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Finally got my hands on a Steyr zephyr 22. Came with a pecar 2 3/4 x64 Scope and mounts, could do with some TLC. Stripped the rifle down and a good going over and clean. Re assembled and quick sight in over a garden chair at 25 m. Couple of batches wouldn't feed but the RWS and CCI quiet look promising.
Serial number puts it around 1955-56 # 6XX
heres some pics
sub sonics and groups win and highland wouldn't feed 25m 5 shots
10 shots cci
| Waidmannsheil |
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| 29/07/21 04:52 PM |
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Looks Good Mick, was that the one on used guns the other day.
Matt.
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| 29/07/21 05:29 PM |
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Matt, yes it was on used guns about a fortnight ago. First caller so lucky. Picked up a spare mag as well. Might get the scope reconditioned and mounts as well. Tidy little rifle.
Cheers Mick
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| 29/07/21 05:46 PM |
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Congratulations on your great find, Mick; a Steyr Zephyr stutzen is the "must have" on any gentleman's gun rack! Did you manage to get enough magazines with her?
By the way, CCI are really excellent rimfire ammunition; although I mostly use RWS High Velocity HP for .22LR, my preference for .22WMR goes to CCI Maxi Mag HP.
Louis
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| 29/07/21 08:48 PM |
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Yeah well done Mick, it certainly looks good and was about a grand cheaper than most others that have been on offer, especially considering it has a scope and mounts as well. Interesting that it has a single trigger, almost all I have sen have double set triggers. I have found the Winchester 40 and 42 grain Power Points to work exceptionally well in both my Brno and Mauser 22's.
Matt.
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| 29/07/21 09:32 PM |
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Well done mate, nice little rifle to train the younger ones one.
Classic piece to say the least!
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| 29/07/21 11:32 PM |
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Leather muzzle cover as well!
Cute as hell. Good score all right!
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| 30/07/21 04:20 AM |
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Hi 264,
Very well done!!! As Louis said, it is a must have in a rifle battery!
Congrats!
PH
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| 30/07/21 07:54 AM |
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Well done Mick. That is an excellent pick up. It should serve you well.
I picked up a new Zephyr in May and sent it back to Winchester yesterday. It will not eject reliable. 10 seconds with a dremel would fix the problem but I would rather it done right. It does shoot very well.
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I need one.
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Have admired this lovely new acquisition of Mick many times. Have not posted yet! Excellent. Wonderful rifle.
What does one in the Top End shoot with a .22RF? Just wondering? Those tiny wallaabies? Birds of some sort? Never worked it out, but how far North do rabbits go?
Whatever, it will be done with style by Mick.
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Cane Toads....!
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| 03/08/21 09:18 PM |
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Darwin hairless rabbits.
Im realy enjoying this rifle several packs of subs and z's , cane toads and palm nuts rolled along the ground around the block. Joey has put a few magazines thru it as well. very accurate ejection a bit weak and trigger a bit heavy but a fine rifle. 2 3/4 pecar is very good despite outer appearances.
looking forward to a session on real bunnies.
cheers Mick
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| 03/08/21 09:58 PM |
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Cane Toads....!
Yep, the old cricket bat or golf club do wonders too!
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Quote:Quote:
Cane Toads....!
Yep, the old cricket bat or golf club do wonders too!
As does a Victor
For non Aussies, that's a lawn mower
| Waidmannsheil |
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| 04/08/21 05:09 PM |
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Or even a Victa. LOL
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Dankeschoen Herr Marrakai and Mick for the answers. Only thing, one can't eat cane toad legs, or can one?!
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Some one was trying them at the markets. Ill pass .
Occasionaly rabbits around Tennant creek, highest ive got them is about 100km north of Alice.
Plenty around Alice and Ularu.
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Some one was trying them at the markets. Ill pass .
Occasionaly rabbits around Tennant creek, highest ive got them is about 100km north of Alice.
Plenty around Alice and Ularu.
Thanks.
The poison glands on the back of cane toads are a bit of a worry. Supposedly if a crow tips them over onto their back, they are edible by the bird. If eaten from the back, poisonous. So careful treatment might make them edible. Me, too, I'll let others try them first.
On bush roads, we of course see a lot of rabbits during various season at night. Always in Northern SA. Makes sense North of Alice Springs.
I wonder what prevents them from spreading further North? The humidity and more mosquiotes/myxi? In flood country, drowned warrens would also reduce where they could live. Bowever would not stop them in higher country.
I do remember seeing some further North, the last trip and was surprised, but don't remember where.
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I have seen rabbits numerous times when driving home from Micket Creek range in Darwin.
...but they always duck back under the other Mick's fence before I can get a rifle out!
True!
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Put the styer to use with sub sonics. Great fun.
echidna digging in....
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Really nice rifle, Mic.
Why the subsonics? How does it do with HV Hp stuff?
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| 23/05/22 02:30 AM |
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Well done Mick; and rabbits are much better for the pot than last year's cane toads!
Louis
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| 23/05/22 04:13 AM |
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... but is the Steyr as good as the Walther KKJ from the same era??
I have recently bought a KKJ, and it is excellent, but I have never seen a Steyr. The KKJ is much better made than my BSA Supersport Five, with a much better magazine design.
HB
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| 23/05/22 10:12 AM |
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Good stuff Mick.
Living in Darwin does reduce one's ability to bust a few bunnies on weekends with the small-bore classics, and I do miss that.
Very envious.
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I have recently bought a KKJ, and it is excellent, but I have never seen a Steyr. The KKJ is much better made than my BSA Supersport Five, with a much better magazine design.
HB
Had a look at a KJJ last week, 3 consignment guns. Same owner. Anshutz SS 222 nickel 1.5 scope, 17hmr Krico 401 match 8x56 seeadler, and 22 Walther KJJ All very nice. KJJ already gone.
I like the styer a lot more than the KJJ.
Will post pics of the Krico when PTA clears, too nice to leave on the shelf Cheers Mick
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Really nice rifle, Mic.
Why the subsonics? How does it do with HV Hp stuff?
Just wanted to go back to where I started from as a Kid Enjoying how quiet subs are Also very effective.
Shoots the CCI velocitors very good . Styers a bit fussy about what it will feed.
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Gotcha - my Anschutz prefers HIVel Browning 38gr. HP's at 1,445fps and Winchester 555 HP' bulk, but the other .22's like
Remington Yellow Jackets & WW SuperX HP's.
I've never shot subs, except for some match ammo & Winchester Dynapoints, which ran 1,080fps.
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Tin whistle bought this one in to 3m. Rem sub sonic drop on the spot First with the styer. Taken above the black berries behind me.
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Looks like it's starting to warm up there, Mic. Here, it's getting colder time.
Beautiful rifle.
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Mick, congratulations on your really nice Steyr Zephyr and on this good harvest; the fox looks like to have a nice cold weather coat!
Louis
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Louis, that's what ours look like in the summer time. They fluff out in the winter.
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Same spot couple in the arvo . Then 6 more with the "O"light Great fun. What the styer was Made for.
ginger one at 60m
at home weds interested
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| 13/10/22 09:56 PM |
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A nice brace for the pot Mick - well done mate!
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Nice. Who eats them, you or the hungry ones? How do you eat them i.e. how cooked?
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Here, we put the wild rabbits (hares) into a stew.
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Shared with the weis, who have only just discovered that they are good eating.
We eat them after cleaning, soak in salt water then steam. Crumb and deep fry. Pretty good hot or cold.
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Shared with the weis, who have only just discovered that they are good eating.
We eat them after cleaning, soak in salt water then steam. Crumb and deep fry. Pretty good hot or cold.
Some excellent rabbit recipes on NE and links.
My mother used to cook rabbits in cream which was really nice. I must see if she can write down the recipe if she remembers.
King Baboons Grandma's French country rabbit recipe is very nice.
The Sopranos series had an Italian country rabbit recipe which looks tasty.
One day I have to start off a Nitro Express cooking video channel
Thanks for the bunny hunt pictures. No doubt the dogs enjoy it and the tucker.
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Nice .22 Mick !!!!!!!!!!!!!
Robert
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Back East, in Ontario, I used to soak the cotton tail pieces in milk, in the refrigerator overnight, before cooking. (usually frying) the next day or freezing the pieces for a later supper.
When frying, I would roll the pieces in salt and peppered flour, then right into the buttered frying pan.
Later on, Dad had me roll them in whipped egg first before the flour and that was even better. Fried crisp on the outside.