john's new stolle

[bruce moulds]

john picked up his new stolle from customs today.
to say he is impressed is an understatement.
perhaps if you read this john, you will offer a review and/or an appraisal of the item in question.
keep safe,
bruce.
p.s. i know it is shiney

[BATattack]

bruce i think you should buy a stolle and chamber it in 280AI or maby dont . . . nah do it i recon itd b awsome!

[bruce moulds]

bat,
trouble is i've got a nesika k 1.47 dia which is just as good.
bruce.

[jcinsa]

Yes Bruce is right,

I'm very impressed with the finish on my new Stolle.

It's all Kelbly. Stolle F Class Panda, right bolt right TG eject, 1M stock, and Kelbly Trigger.

I asked Kelbly's which barrel to use and their reply was the're all good, and Kreigers are the easiest to get. So i went for a 1-13" 308 Kreiger MHV.

I specified it should be just under 8 kgs with a Nightforce Benchrest.

With Kelbly's rear weight in the stock it it comes in at 7.7kgs. If I wanted to replace some of the steel weight with lead i suppose i could get closer to 8kg.

Happy John

[bruce moulds]

i've seen it.
it's a seriously schmick outfit.
keep safe,
bruce.

[IanP]

Yes Bruce is right,

I'm very impressed with the finish on my new Stolle.

It's all Kelbly. Stolle F Class Panda, right bolt right TG eject, 1M stock, and Kelbly Trigger.

I asked Kelbly's which barrel to use and their reply was the're all good, and Kreigers are the easiest to get. So i went for a 1-13" 308 Kreiger MHV.

I specified it should be just under 8 kgs with a Nightforce Benchrest.

With Kelbly's rear weight in the stock it it comes in at 7.7kgs. If I wanted to replace some of the steel weight with lead i suppose i could get closer to 8kg.

Happy John

If you take the weight out of the stock and add a bipod to the front it seems you would be on the money for the F T/R class. Has your stock got a rail fitted for a bipod? Look forward to seeing if the made in USA is competitive with made in NZ action. Does it have the essential for accuracy 3 lug bolt

All the best John!

Ian

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I now fully appreciate how hard it is to take real nice photograph of a rifle.

The rich luster of the paint is very difficult to capture.

I needed to get the Intermediate Hight Nightforce Rings ( 1.265 ) so the front of the Scope didn't contact the barrel.

Looking inside the Action and Barrel with the borescope shows them to be very smooth and well finished.

All that remains now is to run the barrel in and develope a load.

John

[MROFD]

Are we looking for a new name here John?

Maybe: Blue Bayou

[Lynn Otto]

Blue is good, I like it. The rifle looks very handsome John I look forward to seeing it on the range, here's hoping it shoots as nice as it looks.

[DaveMc]

Looks very nice John. Hope to see it in Mackay???

Cheers,
Dave

[jcinsa]

I like Linda Ronstadt Matt, but might call it Blue Boy.

I hope it does too Lynn.

Yes Dave, that is the plan.


The barrel been very easy to run in.

My proceedure was :

1.After the first shot a serious throat scrubbing with Iosso bore paste, patched out, 10 strokes with a bronze brush KG 1, soak for half hour, patch out, 10 strokes bronze brush KG 12 , 1 hour soak, patch out = spotless barrel ( verified with bore scope )

2. Second shot - repeat.

3. Third to Fifth shots - repeat each shot, with out the Bore Paste scrubbing.

4. Then double shots a couple of times, and it's not coppering much at all.


It just goes to show, every barrel is different. This is the easiest I've had to run in , with the three brand new barrels I've had.


Regards John