#2281193 - 06/28/08 04:13 PM
Just joined the ULA/NULA club.
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JohnT
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Never thought I'd see one of these in Sydney, Australia. Just joined the ULA/NULA club on Friday last. It's a ULA (not NULA) Model 24 in 30-06 with 3-9 x 40 Vari X II. Incl. scope caps it weighs exactly 5lb 8oz. Not sure the barrel profile but looks like a No.1 at 22 inches.
Now that I have hefted one I can relate to the passionate owners who post here. Gun was manufactured in 1995 and is still as new. Wow it is just so smooooth. The bolt just glides & the trigger breaks like glass. The balance, Uh its just as all have cracked it up to be. Simply superb! 
The previous owner was a real nice guy and super gun looney like most of us here. Unfortunately, some neck problems from an accident led him to sell it. He gave me some handloads so I am off to the range soon to test. He told me it is very accurate.
Christmas was in June this year!!! 
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JohnT
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#2281205 - 06/28/08 04:19 PM
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coltchris
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I have (2) NULA's in 270 & 300 WSM's. Both are superb and very accurate. Congratulations, you will love it!
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#2281489 - 06/28/08 06:54 PM
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hotweatherhunter
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I got a model 24 in 30/06 last september. It is unbelievable how a gun that light can shoot so well. You can't appreciate the balance until you've fired one from field positions.I hope you enjoy your NULA as much as I have mine.
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#2281630 - 06/28/08 07:40 PM
Re: Just joined the ULA/NULA club.
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HunterJim
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JohnT,
I have had my M24 NULA .30-'06 for going on a year now, and it is a good one. Congratulations on your acquisition!...jim
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#2281952 - 06/28/08 11:40 PM
Re: Just joined the ULA/NULA club.
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Zeek
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Great find!Any gun shops in Sydney?
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#2281993 - 06/29/08 02:07 AM
Re: Just joined the ULA/NULA club.
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JohnT
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Zeek,
No it was a private sale referred via a dealer friend. It was owned by a very keen gun owner with many other very high priced guns in his collection. I was just fortunate enough to hear about it. It was still a lot more that I intended to pay but I think I will enjoy it long after I forget how much it cost!
The previous owner told me he knew of another one in .308 but it had a broken stock & was fixed (how'd they break a ULA stock?) and another one in 30-06 was in Queensland.
I presume you are in Australia? Best you put the feelers out. Never know what can turn up. According to some emails from Melvin in 2002 he sent 7 directly to Australia up to that time.
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JohnT
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#2282156 - 06/29/08 06:54 AM
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Zeek
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Lived in Menai a few years.Never saw a gun shop there.
Grew up a couple hours drive from Melvins shop.
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#2283517 - 06/29/08 07:27 PM
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JohnT
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Zeek,
There is a big shotgun club at Menai - big field & game shoots. We have a few gunshops in Sydney, not as many as before the draconian gun laws. Horsley Park Gun Shop & Safari Firearms in Canterbury are probably the 2 biggest. Still nothing like in the USA where you can get a shopping trolley & really stock up. Most things behind the counter.
But with fewer shops the upside is that the few remaining seem to be thriving.
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JohnT
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#2283875 - 06/30/08 03:11 AM
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Zeek
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Wish I would have known about the shotgun club when I was there.
Spent most of my time in the Royal National Park,bush walking.I
did go to the Olympic trap shooting finals.
I checked into hunting buff on the top end but it was a little
more than I wanted to spend.Wish I'd done it now.Same for New
Zealand.
Great Country,weather and people!We're planning to visit again
in a couple of years.
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#2287323 - 07/01/08 10:00 PM
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miket_81
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Congratulations on the purchase! You will love it! I have a M20 in 257BOB and couldn't ask for more out of it. In fact I am now searching for a M24 in 30-06 or 338-06 preferably the latter.
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