I picked-up this rifle a few weeks ago on a trip back home. Its maiden hunt was four days spent chasing Sambar dear in the Victorian bush and it has its first few honour scars.

It occurred to me I never thanked anyone for the comments and suggestions, especially regarding the placement of the sight bases and rear sight on the rib. Hope it's not too late to do so now. After taking some more measurements and discussing further with the gunsmith, we agreed to make a new rib, with the position of the rear sight and forward scope mount reversed. That puts the rear sight approximately 1 1/2" ahead of its previous position. It works fine for me there, and more importantly the 3-9x40 scope I'm using mounts properly and with correct eye relief.

Here are some more pictures I snapped this afternoon






























Thanks again for the comments and thanks for looking.

cheers,
- stu