Jack V wrote:That's interesting work mate. I knew the stock would be the weak part but they ignored me. For what the gun is and how it's made it don't shoot that well when compared to say the average Anschutz or Brno . It does seem to have some potential with Eley match and R100 though . With some tuning and barrel run in , with a decent stock it may well be very good . I personally don't like the whole look of the rifle , it does not do anything for me so that kind of turns me off it but others will like it . Is that hammer forging marks I see on the outside of the barrel ?
trekin wrote:Jack V wrote:That's interesting work mate. I knew the stock would be the weak part but they ignored me. For what the gun is and how it's made it don't shoot that well when compared to say the average Anschutz or Brno . It does seem to have some potential with Eley match and R100 though . With some tuning and barrel run in , with a decent stock it may well be very good . I personally don't like the whole look of the rifle , it does not do anything for me so that kind of turns me off it but others will like it . Is that hammer forging marks I see on the outside of the barrel ?
Na, mate, that's from when they twist the freshly cast barrel tube round and round to get the rifling on the inside.
trekin wrote:Na, mate, that's from when they twist the freshly cast barrel tube round and round to get the rifling on the inside.
CustomPC wrote:SK Rifle Match - Groups around 12-15mm
GPostal wrote:trekin wrote:Na, mate, that's from when they twist the freshly cast barrel tube round and round to get the rifling on the inside.
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Cheers Chrono, having handled and fired a weatherby mkii I agree that it is a better rifle all round. The trigger however cannot compete with my Weihrauch HW66 tho
With the Lithgow having a semi match chamber and the bullet head firmly engaging the rifling when loaded (not as tight as say an Annie 1913 BR50 but pretty close in seating depth) I did expect tighter groups all round.
Saying that it was a pretty uncomfortable day was an understatement and to a certain extent I was rushing a bit so yes I could have shot better Jack. Btw thanks for the input, my rear bag is getting pretty worn out.
Im off to Seaham tomorrow for the day doing some load development so will finish with some more .22 testing with the Eley and R50 / 100 and see if I can get some better groups as well as 10 shop groups at both 50 and 100 m.
GPostal wrote:So i take it out of the box and notice a rattle in the pistol grip section of the stock. After I remove the foam filler from the stock this falls out....
Which is obviously a previously broken cap that comes from the base plate on the pistol grip. Go quality control.
GPostal wrote: Im off to Seaham tomorrow for the day doing some load development so will finish with some more .22 testing with the Eley and R50 / 100 and see if I can get some better groups as well as 10 shop groups at both 50 and 100 m.
CustomPC wrote:
I wasn't too happy with my scope and i was thinking it may have been the reason for my inability to tighten the groups. I had noticable parallax and the side focus ranges were way off (eg. the side focus scale said 150yd at 50m).
Yesterday i found that my ocular focus was wrong. I was compensating for the badly adjusted ocular with the side focus so the image was clear but not ideal. I also found i had the scope slightly to far forward and i wasn't getting a sharp edged circle in the view. Now that i had adjusted both correctly the Side focus is very close to the actual range and i don't detect the parallax anymore. I'm itching to get back to the range and see what difference it makes.
Chronos wrote:If I remember correctly they are bedded on four little "bumps" moulded into the stock, are you saying the action was resting on the magwell and not touching one or more of the "bumps"? I assume that means the action could rock left and right on the magwell.
Chronos
hotmetal1000 wrote:Hi guys, new to the forum here.
hotmetal1000 wrote:I too have one and it has been a mixed bag. A friend also had 1, well 2, he sent the first one back under warranty and received a replacement. He has since given up on the Lithgow and traded it on another .22.
trekin wrote:Na, mate, that's from when they twist the freshly cast barrel tube round and round to get the rifling on the inside.
hotmetal1000 wrote:I also checked how many turns the screws took before bottoming out without the stock on and then counted the turns as I tightened the screws with the stock on and discovered that the screws were bottoming out.