So with most things taken car of and a little cold blue splashed around, the stock was the centre of attention for a couple of weeks and after some alkanet/blo and tung oil I think I can just about call it done.

I have only just used a plinking load to date with the 320gn cast bullet over 18gn Blue Dot for about 1450fps to semi regulate the sights but have 3031 set aside to do some serious work-up with as Ql tell me that 2300fps is comfortably attainable

Even the 400gn Woodleigh bullet should get to 2150fps and that is no mean performance, having been recognised as a decent load for --oh about a 100years or so