.308" Hornady 'Plinkers' that were available years ago, good for .30 M1 Carbine, and I used to load then in .32 ACP in the '70's for training Armoured Freightways staff before they were disarmed.
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Without seeing the action it is hard to determine the cause of the safety 'ear' failure but it would be reasonably safe to assume the gun was OK with normal proof loads (30% above normal pressure),...
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I am impressed with your skills in getting the machine to do all that! Being closely associated with dinosaurs, I have always whittled stocks from solid, 90% inletting on the milling machine and hand...
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There were some Remington 700's that came out a few years ago with barrel problems, tooling marks in the bore, off-centre chambers, etc. All classic examples of poor workmanship because of the "pay...
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There were some Remington 700's that came out a few years ago with barrel problems, tooling marks in the bore, off-centre chambers, etc. All classic examples of poor workmanship because of the "pay...
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The so-called 'Queens Chain' is dependent upon the age of the title. All of the early land titles did not have it, and where rivers/creeks formed a boundary line then adjoining titles usually owned...
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There were some Remington 700's that came out a few years ago with barrel problems, tooling marks in the bore, off-centre chambers, etc. All classic examples of poor workmanship because of the "pay...
Liked On: 26-04-2021, 10:42 PM
There were some Remington 700's that came out a few years ago with barrel problems, tooling marks in the bore, off-centre chambers, etc. All classic examples of poor workmanship because of the "pay...
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The so-called 'Queens Chain' is dependent upon the age of the title. All of the early land titles did not have it, and where rivers/creeks formed a boundary line then adjoining titles usually owned...
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The principal factors affecting velocity variations with an identical load in different rifles are barrel length, bore diameter and chamber dimensions. Twist rate is not a factor but is required for...
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The SS and double broad arrow means 'Sold out of Service'. The SPS means 'Special Precautions Scheme' which ran during WW2 when .22 and .303 rifles were impressed by the Government for Home Guard...
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The principal factors affecting velocity variations with an identical load in different rifles are barrel length, bore diameter and chamber dimensions. Twist rate is not a factor but is required for...
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I would be a starter on the top camo set in large.
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The principal factors affecting velocity variations with an identical load in different rifles are barrel length, bore diameter and chamber dimensions. Twist rate is not a factor but is required for...
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The big problem hunting inland on the island used to be the risk of getting lost and walking around in circles, fortunately less of a problem these days when you carry a GPS device. The interior is a...
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