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    " Admittedly that has a mirror bore on it. " ...

    " Admittedly that has a mirror bore on it. "

    Really you answered the question yourself

    Some times you have to accept that the bore is buggered

    I brought an artillery carbine a couple of...
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    If your 314 was sideways then you might like to...

    If your 314 was sideways then you might like to try some cast 8mm bullets
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    Paper patch generally bumps a bullet up 7 to 10...

    Paper patch generally bumps a bullet up 7 to 10 thou

    So you are on the wrong track thinking of PP on a 303 bullet

    Soft cast lead will bump up to groove diameter

    The best way to bump up a...
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    They look like just another reverse engineered...

    They look like just another reverse engineered packraft

    There are lots more options now
    Price will indicate quality
    It all depends how much use you will actually get from it
  5. Thread: Stewart Island

    by akaroa1
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    It really doesn't matter when you go it will rain...

    It really doesn't matter when you go it will rain at some stage and there will be plenty of puddles.

    But it isn't really cold in the winter. Just cool and damp.
    Similarly it doesn't usually get...
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    Just had mine out for 10 days hunting When...

    Just had mine out for 10 days hunting

    When the two groups seperated we did hourly schedules when we switched on at the top of the hour
    Left them on occasionally

    Put them on the charger this...
  7. Cousins cheap Brazilian 12 gauge single shot ...

    Cousins cheap Brazilian 12 gauge single shot

    Chamber blew out bottom and tore off most of inside wrist

    Chamber was massively out of concentric to barrel exterior
    Top of chamber three times as...
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    Gravity increases exponentially as you grow...

    Gravity increases exponentially as you grow older.
    When you do hit the ground you do not bounce as you did when younger.
    If you do get injured or sick it takes vastly longer to recover and sadly...
  9. Thread: Tents

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    The teepee is a very stable in the wind shelter...

    The teepee is a very stable in the wind shelter type.
    Many different names. But the most well known are teepee, lavvu, tipi etc

    The same basic type evolved over North America, Canada, Norway,...
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    Do you need a building concent? Or if your...

    Do you need a building concent?

    Or if your district plan allows it as an auxiliary building without concent does it still need to comply with the building code ?

    Just questions you should...
  11. Thread: NZ Hunter

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    I think it's got to be easier for them to get...

    I think it's got to be easier for them to get good footage in the South Island and bucket list trophy species

    Yes there is lots of good NI hunting and smaller herds of less well distributed trophy...
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    The basic Lee 450 Grain .515 mould Sized .510...

    The basic Lee 450 Grain .515 mould
    Sized .510 before and after powder coat

    The .515 is for old worn bore 12.7s and 50-70s
    But is best sized .510 if the bore is good.
    All five of my vintage 50...
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    I loaded some 500 3" BPE I'm already on plan C...

    I loaded some 500 3" BPE
    I'm already on plan C for this roar and the way things are going anything could happen.

    So roll up some of these and then have options for plan D, E and F


    246640
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    Sticky: Always regret not making an effort a few years...

    Always regret not making an effort a few years ago to get a short 8x57R barrel ( or 308 ) for my K95
    I should have sold my R93s earlier and would have got the use from a second K95 barrel.
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    Tentman I guess the fangled modern Stainless...

    Tentman I guess the fangled modern Stainless Steel only ?
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    Most unlikely to be an issue If the last few...

    Most unlikely to be an issue

    If the last few inches of barrel are good it should be fine.

    I've had a few vintage rifles with well ringed barrels and they shot fine if well back from muzzle
    ...
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    csmiffy I have 303-25 dies but no 303-25 rifle ...

    csmiffy I have 303-25 dies but no 303-25 rifle

    I brought them to help form 303-22 Brass for a rifle that was offered to me

    The offer is hanging out there but the vendors expectations are...
  18. I know they are very close up images. But the...

    I know they are very close up images.
    But the bases do look a bit variable and the bases are the key to accuracy.
  19. Actual image of Marty Henry when he visited last ...

    Actual image of Marty Henry when he visited last
    All dressed up for wallaby shooting
    Showing us South Islanders how it's done up his way

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  20. grandpamac don't worry I won't be getting into...

    grandpamac don't worry I won't be getting into the gentleman target shooting caper
    I'm strictly a hunting rifle guy
    Don't collect the target models
    You won't see me in a waist coat and tie...
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    Well it's quite understated for a Weatherby And...

    Well it's quite understated for a Weatherby
    And the walnut is nice
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    And likely to get an honest assesment of...

    And likely to get an honest assesment of comdition and half the price of GC
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    Out of idle curiosity I have had a trawl on line...

    Out of idle curiosity I have had a trawl on line of the 25 high B.C. wildcat speculation as caberslash mentioned.

    Certainly interesting
    But Tentman you are already running 6mm and 6.5mm bolt...
  24. Good test and great methodology used. Very...

    Good test and great methodology used.

    Very helpful to give others a method to swap out primers with an existing load and follow this process to get meaningful results
  25. Jhon are these repops flat or coil main spring ?...

    Jhon are these repops flat or coil main spring ?

    Flat is attched under the barrel in front of the action
    Coil is wound around the hammer pivot

    Just out of interest

    I have 3 coil spring...
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