About 38 South

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About 38 South
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Bay of Plenty
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Hunting, fishing, diving, outdoors
Occupation:
Between jobs

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Just going to take a look around the next bend...

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  1. mimms2
    mimms2 liked post by 38 South On thread : Best way to sharpen Mercator Stainless?
    In the days when I trapped possums for a living in the mid seventies, early eighties a faithful Mercator with it's Solingen steel blade was the only knife in the game, to sharpen them we used a round...
    Liked On: 07-09-2021, 04:41 PM
  2. Micky Duck
    Micky Duck liked post by 38 South On thread : Best way to sharpen Mercator Stainless?
    In the days when I trapped possums for a living in the mid seventies, early eighties a faithful Mercator with it's Solingen steel blade was the only knife in the game, to sharpen them we used a round...
    Liked On: 07-09-2021, 04:12 PM
  3. Micky Duck
    Micky Duck liked post by 38 South On thread : some rifles I have built or stocked
    It all looks several levels above plain utilitarian to me, very nice. :thumbsup:
    Liked On: 03-09-2021, 10:26 PM
  4. Stag
    Stag liked post by 38 South On thread : Redding S Type Match Dies - Bushing or not?
    0.002" is generally sufficient, it's an interference fit, even a size for size fit requires force to assemble/disassemble, this is true of any size for size fit.
    Liked On: 30-08-2021, 10:03 PM
  5. Von Gruff Knives
    Von Gruff Knives liked post by 38 South On thread : some rifles I have built or stocked
    It all looks several levels above plain utilitarian to me, very nice. :thumbsup:
    Liked On: 30-08-2021, 02:21 PM
  6. Stag
    Stag liked post by 38 South On thread : Redding S Type Match Dies - Bushing or not?
    Just measure the OD of a fired case neck and subtract 0.002" and that should be your bushing size, or very close to.
    Liked On: 29-08-2021, 10:25 PM
  7. 7.62
    7.62 liked post by 38 South On thread : A comparison of HD vs non HD high end scopes
    As I have said before on here, I have the original VX6 2-12x42 ZL (no side focus,non HD), VX6 3-18x50 ZL (SF illuminated windplex) and VX3-18x50 ZL HD (SF illuminated duplex), comparing them at dusk...
    Liked On: 17-07-2021, 07:55 PM
  8. veitnamcam
    veitnamcam liked post by 38 South On thread : A comparison of HD vs non HD high end scopes
    Like I said I have both scopes referred to but with 42 and 50 mm objective lenses respectively, I don't observe any distinguishable quality in the glass but with the 3-18 you need to use the side...
    Liked On: 17-07-2021, 07:02 PM
  9. veitnamcam
    veitnamcam liked post by 38 South On thread : A comparison of HD vs non HD high end scopes
    As I have said before on here, I have the original VX6 2-12x42 ZL (no side focus,non HD), VX6 3-18x50 ZL (SF illuminated windplex) and VX3-18x50 ZL HD (SF illuminated duplex), comparing them at dusk...
    Liked On: 17-07-2021, 07:01 PM
  10. Micky Duck
    Micky Duck liked post by 38 South On thread : A comparison of HD vs non HD high end scopes
    As I have said before on here, I have the original VX6 2-12x42 ZL (no side focus,non HD), VX6 3-18x50 ZL (SF illuminated windplex) and VX3-18x50 ZL HD (SF illuminated duplex), comparing them at dusk...
    Liked On: 17-07-2021, 06:46 PM
  11. Tahr
    Tahr liked post by 38 South On thread : Tru flights barrels
    True Flight manufactured and fitted a barrel to my 7mm WSM X-bolt last year, it's just a copy of the standard Browning light sporter contour, it shot exceptionally well right away and picks up a...
    Liked On: 05-07-2021, 06:51 PM
  12. chainsaw
    chainsaw liked post by 38 South On thread : Leupold VX5HD 2-10 ZL2 Firedot
    I've got both and am unsure how you draw the distinction between the original VX6 2-12 ZL and the VX6 HD ZL2 turrets, apart from the newer version having 40 MOA of vertical adjustment versus 20 MOA...
    Liked On: 22-04-2021, 01:56 PM
  13. JohnQT
    JohnQT liked post by 38 South On thread : X Bolt Triggers
    It's no big deal to sort the trigger, I've had 3 of them done and you can take them down as light as you want, just needs a length of commercial spring stock same OD as the original but with the wire...
    Liked On: 16-04-2021, 11:25 AM
  14. widerange
    widerange liked post by 38 South On thread : Alpine Helicopters culling tahr
    "Shooting" for velvet is a misinterpretation of what was likely said, it would be absolutely uneconomical. The spring/early summer season is often referred to as "the velvet" probably where the...
    Liked On: 17-01-2021, 07:37 AM
  15. hunterAT
    hunterAT liked post by 38 South On thread : Alpine Helicopters culling tahr
    "Shooting" for velvet is a misinterpretation of what was likely said, it would be absolutely uneconomical. The spring/early summer season is often referred to as "the velvet" probably where the...
    Liked On: 17-01-2021, 12:02 AM
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