Parker-Hale 1200C .25-06 Remington

[Brithunter]

Yes it it .................. I'll be candid and say it's the best that I have seen on a Parker-Hale rifle it's better than most of the wood fitted to the M81 Classic and P-H selected better wood for that model or so the catalogue claims.

Now I believe that better figured wood was used on the 1200P and a special Safari model from the 1960's (need to check the catalogues to tell you which year that was) there was also a special model for Canada, a comemorative model that had better wood on it. What is remarkable about this 1200C is that it's figured both sides unlike the usual production stocks:-


This P-H 1100 Lwt is well figured this side but check out the other side...


It's quite plain. Oh that's a .308 .

[Gil Martin]

Thanks for sharing. All the best...
Gil

[Brithunter]

Thank you Gil,

Well the rifle is not shooting as well as I would like I shot about a dozen rounds through it out back on Saturday and it showed promise but a trip the the range on Sunday turned out dissapointing even though it was with the same two boxes of ammunition

I only brought two boxes, one of Federal premium 100 Grn Nosler Ballistic Tip and a box of Sako 1117 gr Game Head. On the field the Sako showed better grouping but at the range there was not much differecne between them .

One thing that puzzles me is that in each 10 round group was a small cluster of tight shots with the majority scattered opening the group up to around 1.9" I wonder if the rifle has underlying beddign issues. However before we can determine that I need to finish cleaning the bore although it looked clean I decided to give it a real cleaning and after applying Forrest Bore foam the pact came up bright blue so it's copper fouled.


Federl 100 Grn Nosler


Sako 117 Gr

I have noticed this before with used rifles the bore looks clean and a normal wipe through with 009 get clean patches but shot it a little them clean and it's amazing what this removes. The rifle has fired 39 rounds since I brought it. Oh I only brought the two boxes due to the cost as those two boxes cost $72 US and that was slightly discounted too.

[wrenchman]

man and i thought rounds cost a lot here.
Were do you live that you can shoot behind your house?
My brotherinlaw bought a bsa in 26-06 a few years ago and as yet to do anything with it.