1450fps with AR2207 is exactly the speed I'm using the 44-40 at too, large single hole at 50m with tang sights.
Liked On: 11-09-2023, 09:28 PM
3-9x40 ideal for a hunting 22LR. We shoot bunnies by tens of thousands down here in Cantab and in this high volume situation our gear - rifles and scopes etc - is tested to the maximum. With...
Liked On: 09-09-2023, 10:58 PM
The trouble with eyesight, is that when you get older, its the front bead that is gets fuzzy and unfocused, while the target is fine. And you cant hit anything with that situation. (The solution is...
Liked On: 09-09-2023, 08:44 PM
The nitrated paper cartridge is just a neat and tidy way of doing it. Dropping a correct size lubricated bullet into the leed and filling it up with 2F will work fine. I need to make a mould for my...
Liked On: 25-07-2023, 01:45 PM
I use the graphite powder in a jar lid with some steel shot..dip neck in and they come out coated nicely.
Liked On: 21-07-2023, 10:27 PM
On checking my primer situation this morning I found a full box of 1,000 Federal Premium LR Match primers plus 2x full 100 trays and a part tray with about 80 primers of the same. All these are...
Liked On: 12-07-2023, 09:55 PM
Interesting, I didn’t know that. Cheers
Liked On: 27-06-2023, 07:06 PM
I use a similar homemade lube but it sets moderately hard. I warm it and make it fluid then pour it into a tray with projectiles standing in the tray and pour till it fills up to the top lube groove...
Liked On: 24-06-2023, 08:43 AM
I don’t know about the bloke himself I’m dealing with the brother in law and wife the bloke is not with reality most of the time if they think it’s the best way to deal with it I’ll PM to see if its...
Liked On: 17-06-2023, 09:05 PM
I could take them to the Upper Hutt gun shop for her but she wont get much for them.
Liked On: 17-06-2023, 06:58 PM
Slug the bore so you know what size it is - they varied over the years. (If you only want to shoot bblackpowder, it dopesnt matter what size the bore is, as long as you use pure lead bullets. (not...
Liked On: 06-06-2023, 09:24 PM
Marlin family photo. 225806
Liked On: 05-06-2023, 11:23 AM
I’ve always struggled selling my precious’s, however I have alway regretted not buying one particular rifle, I love history, I have enjoyed collecting Enfields esp ones with a NZ story to tell, also...
Liked On: 27-05-2023, 05:57 PM
Not a firearm; but a heirloom can certainly mean anything. I class my dad's old hand post rammer as a heirloom (to me). It would mean nothing to anyone else. Everytime I use the handmade rammer to...
Liked On: 22-05-2023, 07:34 AM
May not affect NZ, but just to be safe I thought it best to put up a link. https://www.henryusa.com/h015-recall/
Liked On: 13-03-2023, 03:23 PM