I started a new butt stock for my Stevens 44 1/2 Picked out a particularly gnarly piece of walnut 136289 Spent a few hours inletting the tangs and the fiddly but that goes inside the receiver...
Liked On: 19-04-2020, 10:22 PM
It was heavy as an unloved woman and the trajectory looked so much like a rainbow that I expected it to have a coming out party but goddam I miss my DeLisle carbine One day when I'm feeling flush...
Liked On: 14-04-2020, 02:49 PM
further proof that vege is evil :)
Liked On: 13-04-2020, 04:19 PM
It's starting to get hard to kill a possum in my bubble now 55 traps last night for only 5 possums The blitz is working
Liked On: 11-04-2020, 06:59 PM
My cat has killed a rat.
Liked On: 11-04-2020, 06:57 PM
Yes, lots of unknowns. Sadly... I don't think anyone on this forum will invest in a 30 ton pressure BP mill to find out. This is the commercial powder difference. Anyway Bretscher found that,...
Liked On: 11-04-2020, 06:56 PM
I know this is a little premature considering we have no super duper official lockdown finish date yet but I am keen on a get together for the Christchurch and surrounding areas getting together....
Liked On: 10-04-2020, 06:29 PM
Ulrich Bretscher did that comparison in an Enfield muzzle loading rifle, home-made three-component gunpowder vs home-made two-component smokeless gunpowder. Found that the two-component was about...
Liked On: 10-04-2020, 02:39 PM
We have had Working Cocker Spaniels for about twenty years they are small and manageable lifting over fences and the likes but work the best I have seen a working gun dog perform. I used to take...
Liked On: 08-04-2020, 12:57 PM
Even before you get a pup go have a look at puppy school. Having one master is better then having five masters training one pup One set of rules and been consistent
Liked On: 08-04-2020, 12:56 PM
lab cross....or a mongrel of some sort with lots of lab in it.....you are stuck with it for 10-15 years so choose wisely.....retrieving should be easy,its a never ending game for the kids and to make...
Liked On: 08-04-2020, 12:55 PM
A few lessons learnt. 1- bluetack is a shit substitute for plasticine 2- makesure you go over board blanking off around the magazine well. 3- At least you can file/grind any compound that...
Liked On: 07-04-2020, 11:42 AM
Don't know if this is maybe already a thing but thought I'd share as its working really well for me. I have hung my steel gongs inside large tires. Gives an easy way to stand them up and if you place...
Liked On: 06-04-2020, 07:01 PM
There are no smokeless black powders the smoke cloud is solid potassium salts caused by the reaction of the nitrate with the sulphur and charcoal. Potassium carbonate, sulphate, and sulphide which...
Liked On: 04-04-2020, 09:29 PM
I thoroughly enjoyed reading the web page of this retired Swiss engineer. Interests in sewage treatment, in watches, and in blackpowder and muzzle loaders. Hey, that's engineers for you. ...
Liked On: 04-04-2020, 02:40 PM