Landy:

That is a bummer, as I bet they have afew HVA jaktdiopters like mine, and probably even some Hellqvists buried among the junk.

In fact, that is how I got mine. As mentioned, this rifle is cobbled-together, and the barrelled action had the jaktdiopter on it when I saw it in its shattered stock on a visit to SARCO. They wanted way too much money for the thing {stock was destroyed}. So when they sent me that junker 46 in 6.5x55 {rusted out bore, scope mount...WELDED ON!!!} I remembered the virtually mint barrelled action 9.3 and made a swap. I sent them back the 6.5x55 metal and kept the stock and they sent me the 9.3x57 with its busted stock. I have the stock still, tho it is in really bad shape. I plan to make some knife handles out of it {I figure another norsk tollekniv would be neat, blade in a handle made from a Husky stock

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The barrelled action more or less fit the stock, but it had the scope mount gap, typical cracked tang, so it needed some work, too. Plus the straight-razor comb. I decided to experiment with it and took a hoof rasp and rasped shouldered until the thing fit me like a glove with no strike on the face though my already-busted nose gets in the way a bit if I'm not careful. Kick is amazingly light. I had two HVA 8x57's that with handloads and Lapua factory ammo kicked harder than my .375, and I am not kidding. Sharp as can be. This thing at over a pound lighter is not bad at all.

Erik:

A friend i norge sends me the reinsdyrprøveblinkers. I have a stack of them and we use them all the time, along with some reduced-size targets I designed. They last a LONG time as I tape the bullet holes and then color the tape with permanent marker.

I have my own designs printed on card stock by a local printer, with the dødesone reduced by 1/2 the area {which is actually about an 8-inch circle instead of the reinsdyrblinker 30cm. I photo'd them for another post on targets a while back.

Incidently, glad you asked as it just jogged my mind a bit. I have spoken to the head of hunter safety for Idaho Fish and Game and he likes the idea of an asymmetrical target in the shape of a critter, with no aiming point. We do not have a shooting test requirement here like you do there, but during the hunter safety class, they have a short familiarization part where they shoot a few .22 rounds at a standing target. I suggested they use a target based on the norsk concept and he liked it. Since most of the ones taking the course are little kids, it would be a good oppotunity to drive home the point about killing shots, kill zones and making the first shot count. He said they have a stockpile of the bullseye targets but when they are used up he'd like to go to a new target. I have to call him.