About Hermitage

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About Hermitage
Biography:
I've been interested in rifles and shooting since my teenage years. Mostly into long-range target or rabbit shooting using a laser range finder and dialable scope.
Location:
Whakatane
Interests:
Rifles and writing
Occupation:
English teacher at B.O.P High School

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A good job and a good wife has been the ruin of many a good hunter.

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  1. Hermitage
    Hermitage liked post by Flyblown On thread : Short fatties vs long slender ones...
    My understanding is that there are four elements to the short fatty case design that improve accuracy. If you look at how winning benchrest cases have influenced modern cartridge design, then it’s...
    Liked On: 09-03-2021, 08:44 PM
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    Hermitage liked post by grandpamac On thread : Short fatties vs long slender ones...
    Greetings Hermitage, The myth was also spread by the manufactures in the early WSM and SAUM days. The 7mm Rem SAUM was promoted as delivering the same velocity as the larger 7mm Rem Mag. My 7mm Rem...
    Liked On: 09-03-2021, 08:44 PM
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    Hermitage liked post by Ftx325 On thread : scope suggestions for 22 mag
    :thumbsup: I enjoyed that Hermitage , well spotted . In my defense I doubt very much I am the only one here who would appreciate that vid.... And I only have 3 rifles of my own and they are...
    Liked On: 09-03-2021, 06:41 PM
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    Hermitage liked post by Myson On thread : Stoat Down!
    Recently, with my Air Arms S510 Ultimate Sporter Extra .22 air rifle!: 162318 Wow! The ultimate in Pest Control! A first for me…. I’ve been after him for 4 weeks and this time I got lucky!...
    Liked On: 09-03-2021, 02:13 PM
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    Hermitage liked post by Micky Duck On thread : Hi tec stock failure
    I just looked at photo of how rifle was carried.........that looks so hilarious.sort of like an old school CB aerial...or even a shortwave one...how the hell do you walk with it like that???? I wont...
    Liked On: 06-03-2021, 08:42 PM
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    Hermitage liked post by grandpamac On thread : Short fatties vs long slender ones...
    John Barsness, one of the two carrying out the test, also came up with a number of rules one of which is: "Possible velocity increases at one quarter of available case capacity" I used this rule to...
    Liked On: 06-03-2021, 08:30 PM
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    Hermitage liked post by dvk-kp On thread : Short fatties vs long slender ones...
    Long and thin goes too far in, short and thick does the trick...
    Liked On: 06-03-2021, 08:30 PM
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    Hermitage liked post by grandpamac On thread : Short fatties vs long slender ones...
    Greetings Hermitage, There was an excellent test of this in Handloader. A .30 calibre barrel was chambered for .300 H&H, loads worked up and then set back and rechambered for .300 WSM. A short...
    Liked On: 06-03-2021, 07:54 PM
  9. Hermitage
    Hermitage liked post by jknavara On thread : Ok so you can shorten a 270 what about
    Dpt mk11 magnum suppressor, it’s fairly hard on the baffles too
    Liked On: 05-03-2021, 11:54 AM
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    Hermitage liked post by Ultimitsu On thread : scope suggestions for 22 mag
    https://riflescope-review.com/where-are-bushnell-scopes-made-or-manufactured/ Surprisingly high proportion of Bushnell's line up is now made in Korea. Also surprisingly, Bushnell Forge line is...
    Liked On: 04-03-2021, 09:02 PM
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    Hermitage liked post by canuck hunter On thread : Dope for CCI subs
    looks like I got it wrong too, I thought he wanted to trade..........sorry.
    Liked On: 22-02-2021, 08:41 PM
  12. Hermitage
    Hermitage liked post by hotbarrels On thread : .17HMR Set up for rabbit culling.
    Having shot several thousand rounds of .17HMR and .22WMR in the past couple of years in fairly open country I would conclude the following based on the goal of one shot humane kills: .22LR I now...
    Liked On: 20-02-2021, 09:07 PM
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    Hermitage liked post by Mooseman On thread : .22 Subs too loud, CCI Quiets sold out, what about .22 shorts?
    I have used Winchester Rapid Fire Pistol Shorts and they are very quite, and do 800 fps. Problem is they are solids but you could drill them to make them more effective. I use Winchester 40 gr subs...
    Liked On: 17-02-2021, 08:21 PM
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    Hermitage liked post by Beetroot On thread : .22 Subs too loud, CCI Quiets sold out, what about .22 shorts?
    Have you tried cleaning your suppressor? I've found with both my DPT and ASE cans that when they get filled up with crap it can cause some shots to go fast enough to start breaking the sound...
    Liked On: 17-02-2021, 08:21 PM
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    Hermitage liked post by rugerman On thread : .22 Subs too loud, CCI Quiets sold out, what about .22 shorts?
    Yeah I bought a shitton of CCI subsonics a while ago and they go with a fair crack. Enough to put the shits up the armed police who were a couple of properties over at midnight one night when I shot...
    Liked On: 17-02-2021, 06:43 PM

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