buttheads has been doing some home gunsmithing again? :D


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xC4_m3-yHi0


I miss barry, they where great informative youtubes...
And thats the way it is..

Proud owner of

Zastava .17HMR .22 .22WMR .223
Tikka T3 .308 .243
Marlin 30-30
Cz 30-06Spr
Enflied 303/303-25
Savage 22H
Haenel 300WM

and other odds and bobs..
User avatar
Mark.A
Recruit
Recruit
 
Posts: 45
Queensland

Re: how not to do home gunsmithing!

Post by sally-bee » 26 Jan 2015, 1:33 pm

Klem wrote:Surprised he didn't go with duct tape.


So I really do need to buy those proper rings? Damn! :lol:
User avatar
sally-bee
Lance Corporal
Lance Corporal
 
Posts: 127
South Australia

Re: How not to do home gunsmithing!

Post by 1290 » 26 Jan 2015, 4:31 pm

so...... mounting that 22 with a SINGLE ring would have been OK had the toothpick not come into the mix??? bloody strayin bush....

bullcrap. its not a real fix unless there was a bit of fencing wire in there!!

As far as the camo job goes... Whats wrong with it?? would be sold for a premium on abusedguns :D :?
User avatar
1290
Warrant Officer C1
Warrant Officer C1
 
Posts: 1336
Victoria

Re: how not to do home gunsmithing!

Post by Turkle » 27 Jan 2015, 1:53 pm

sally-bee wrote:So I really do need to buy those proper rings? Damn! :lol:


Yep, both of them even :lol:
Tikka T3 Super Varmint - .22-250 Rem
Marlin XS7 - 7mm-08
Winchester 1902 - .22
Burris Eliminator / Weaver Super Slam
User avatar
Turkle
Lance Corporal
Lance Corporal
 
Posts: 102
Victoria


Back to top
 
Return to Centerfire rifles