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Hendo
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Re: .242 Vickers Double Rifle
03/02/24 03:19 PM

I have a Vickers in .242 . In the 1938 Parker Hale catalogue, the rifle is called the Vickers .242 magazine express rifle. I will look at my 1924 and 1930 Vickers catalogues when I return home tomorrow. I recall that they simply call it the .242 express. given that the only manufacturer that used this calibre was Vickers, I'm pretty comfortable calling it the .242 Vickers.

Re the 117gn Hornady. a friend gave me a packet of these projectiles in a very old box and a packet of Winchester 117 in an even older box. I resized like Mike. (huge thanks to Mike for sourcing the resizing die for me) and both projectiles have the same point of aim. In my only range outing to date, they group around 3/4 inch at 50 metres. I'm back to the range with the Vickers in a coupe of weeks to sight in at 100m and then I have three days planned hunting Fallow Bucks so it will be interesting to see how the 117's perform.
My velocities to date are around 250 Savage velocities.
My Vickers had its receiver drilled and tapped and we found a Redfield Jnr to fit perfectly.
Its a beautifully made rifle in a calibre that almost guaranteed its failure. cheers hendo

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.242 Vickers Double Rifle	3DogMike	30/11/23 03:34 AM
Re: .242 Vickers Double Rifle	93x64mm	30/11/23 07:11 AM
Re: .242 Vickers Double Rifle	Waidmannsheil	30/11/23 10:46 AM
Re: .242 Vickers Double Rifle	3DogMike	30/11/23 11:12 AM
Re: .242 Vickers Double Rifle	NitroX	30/11/23 06:42 PM
Re: .242 Vickers Double Rifle	degoins	01/12/23 12:51 AM
Re: .242 Vickers Double Rifle	lancaster	02/12/23 07:08 AM
Re: .242 Vickers Double Rifle	3DogMike	02/12/23 12:14 PM
Re: .242 Vickers Double Rifle	NitroX	02/12/23 05:39 PM
Re: .242 Vickers Double Rifle	lancaster	02/12/23 10:00 PM
Re: .242 Vickers Double Rifle	3DogMike	31/01/24 03:12 PM
Re: .242 Vickers Double Rifle	mckinney	01/02/24 02:31 PM
Re: .242 Vickers Double Rifle	DarylS	01/02/24 06:43 PM
Re: .242 Vickers Double Rifle	eagle27	02/02/24 12:28 PM
Re: .242 Vickers Double Rifle	3DogMike	03/02/24 03:51 AM
Re: .242 Vickers Double Rifle	eagle27	03/02/24 07:33 AM
Re: .242 Vickers Double Rifle	Hendo	03/02/24 03:19 PM
Re: .242 Vickers Double Rifle	eagle27	04/02/24 10:02 AM
Re: .242 Vickers Double Rifle	Hendo	05/02/24 02:44 PM
Re: .242 Vickers Double Rifle	eagle27	05/02/24 05:47 PM
Re: .242 Vickers Double Rifle	3DogMike	09/02/24 09:57 AM
Re: .242 Vickers Double Rifle	eagle27	09/02/24 01:31 PM

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