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Hunting rig

Post by muzzyloader » Tue Nov 17, 2020 8:20 pm

Hi, I just thought I would post this. I have had the barrel cut to 18'', fitted a over barrel suppressor, 4x Leupold scope, made the shell holder on the stock, turned the scope rail around so I could mount the scope back further and fitted a hammer spur. I will use it for hunting Red and fallow deer as well as pigs. The cal is 45-70. In New Zealand we call this setup a bushpig.
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Re: Hunting rig

Post by JEBar » Tue Nov 17, 2020 9:39 pm

interesting, very interesting indeed .... have you weighed it .. :?: .. how would you rate its felt recoil .. :?:
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Post by RanchRoper » Tue Nov 17, 2020 11:20 pm

A Man from Uncle gun in the flesh...that is unique
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Re: Hunting rig

Post by muzzyloader » Wed Nov 18, 2020 12:29 am

Just weighed it and it was 7.6lb. I think the suppresser has cut the noise and the recoil by about a third. With the suppresser being an over barrel the rifle ended up the same over all length as a standard rifle. Im not sure what, A man from Uncle gun means ?.
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Re: Hunting rig

Post by sspistol » Wed Nov 18, 2020 8:50 am

Like this idea on turning the base around .... but which base are you using? And love that shell holder, is it leather?
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Re: Hunting rig

Post by brm4450 » Wed Nov 18, 2020 9:09 am

muzzyloader wrote:
Wed Nov 18, 2020 12:29 am
A man from Uncle gun means ?.
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Re: Hunting rig

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Re: Hunting rig

Post by Hatchdog » Wed Nov 18, 2020 9:30 am

That’s a nice looking set up. In New Zealand is buying and using a suppressor a simple process?

Man from Uncle was an American TV show from the 60’s or early 70’s. I’ll come back with more info as my memories of the show are pretty sketchy. :lol:

Here’s an excerpt from the Wikipedia page on Man from Uncle discussing the weapons of the show. It discusses adapting a semi auto pistol to a carbine by adding a barrel and other accessories. This is probably what was mentioned in the earlier post. I had some fun reading the Wiki info, brought back some fun memories but I was pretty young when the show aired. 1964 - 1968. I remember watching it but no strong memories.


Weaponry[edit]
Main article: The Man from U.N.C.L.E. gun

Robert Vaughn with his P-08 "The Vulcan Affair"

Robert Vaughn with his modified P-38 (1964)
One prop, designed by the toy designer Reuben Klamer[20] often referred to as "The Gun", drew so much attention that it actually spurred considerable fan mail, and was often so addressed. Internally designated the "U.N.C.L.E. Special", it was a modular semi-automatic firearm weapon. The basic pistol could be converted into a longer-range carbine by attaching a long barrel, an extendable shoulder stock, a telescopic sight, and an extended magazine. In this "carbine mode", the pistol could fire on full automatic. This capability brought authorities to the set to investigate reports that the studio was illegally manufacturing machine gun. They threatened to confiscate the prop guns and it took a tour of the prop room to convince them that these were actually "dummy" pistols incapable of firing live ammunition. The actual pistol used as the prop was the Mauser Model 1934 Pocket Pistol, but it was unreliable, it jammed constantly, and it was dwarfed by the carbine accessories. It was soon replaced by the larger and more-reliable Walther P38.

The long magazine was actually a standard magazine with a dummy extension, but it inspired several small-arms manufacturers to begin making long magazines for various pistols. While many of these continue to be available 40 years later, long magazines were not available for the P38 for some years.[clarification needed]

THRUSH had a range of weaponry of its own, much of them only in the development stage before being destroyed by the heroes. A notable item was the infrared sniperscope, enabling villains to aim gunfire in total darkness. The prop was built from a U.S. Army-surplus M1 carbine, with a vertical foregrip and barrel compensator, and using army-surplus infrared scopes. The infrared special effect was achieved using a searchlight to illuminate the target. The viewfinder image was a negative version of the film. When the scopes were switched on a pulsing chirp sound effect was used. The fully equipped carbines were seen only once, in "The Iowa Scuba Affair". After that, a mockup of the scope was used to make handling easier.

German small arms were well represented in the series. Not only were P38s frequently seen (both as the U.N.C.L.E. Special and in standard configuration), but also the Luger pistol pistol. In the pilot episode "The Vulcan Affair", Illya Kuryakin is carrying a M1911 pistol. The Mauser C96 and MP 40 machine pistols were favored by opponents. U.N.C.L.E. also used the MP 40. Beginning in the third season, both U.N.C.L.E and THRUSH agents used rifles that were either the Spanish CETME or the Heckler & Koch G3 (based on the CETME).
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Re: Hunting rig

Post by muzzyloader » Wed Nov 18, 2020 3:33 pm

Hi, the base is the one on the Henry web site, you do have to redrill one of the holes in the base to make it work. The shell holder is made of leather, I made it myself, easy realy. In NZ a lot of people are fitting suppressors, no rules just take it to a gunsmith and have it done :D makes it a lot nicer to shoot and is realy helpful when you are shooting over a dog, which a lot of hunters are doing when bush stalking.
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Indy is a 8 month old Vizsla, I would not like to fire a 45-70 over her with out it being suppressed.
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Re: Hunting rig

Post by CT_Shooter » Wed Nov 18, 2020 6:44 pm

muzzyloader wrote:
Wed Nov 18, 2020 3:33 pm
Indy is a 8 month old Vizsla, I would not like to fire a 45-70 over her with out it being suppressed.
Beautiful portrait of a beautiful dog , ML. Thanks for sharing it and for taking good care of her on your hunts.
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