50Shades of Birch

[mattimoose]

I got a really good deal on some

 

[mattimoose]

.22Mag. ammo. Federal 50 grain HP. Hope my gun stabilizes the heavier projectile

 

[Arian]

iam new to gunsmithing exept for chopping down shotgun barrels and drilling/tapping receivers. Is it just twist rate that matters for stabilisation of could a longer barrel work? iam thinking it might be possible on the lathe to open up a 22lr to 22wmr? Having such a hard time finding a rimfire in a legal hunting caliber for a price iam willing to pay for a niche rifle il only use in august and februari, (when deer season is open il be carrying a big rifle fulltime, iam an opportunist) but 22lr rifles go for as low as 30 euro for a baikal or 60 for a sako. The paperwork to change caliber is a hell of lot cheaper than a 22wmr rifle

 

[paulsonconstruction]

iam new to gunsmithing exept for chopping down shotgun barrels and drilling/tapping receivers. Is it just twist rate that matters for stabilisation of could a longer barrel work? iam thinking it might be possible on the lathe to open up a 22lr to 22wmr? Having such a hard time finding a rimfire in a legal hunting caliber for a price iam willing to pay for a niche rifle il only use in august and februari, (when deer season is open il be carrying a big rifle fulltime, iam an opportunist) but 22lr rifles go for as low as 30 euro for a baikal or 60 for a sako. The paperwork to change caliber is a hell of lot cheaper than a 22wmr rifle

Your 22 LR magazine won't work with the 22 WMR. CZ & Sako both make rimfires that you can switch barrels/magazines on to change from LR to WMR. Wondering how the Finnish regulation/license rules apply to them? If you can't hunt with a 22 LR, looks like your best option is a 22 WMR, if the regs won't allow a switch barrel.

 

[Arian]

Your 22 LR magazine won't work with the 22 WMR. CZ & Sako both make rimfires that you can switch barrels/magazines on to change from LR to WMR. Wondering how the Finnish regulation/license rules apply to them? If you can't hunt with a 22 LR, looks like your best option is a 22 WMR, if the regs won't allow a switch barrel.

regulation allows it but the barrel counts as a second gun. Basically as soon as the barrel doesnt match the receiver anymore according to the original permit you have to relicense it as a new gun. Iam mostly after costsaving, accurate bit cheap little throw in the backpack 22wmr. So oam thinking a single shot 22lr for 40 euro or so, modify it to take 22wmr and submit it for a relicensing. with that total cost including paperwork would be about 200 euro, a 22wmr rifle costs 500-800 euro to start. And id love to Make a nice curly birch stock custom for it.

 

[HelSako]

17 hmr is also very popular (modern) rimfire in Finland for small game. It is more accurate than 22 wmr

 

[Arian]

17 hmr is also very popular (modern) rimfire in Finland for small game. It is more accurate than 22 wmr

and the cheapest rifle i can find that is not a chiappa little badger is 600 euro. Otherwise id be all over it. I need somethong low budget before next hunting season so i can save up for something i really like in 17hmr, i figure om a break open rifle or single shot bolt gun it shouldnt be too difficult to open up a chamber a bit, but i dont know mutch about it. Iam just looking for a rimfire that Will take targets at 100m for under 300 euro. Going off topic again tho

 

[deersako]

Well that drifted away…
Anymore birch out there ?

 

[bloorooster]

Well that drifted away…
Anymore birch out there ?

 

[deersako]

Birch on the bench -

 

[bloorooster]

Nice day for some bench therapy! The smell of gunpowder is good for the soul….Hornet? 25-20??

 

[deersako]

Nice day for some bench therapy! The smell of gunpowder is good for the soul….Hornet? 25-20??

Hey Bloo, .25-20.
Preparing to give the Easter bunny a bit of a hurry up over the weekend.

No birch Hornet here yet, in the meantime, I’m trying to stay on the wagon.

 

[bloorooster]

Hey Bloo, .25-20.
Preparing to give the Easter bunny a bit of a hurry up over the weekend.

No birch Hornet here yet, in the meantime, I’m trying to stay on the wagon.

There’s still a wagon? When I fell off , it vanished into the mist!

 

[deersako]

There’s still a wagon? When I fell off , it vanished into the mist!

The wheels get shaky and sometimes fall off

 

[bloorooster]

The wheels get shaky and sometimes fall off

I think it’s made of birch too!

 

[Arian]

Birch is some of my favorite wood, if finished right its like velvet. Whas curly birch ever used in stocks?

 

[HelSako]

Loimukoivu was premium wood in Finland up to 60’ but then forein wood (walnut, mahogany etc) replaced it and it was forgotten untill now. It is fashion wood at the moment for example gitar manufacturers

 

[Arian]

i almost bought a guitar like that last year from a finnish maker. Endes up with a ESP custom eclipse in 8 strings in the end. sometimes i regret not going with the birch guitar. Righr until i hit that droning low C . Hopefully i can get me a nice birch stock some day. I feel it would be great wood for my pyy gun (sawed off double barrel) or a compact rimfire.

 

[mattimoose]

No birch now, but reasonable facsimile is Canadian black walnut.

 

[mattimoose]

No birch now, but reasonable facsimile is Canadian black walnut.

Had good Easter Weekend fun with my old friend Cecil and his bandsaw. 249.00 Can. Crotch walnut piece yielded 3 full-length Mannlicher-style stock blanks, a buttstock for a Remington.model 1900 side x side and a forend for my 1895 winchester in 7.62 x54R