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   bumblefoot liked post by AMac On thread : Resurgence of interest in the old "Three Oh"?

   Thanks Cordite - no bulge its pitting I think. Used modern ammo not milsurp. Lapping would seem a good step unfortunately living in a town house I am not really set up for that sort of thing. Maybe...

   Liked On: 21-08-2021, 06:27 PM

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   bumblefoot liked post by zimmer On thread : Resurgence of interest in the old "Three Oh"?

   My first fullbore range rifle was a 2 groove Longbranch. I was never disadvantaged by it being 2 groove and it shot well at all ranges. Our club shot out to 800 yards. Other club members had imported...

   Liked On: 21-08-2021, 05:36 PM

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   bumblefoot liked post by grandpamac On thread : Resurgence of interest in the old "Three Oh"?

   Greetings Finnwolf, There were a lot of two groove barrels made during WW2 in Canada and the US. Target shooters used to replace two groove barrels with the more normal 5 groove thinking the two...

   Liked On: 21-08-2021, 04:14 PM

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   bumblefoot liked post by dogmatix On thread : Resurgence of interest in the old "Three Oh"?

   My 42 Longbranch No4Mk1* is 2 groove. Shoots stupidly accurately. Here's my 1917 III* sporter mentioned earlier in the thread.. 175678

   Liked On: 21-08-2021, 02:07 PM

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   bumblefoot liked post by Cordite On thread : Resurgence of interest in the old "Three Oh"?

   I've heard of some No 4 (T) two-groovers. It was a manufacturing expediency to only cut two grooves, as rifling machines cut one groove at a time, but the two-groove barrels had to be shown to...

   Liked On: 21-08-2021, 01:05 PM

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   bumblefoot liked post by AMac On thread : Resurgence of interest in the old "Three Oh"?

   Great thread - the 3 O is such a part of hunting history in NZ great to see such enthusiasm for the old rifles. When my Dad died I ended up with his sporterized SMLE which he did a lot of hunting...

   Liked On: 21-08-2021, 01:05 PM

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   bumblefoot liked post by omark On thread : Resurgence of interest in the old "Three Oh"?

   Large quantities. Most of the savage no4s we’re 2 groovers. I have found that there is very little difference in accuracy out to about 500yds. There was a reasonable number of savage mk1*s which...

   Liked On: 21-08-2021, 01:05 PM

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   bumblefoot liked post by grandpamac On thread : Running Out of Time

   Greetings Northkiwi, Thanks for your kind words. May I humbly suggest that you set your sights a bit higher than 65. A cobber and I had flown in to Venison Top Hut when I was about your age. We were...

   Liked On: 20-08-2021, 03:02 PM

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   bumblefoot liked post by Northkiwi On thread : Running Out of Time

   A very cool thread. I'm 55 and certainly agree that the hills are steeper, the ground harder and the nights colder than they used to be. have similar challenges to what everyone is talking about,...

   Liked On: 20-08-2021, 02:54 PM

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    bumblefoot liked post by grandpamac On thread : Running Out of Time

    Greetings All, Was just eyeing up Tuesday for a first bush walk for the season and Covid Shut Down 4. It still looks possible that Hawkes Bay could be in Level 3 by then so some un armed walking in...

    Liked On: 19-08-2021, 08:27 PM

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    bumblefoot liked post by Jusepy On thread : SMLE 303

    172882 Here she is . sorry about the pic quality. I havnt got any ammo yet but going to get some tommorow. I plan to bore sight her in the weekend and fire her if all goes well.

    Liked On: 19-08-2021, 01:36 PM

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    bumblefoot liked post by Jhon On thread : SMLE 303

    Good on ya, for $151 what the heck.. what it's crying out for is a Lee Loader for back to basics simple handloading. $65-$75 for a complete reloading kit..what I started with 44 years ago, still have...

    Liked On: 19-08-2021, 01:34 PM

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    bumblefoot liked post by hotbarrels On thread : Hunting with a knee injury

    After three knee surgeries, two back surgeries and a foot fusion, I have resided myself to using a quad bike for all the hard graft. Shot a hind a few months back and in the process she jumped off a...

    Liked On: 19-08-2021, 11:26 AM

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    bumblefoot liked post by Mitchael On thread : SMLE 303

    ive had really good results from using a 303 lee loader, just using the scoop, ar2208 and sierra flat base soft points at 180gr. my parker hale supreme no1 w/scope could shoot moa with them, and my...

    Liked On: 18-08-2021, 09:45 PM

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    bumblefoot liked post by Jusepy On thread : SMLE 303

    Nice one bumblefoot , I punched out all the old primers out of the used PPU brass I had the other night. Was a good education in part of the loading practice. Been pricing up primers , powders and...

    Liked On: 18-08-2021, 08:01 PM

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