Stoney wrote:No.1 Mk.III* or No 4 Mk l .? For strength, accuracy ? Purely the action.?
bladeracer wrote:Stoney wrote:No.1 Mk.III* or No 4 Mk l .? For strength, accuracy ? Purely the action.?
Do you want the ladder aperture of the No.4 Mk1* or are you building something for scope use?
yumastepside wrote:Go with the No.4, a lot stronger, you can put a scope on it or use the peep.
Roger
Stoney wrote:bladeracer wrote:Do you want the ladder aperture of the No.4 Mk1* or are you building something for scope use?
bladeracer, I was looking at building a poor mans Lee Speed or Jungle Carbine but with an Aimpoint or Halogen sight.
yumastepside wrote:If you're building a Lee Speed style sporter, the No.I will be fine in 303 or 7x57R.....for a jungle carbine style, I'd go with the No.4 to get the good peep sight.
Roger
Stoney wrote:Thanks fellas, I have now purchased a Parker Hale Standard No4 Mk1 in Excellent Condition. It appears to be Parkerized and the barrel and action are 10/10. I want to re-barrel it to 7x57R. Question is, am I destroying a decent gun by re-barrelling it?
yumastepside wrote:If the bores good and it shoots, always check you can hit something with it, use it as it is. Nothing wrong with the 303, a lot of South Africans and Canadians still shoot some big animals with it.
Roger
straightshooter wrote:Stoney wrote:Thanks fellas, I have now purchased a Parker Hale Standard No4 Mk1 in Excellent Condition. It appears to be Parkerized and the barrel and action are 10/10. I want to re-barrel it to 7x57R. Question is, am I destroying a decent gun by re-barrelling it?
You have a rifle, now is the time to think some of these questions through.
Does it shoot acceptably well as is?
You perhaps paid $400 - $500 for it as is, after adding the cost of a new barrel at $600 - $700 do you really think you will have a $1000 - $1200 rifle?
Do you think fashions and your tastes might not change?
In my case I spent near $2k on building a custom stocked #4 still in 303. It now occupies a space at the very rear of my safe where it will stay because I am aware of the 'kick in the guts' that is coming when the time comes to sell.
bigrich wrote:Decisions , decisions stoney. If there’s no modification to the action , receiver or mag , you’d only be up for the cost of a barrel. Allan swan does his under $600 fitted. But, can 7x57 do what 303 can’t ?
Stoney wrote:bigrich wrote:Decisions , decisions stoney. If there’s no modification to the action , receiver or mag , you’d only be up for the cost of a barrel. Allan swan does his under $600 fitted. But, can 7x57 do what 303 can’t ?
7x57R has an excellent reputation for punching above it's weight mate.
gunnnie wrote:There's a lot of scope for the use of the No1 & 4 actions.
Aside from the normal 303 chambering in both actions, there have been a number of different chamberings from 22Hornet through to bigger thumpers. The No4 lends itself well to the 45-70 cartridge. An easier option is the 303 based wildcats from 224 thru to 375.
I have a 303-25 on a No1 MkIII action and it is a great fast handling 10rd rifle for probably 80% of game here in Aust.
I also have a full blown custom in 375Nitro Express flanged 2.5" which is built on a Lee Speed action. Basically a No1 MkI action which was refined and on sold after sourcing from the British MoD arms firms.
The reasoning behind building a rifle such as you're considering, is not because of cheaper cost, as it certainly won't be! It is more because you want something unique, something that you've been involved in bringing into existence. As such, cost is irrelevant in my opinion.
Stoney wrote:Thanks fellas, I have now purchased a Parker Hale Standard No4 Mk1 in Excellent Condition. It appears to be Parkerized and the barrel and action are 10/10. I want to re-barrel it to 7x57R. Question is, am I destroying a decent gun by re-barrelling it?