Carlgustaff243
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Well as the title suggests i have now been the owner of my Carl Gustaf .243 for roughly 12 months now I was gifted the rifle at the age of 16 and now being nearly 18 in a couple of weeks I will now be able to buy my tips and Rounds on my own certificate 
Now i put this in gunsmithing and equipment care as the rifle needs a bit of work especially after a season of park culling, stalking through overgrown woods and numerous trips all over Britain. The Rifle was gifted to me from a friend that unfortunately died of cancer in his mid 40's he never did massive amounts of stalking and only accounted for a couple of hundred rounds up the spout and i believe less than 20 Deer. Whether some of this is possible or not i really don't know but here goes....
KIT:
Carl gustaff .243
Northstar 1/2UNF Finished in Black matt
12 - 23" bipod
Middle of the road sling elasticated and needs to be swapped as it's only just made it through this season....
You can see in the below picture there is some wd40 round the outside of the mod making it look wet, and yes i know some paint is worn thin to the silver
The Carl Gustaf 308W magazine this is of a 3 round capacity and in all honesty i preffered the Remmy's floor plate which could house more, does anyone know where this magazine would originally be from? Or if there is a larger conversion such as 5 round or possibly more
I'd rather have 10 rounds than run out and have and injured deer running round a park whilst filling magazines! personal preference...
It might ruin the looks but it's a rifle to work not look at.
How easy is it to restore the wood stock and what products would you in particular recommend if you have done this?
Will add more as one problem is solved before another....
Now i put this in gunsmithing and equipment care as the rifle needs a bit of work especially after a season of park culling, stalking through overgrown woods and numerous trips all over Britain. The Rifle was gifted to me from a friend that unfortunately died of cancer in his mid 40's he never did massive amounts of stalking and only accounted for a couple of hundred rounds up the spout and i believe less than 20 Deer. Whether some of this is possible or not i really don't know but here goes....KIT:
Carl gustaff .243
Northstar 1/2UNF Finished in Black matt
12 - 23" bipod
Middle of the road sling elasticated and needs to be swapped as it's only just made it through this season....
You can see in the below picture there is some wd40 round the outside of the mod making it look wet, and yes i know some paint is worn thin to the silver
The Carl Gustaf 308W magazine this is of a 3 round capacity and in all honesty i preffered the Remmy's floor plate which could house more, does anyone know where this magazine would originally be from? Or if there is a larger conversion such as 5 round or possibly more
I'd rather have 10 rounds than run out and have and injured deer running round a park whilst filling magazines! personal preference...It might ruin the looks but it's a rifle to work not look at.
How easy is it to restore the wood stock and what products would you in particular recommend if you have done this?
Will add more as one problem is solved before another....
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