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Re: french connection
      25/07/19 02:14 PM

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the 10,75x68 version is far and away from being an ugly duck
its a very handy and praktical rifle and looks actually very good in every detail. I can say this because being a great admirer of the model 98.




I actually agree.

I am not a great fan of the 10.75x68 as it is neither here nor there is the big bore power stakes.

But I like the thought of it in one of these ghastly French rifles. Differently looking anyway.

I know our member larcher had one for a while, getting stuck with it, as on being requested to buy it for another person, and then freight it to Australia, the other guy decided he didn't want it after all .... I believe larcher sold it off to try and recover most of the purchase price, but if he still had it, he could carry it out to Aust for me one day, when he eventually comes again. Soon I hope.

A 10.75x68 with decent 350 gr SPs or FMJs and a five shot magazine would make an adequate water buffalo rifle. Plus more than adequate for scrub bull, camel, horses, donkeys, and certainly wild pigs.

What do these rifles generally weigh? Look like they aren't necessarily light in weight.

How does the magazine work? I haven't gone through all posts for a photo. 7 pages of them! Well done to lancaster and others. Is the magazine internal, I am guessing, but the catch at the bottom opens a floorplate? Or is it a removable magazine?

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John aka NitroX

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* french connection lancaster 16/10/12 05:48 AM
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. * * Re: french connection dirtyjim   20/10/12 07:58 AM
. * * Re: french connection lancaster   20/10/12 02:54 PM
. * * Re: french connection Ash   15/01/15 06:49 AM
. * * Re: french connection lancaster   29/01/15 01:14 AM
. * * Re: french connection grandveneur   20/10/12 09:51 PM
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. * * Re: french connection lancaster   13/12/13 06:37 AM
. * * Re: french connection Old_Glass   23/02/15 04:54 PM
. * * Re: french connection lancaster   09/03/15 05:33 AM
. * * Re: french connection Igorrock   09/03/15 07:10 PM
. * * Re: french connection lancaster   10/03/15 03:18 AM
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. * * Re: french connection DarylS   10/03/15 12:16 PM
. * * Re: french connection lancaster   10/03/15 03:44 PM
. * * rifle in the house, still in the white lancaster   03/04/15 02:38 AM
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. * * Re: rifle in the house, still in the white lancaster   04/04/15 11:09 PM
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. * * french connection lancaster   04/06/16 02:54 PM
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. * * Re: 10,75x68 finished Ash   24/04/15 02:57 PM
. * * Re: 10,75x68 finished lancaster   03/07/15 06:36 PM
. * * french connection lancaster   06/12/16 07:34 PM
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. * * Re: french connection lancaster   15/07/17 03:15 PM
. * * Re: french connection lancaster   14/04/19 08:05 PM
. * * Re: french connection lancaster   29/01/19 08:52 PM
. * * Re: french connection lancaster   19/09/21 06:56 PM
. * * Re: french connection Louis   26/09/21 10:42 PM
. * * Re: french connection 9.3x57   26/09/21 11:55 PM
. * * Re: french connection lancaster   27/09/21 01:19 AM
. * * Re: french connection 9.3x57   27/09/21 02:35 AM
. * * Re: french connection lancaster   03/07/22 12:57 AM
. * * Re: french connection NitroXAdministrator   03/07/22 02:42 AM
. * * Re: french connection lancaster   19/03/23 01:57 AM
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. * * Re: french connection Louis   27/09/21 02:46 AM
. * * Re: french connection DarylS   27/09/21 03:50 AM
. * * Re: french connection 9.3x57   27/09/21 04:06 AM
. * * Re: french connection lancaster   10/12/21 05:39 AM
. * * Re: french connection 93x64mm   10/12/21 08:37 AM
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. * * Re: french connection Conor_90   13/12/21 05:05 PM
. * * Re: french connection lancaster   14/12/21 07:47 AM
. * * Re: french connection NitroXAdministrator   15/12/21 06:39 AM
. * * Re: french connection lancaster   15/12/21 07:22 AM
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. * * Re: french connection Marrakai   18/12/21 08:44 AM
. * * Re: french connection NitroXAdministrator   03/07/22 01:57 AM
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. * * Re: french connection grandveneur   31/07/23 10:18 PM
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. * * Re: french connection NitroXAdministrator   04/08/23 08:31 PM
. * * Re: french connection grandveneur   03/08/23 05:39 AM
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. * * Re: french connection lancaster   27/09/21 04:36 AM
. * * Re: french connection Igorrock   30/09/21 12:17 AM
. * * Re: french connection lancaster   30/09/21 05:18 AM
. * * Re: french connection Marrakai   30/09/21 11:21 AM
. * * Re: french connection 9.3x57   30/09/21 11:37 AM
. * * Re: french connection lancaster   30/09/21 02:22 PM
. * * Re: french connection lancaster   21/07/19 04:49 AM
. * * Re: french connection NitroXAdministrator   23/07/19 11:43 AM
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. * * Re: french connection NitroXAdministrator   25/07/19 02:14 PM
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. * * french connection lancaster   06/07/15 02:09 AM
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. * * Re: french connection lancaster   04/02/16 06:43 PM
. * * Re: 10,75x68 finished Ash   22/04/15 05:43 PM
. * * Re: rifle in the house, still in the white lancaster   05/04/15 08:29 PM
. * * Re: rifle in the house, still in the white Igorrock   05/04/15 04:14 AM
. * * Re: rifle in the house, still in the white DarylS   05/04/15 06:25 AM
. * * Re: rifle in the house, still in the white Igorrock   03/04/15 03:05 AM
. * * Re: rifle in the house, still in the white lancaster   03/04/15 04:37 AM
. * * Re: rifle in the house, still in the white Igorrock   03/04/15 06:12 AM
. * * Re: french connection Ash   10/03/15 02:00 PM
. * * Re: french connection lancaster   12/01/14 09:36 PM
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. * * Re: french connection kuduae   28/08/14 07:51 AM
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. * * Re: french connection Igorrock   06/09/14 10:10 PM
. * * Re: french connection Ash   06/09/14 10:27 PM
. * * Re: french connection lancaster   06/09/14 11:36 PM
. * * Re: french connection Ash   07/09/14 08:55 AM
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. * * Re: french connection Ash   08/09/14 06:20 PM
. * * Re: french connection Ash   08/09/14 10:30 PM
. * * Re: french connection NitroXAdministrator   28/09/14 03:14 PM
. * * Re: french connection Ash   28/09/14 10:19 PM
. * * Re: french connection lancaster   29/10/14 05:08 AM
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. * * Re: french connection kuduae   29/10/14 08:53 AM
. * * Re: french connection DarylS   29/10/14 10:13 AM
. * * Re: french connection lancaster   29/10/14 02:49 PM
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. * * Re: french connection lancaster   18/11/14 03:54 PM
. * * Re: french connection lancaster   30/12/14 11:08 PM
. * * Re: french connection Ash   31/12/14 05:33 PM
. * * Re: french connection lancaster   31/12/14 06:31 PM
. * * Re: french connection Ash   01/01/15 03:29 AM
. * * Re: french connection lancaster   04/01/15 07:09 AM
. * * Re: french connection lancaster   11/01/15 02:39 AM
. * * Re: french connection larcher   28/09/14 07:51 PM
. * * Re: french connection Ash   08/09/14 10:43 PM
. * * Re: french connection lancaster   09/09/14 02:40 AM
. * * Re: french connection Ash   10/09/14 06:53 AM
. * * Re: french connection lancaster   11/09/14 03:29 AM
. * * Re: french connection Ash   11/09/14 08:33 AM
. * * Re: french connection larcher   27/09/14 06:43 PM
. * * Re: french connection Ash   27/09/14 08:55 PM
. * * Re: french connection larcher   28/09/14 01:46 AM
. * * Re: french connection 9.3x57   09/09/14 08:16 AM
. * * Re: french connection lancaster   10/09/14 04:07 AM
. * * Re: french connection lancaster   09/09/14 02:58 AM
. * * Re: french connection DarylS   17/10/12 04:00 AM

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