Friday, January 20, 2012

For The Bushwacker

SBW
Despite the often frivolous content of this blog, with its emphasis on the ridiculous ACoC, fighting apes and come as you may horse riding, I do take some things pretty seriously. Namely, admonitions from the Suburban Bushwacker - who by sheer creative energy went "from fat boy to elk hunter" in one fell swoop of finger to keyboard.

SBW had this to say:

"Very pleased to hear about further riflery. If anyone should by law be
required to be in possession of a sporterised 303 it's you (LSP). chop chop,
get on with the first one."

BSA Lee Speed

Bushwacker was and is right. I have no choice but to get on with the first one. That means getting a Lee that's already been sporterised, because I'm not about to desecrate a rifle in original condition. It means bluing the barreled action, upgrading the wood - Black Walnut with plenty of checkering. The barrel will have to be trimmed and crowned; it'll have to be optics ready and in possession of a new front sight. It must, of course, reflect its owner - a Brit in Texas.

That's the project and thanks to Tom a start's been made, a No. 4 Mk. 1 sporter at a very reasonable price. I'm looking forward to collecting that in a week or so and getting right down to it.

Thanks, SBW, for the mandate and serious attention to detail.

Good shooting,

LSP

7 comments:

  1. O yes indeed SBW!

    When you come out to Texas we'll check it out.

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  2. Now that you and Phillip are neighbours, and not too far from the the lovely Red Menace I'm sure to be on my way soonish

    SBW

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  3. Go take a look at this baby...

    http://obamasez.blogspot.com/2012/01/happy-friday.html

    More my style. Heh

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