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Forum: 300 Whisper Rifles and Pistols 02-21-2011, 06:22 AM
Replies: 37
Views: 7,663
Posted By kristfin
saami, the can story is that i just created it...

saami, the can story is that i just created it myself :)

but, at long last i'm up and running with my 300 whisper. i decided to use the original stock for the first round, was to impatient to...
Forum: 300 Whisper Rifles and Pistols 02-05-2011, 10:42 AM
Replies: 37
Views: 7,663
Posted By kristfin
silencers are a compleatly different issue here...

silencers are a compleatly different issue here in iceland. nobody can legally use or aquire it.

but on the length issue. the barrel blank is 28". my can is 6 inches, so overall length will be...
Forum: 300 Whisper Rifles and Pistols 02-04-2011, 06:33 AM
Replies: 37
Views: 7,663
Posted By kristfin
i was thinking about 20" barrel length. what are...

i was thinking about 20" barrel length. what are the pros and cons of going longer or shorter. the barrel blank i have is 28", but i don't see a 14" barrel work, to be able to get two barrels out...
Forum: 300 Whisper Rifles and Pistols 02-03-2011, 03:04 PM
Replies: 37
Views: 7,663
Posted By kristfin
here in iceland, if i have hunting permit and gun...

here in iceland, if i have hunting permit and gun licence, i can use riffle or shotgun for the goose. but the season is not that long, though.
Forum: 300 Whisper Rifles and Pistols 02-03-2011, 08:55 AM
Replies: 37
Views: 7,663
Posted By kristfin
never say never. my barrel, which i ordered...

never say never.

my barrel, which i ordered nearly 2 years ago finally surfaced here in iceland. it got lost in the states during shipping, but somehow it managed to get to the destination. most...
Forum: 300 Whisper Rifles and Pistols 08-05-2009, 10:23 PM
Replies: 37
Views: 7,663
Posted By kristfin
when browsing the internet. i only find...

when browsing the internet. i only find references to 1:8 being needed if you plan to shoot 220-240 subsonic. apart from that, 1:10 should be ok.

like this booklet here from sierra...
Forum: 300 Whisper Rifles and Pistols 08-05-2009, 01:39 PM
Replies: 37
Views: 7,663
Posted By kristfin
Red face the never ending story. i have finally found...

the never ending story.

i have finally found a good man in the states that can export the barrel for me to iceland.

i have talked to pac-nor and they are happy with sending him the barrel.

i...
Forum: 300 Whisper Rifles and Pistols 07-20-2009, 08:49 PM
Replies: 37
Views: 7,663
Posted By kristfin
hi all, i'm giving up on the barrel front. ...

hi all,

i'm giving up on the barrel front.

i've not been able to find anybody that can export a barrel from usa, but a catalog barrel and those don't come faster than 1:10.

buying a european...
Forum: 300 Whisper Rifles and Pistols 07-05-2009, 09:12 PM
Replies: 37
Views: 7,663
Posted By kristfin
just a brief update. now i have managed to...

just a brief update.

now i have managed to get the die set, bullet molds, reamer, go and nogo gauges, molds and you name it. everything but the barrel.

the sako l461 that i have, has a...
Forum: 300 Whisper Rifles and Pistols 06-28-2009, 09:38 PM
Replies: 37
Views: 7,663
Posted By kristfin
i just got a .222 sako vixen to use as a base...

i just got a .222 sako vixen to use as a base for my 300/221 whisper project.

so now i just need the following:
- a barrel cal .30 1:8 twist, i'll get a local gunshop to order it for me, most...
Forum: 300 Whisper Rifles and Pistols 06-14-2009, 08:50 PM
Replies: 37
Views: 7,663
Posted By kristfin
i've written off converting the sako l579 to a...

i've written off converting the sako l579 to a whisper. i'm just finishing it as a .243 and will sell it to pay for the whisper.
Forum: 300 Whisper Rifles and Pistols 06-14-2009, 08:46 PM
Replies: 37
Views: 7,663
Posted By kristfin
i have explored those, and thank you. but i have...

i have explored those, and thank you. but i have to admit that i'm going a litle bit into circles


my main problem here in iceland has been, that i've not been able to get one used, it is...
Forum: 300 Whisper Rifles and Pistols 06-14-2009, 08:40 PM
Replies: 37
Views: 7,663
Posted By kristfin
No i don't have one. I have written off my...

No i don't have one.

I have written off my l579 since it has the a .308 boltface and the .338 bullets are so expensive.
Forum: 300 Whisper Rifles and Pistols 06-12-2009, 09:38 AM
Replies: 37
Views: 7,663
Posted By kristfin
thanks. i've been working on this for a...

thanks.

i've been working on this for a while now.

i've written off buying a contender here in iceland. all the guys having one seem to have different ideas about price than i do.

i've also...
Forum: 300 Whisper Rifles and Pistols 05-25-2009, 07:49 PM
Replies: 37
Views: 7,663
Posted By kristfin
is there anybody here that can confirm that i can...

is there anybody here that can confirm that i can get a barrel, dies and reamer in .302 somewhere?

also if somebody could comment on the sensibility of it :)
Forum: 300 Whisper Rifles and Pistols 05-23-2009, 10:25 PM
Replies: 37
Views: 7,663
Posted By kristfin
my main reason for going the .302 way, is the...

my main reason for going the .302 way, is the fact that i have a sako short action riffle in .243 i was plannig to modify for this. i've not been successfull finding a decent used .222 or similar...
Forum: 300 Whisper Rifles and Pistols 05-23-2009, 05:45 PM
Replies: 37
Views: 7,663
Posted By kristfin
i have exchanged some emails with jdj. he is a...

i have exchanged some emails with jdj. he is a man of few words.

i will ask the good people at RCB in Albany first.

can somebody confirm that .302 whisper is a good choice. do you know where...
Forum: 300 Whisper Rifles and Pistols 05-22-2009, 07:58 PM
Replies: 37
Views: 7,663
Posted By kristfin
about to start a whisper project, need help :)

hi all,

i've been reading about those whispers for some months and like to get one, but since i'm in iceland that is not trivial.

i have a Sako l579, short action with a .243 barrel that i was...
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