93mouse
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Plain 140E - left stock - with extractors:
Palette:
Range:
Basic behaviour:
Developing load - start:
developing load - fine tuning:
First blood:
Edited by DRarchive (29/07/08 09:14 PM)
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DGR375
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Terrific pictures. You handled the light really well. Gives me something to drool over while I wait for my rifle to be built and sent to me in Australia
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9.3x57
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Another great sequence, Mouse!
Are you the lefty shooter? I see the palm swell on the left side and a cheekpiece on the right.
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93mouse
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Are you the lefty shooter? I see the palm swell on the left side and a cheekpiece on the right.
You got that right - I mean left 
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93mouse
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Guys any idea why the factory left that wedge between barrels uncut? It gives me kreeps to imagine knocking on something with it - I guess regulation would go south? Should I have it cut off and polish the snout?
Edited by DRarchive (29/07/08 09:16 PM)
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CptCurl
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It's not at all unusual for the Germans and Austrians to leave the wedge protruding a bit. I suppose it's a matter of style. Do not tamper with it. Here's a Merkel 323E done the same way, but in O/U configuration:
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Edited by DRarchive (29/07/08 09:17 PM)
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93mouse
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Thank you!
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My pleasure.
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André
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Gunmakers tradition, I think. On my FN-Browning, it's still more pronounced.
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Edited by DRarchive (29/07/08 09:17 PM)
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Nighthawk
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Same on my Miroku OU in 9,3x74R. Leave it as it is and unless you will use your gun as a chissel, you won't have problems with it.
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CptCurl
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I believe the Chapuis uses the same treatment also. Any Chapuis owners want to chime in?
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mehulkamdar
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93mouse,
Very, very nice! A rifle that is all business and which has proved itself admirably from the deer pics.
Congratulations and thanks for posting!
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Ripp
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Guys any idea why the factory left that wedge between barrels uncut? It gives me kreeps to imagine knocking on something with it - I guess regulation would go south? Should I have it cut off and polish the snout?
**Pure speculation on my part,, but could it be to protect the crowns on the end of the barrels?/
It would appear this would help --again only guessing--my .470 Merkel had the same thing..
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Edited by DRarchive (29/07/08 09:18 PM)
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AkMike
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I just checked and my Chapuis 9.3X74R has the wedge showing. But the others are flush. They include 2 Austrian 9.3X72R's a Pedersoli 9.3X74R an ASTAR 45-70 and a Lyell 500BPE.
Any others with vintage DR's care to speak up?
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