About Ftx325

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About Ftx325
Biography:
Enjoy playing with guns... love being out bush... like making and modifying things... dabble in creating custom leather stuff
Location:
Nelson
Interests:
As above
Occupation:
parts guy

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born to hunt - forced to work

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    Ftx325 liked post by 40mm On thread : Wannabe reloader - gear advice please
    second hand press, most of the stuff you need can be brought second hand. If you are patient, you will slowly pick up all the stuff you need second hand and save a bundle.
    Liked On: 11-11-2020, 08:59 AM
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    Ftx325 liked post by grandpamac On thread : Wannabe reloader - gear advice please
    Greetings Ftx325, Welcome to the world of handloading. This is an addictive but highly rewarding pastime. The main piece of advice I can offer is to see if you can find a mentor to start with,...
    Liked On: 11-11-2020, 08:59 AM
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    Ftx325 liked post by Ryan_Songhurst On thread : Wannabe reloader - gear advice please
    The Lee press and the powder thrower go all right, the scales are shit so just see if you can get the press and powder thrower cheaper than the kit if you're gonna go that way cos you'll throw the...
    Liked On: 11-11-2020, 07:23 AM
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    Ftx325 liked post by cameronjackwhite On thread : Wannabe reloader - gear advice please
    If you can save a little longer go to the hornady lock n load kit. Alot of the gear in that kit is much better quality than the lee kit ie powder thrower and you'll end up replacing quite a bit of...
    Liked On: 11-11-2020, 07:23 AM
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    Ftx325 liked post by jakewire On thread : Wannabe reloader - gear advice please
    As well as a press , a decent manual such as but not limited to the hornady one, dies and decent scales I found a bullet puller of some description was an essential part of my early learning curve....
    Liked On: 11-11-2020, 07:23 AM
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    Ftx325 liked post by outlander On thread : Wannabe reloader - gear advice please
    I've been at reloading on and off for more than 40 years. In that time I've sold and rebought three or four times and as a result tried a handful of different makes and have never experienced any...
    Liked On: 11-11-2020, 07:23 AM
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    Ftx325 liked post by Dan.22-250 On thread : Wannabe reloader - gear advice please
    I learned to load on my old man's lee kit, after 2 odd years of use the handle had to be changed over as where it goes into the linkage had worn out. I think the current ones have changed design...
    Liked On: 11-11-2020, 07:23 AM
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    Ftx325 liked post by dannyb On thread : Wannabe reloader - gear advice please
    The lee kit is shit, the press is ok but the rest is junk, buy the press on its own with primimg kit then buy a lyman or hornady case chamfer tool, a trickler, primer pocket cleaner and the best...
    Liked On: 11-11-2020, 07:23 AM
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    Ftx325 liked post by Kelton On thread : Wannabe reloader - gear advice please
    Pretty sure that's the press I'm still using cant fault it I grabbed a trickle and and digital scales and a Lee hand primer as I didn't buy it as a kit still going strong being the success combo for...
    Liked On: 11-11-2020, 07:23 AM
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    Ftx325 liked post by GWH On thread : Youth .22's
    Heres Lucy with her Marlin Youth - we did the pink stinker camo for her, but now her little brother has started using it too the stinkers are off!...
    Liked On: 10-11-2020, 09:39 PM
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    Ftx325 liked post by MarlboroughMike On thread : QD mount options for a Bergara BA13 with picatinny rail
    Hi. The contessa recoil lug is quite narrow (unlike the QRW2) and only connected with the weaver rail lugs with a little over 1mm overlap each side. It started to shear its way through these :-(,...
    Liked On: 10-11-2020, 07:48 PM
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    Ftx325 liked post by Finnwolf On thread : air rfle
    Sighted in my 22 BSA Meteor at 25 metres - and then a chicken-chasing magpie flew down and landed on the target frame. The slug didn’t bounce off HIM!
    Liked On: 08-11-2020, 10:39 PM
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    Ftx325 liked post by 7.62 On thread : More From The Great Guru
    It is said that a guru is “one who dispels the darkness and takes the student towards the light, and is traditionally a reverential figure. The guru serves as a counsellor to their students and helps...
    Liked On: 08-11-2020, 09:21 PM
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    Ftx325 liked post by Tahr On thread : The lads first rabbit
    Nah. Enjoy and relish the right now. Its the best time. Them carrying stuff is a sign of our own creeping decline and fragility. Don't wish it on yourself (or get shares in a pharmaceutical...
    Liked On: 05-11-2020, 01:32 PM
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    Ftx325 liked post by veitnamcam On thread : Range Day Shoot - Sponsored by Delta Optical NZ
    I hope to have something to shoot by then:thumbsup:
    Liked On: 05-11-2020, 07:13 AM

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