About homebrew.357

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81
About homebrew.357
Biography:
Retired, Air carft engineer
Location:
Auckland
Interests:
engineering, lathe metal working, hunting
Occupation:
Job was Electroplating, Air NZ

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  1. 308
    308 liked post by homebrew.357 On thread : 45/70 Subsonic
    Hi Rossi.45, Have to say no, not a long range rifle, not bad at 50m but spreads out a bit at 100m. It is a black powder cartridge so trying 65/70 grs 3f with lead bullets, 420gr and pp ones with 3031...
    Liked On: 13-06-2017, 09:01 PM
  2. rossi.45
    rossi.45 liked post by homebrew.357 On thread : 45/70 Subsonic
    Hi rossi.45, I was just having you on, I was wondering if the action had been beefed up for the 45-70 cartridge. I will leave my .3030 as is, I call it "Sudden death" does the job really well in the...
    Liked On: 12-06-2017, 09:02 PM
  3. Gibo
    Gibo liked post by homebrew.357 On thread : Road end camping spots.
    Thanks guys for the reply's, My tow car is a ford focus and it`s the front wheel drive that can get you in trouble. Have hunted Clements a fair bit so it sounds ok to get to the middle camping spot,...
    Liked On: 02-06-2017, 11:07 PM
  4. Frogfeatures
    Frogfeatures liked post by homebrew.357 On thread : reloading 308 win
    Hi, I`m a Jaffa to out west, loading .308, 3030, and 45-70 guv, so if you need a hand into reloading and a look at what gear you don`t need I can give you a heads up on it. You will definitely need a...
    Liked On: 11-05-2017, 05:14 PM
  5. kimjon
    kimjon liked post by homebrew.357 On thread : Making new back sight
    This is some thing you don`t see very often, if you have a small lathe you will always have something big to try and do on it. It`s the same with a big lathe only the other way around. Here's my way...
    Liked On: 25-04-2017, 07:29 PM
  6. FRST
    FRST liked post by homebrew.357 On thread : Making new back sight
    Hi All, When I got my Sharps up and shooting I cheated with the back sight, it`s the same one on my Hawken plains rifle that I got form Track of the wolf in the U S A. So it`s not right and the plans...
    Liked On: 05-04-2017, 03:54 PM
  7. FRST
    FRST liked post by homebrew.357 On thread : Making new back sight
    This is some thing you don`t see very often, if you have a small lathe you will always have something big to try and do on it. It`s the same with a big lathe only the other way around. Here's my way...
    Liked On: 05-04-2017, 03:54 PM
  8. Gibo
    Gibo liked post by homebrew.357 On thread : Getting old
    I bet you have a ton of comeinhandy bits, enough for a flinter or two, good on you mate, hope you get some one to share your knowledge with.
    Liked On: 31-03-2017, 09:20 AM
  9. Gibo
    Gibo liked post by homebrew.357 On thread : Hunting in the Rain
    How am I going to blood my Hawkin and Sharps if you keep knocking off all the goats, a nice young one would be ok for curries . I have spotted some on one of my hunts, so will be having a look again...
    Liked On: 28-03-2017, 12:55 PM
  10. P38
    P38 liked post by homebrew.357 On thread : Hunting in the Rain
    How am I going to blood my Hawkin and Sharps if you keep knocking off all the goats, a nice young one would be ok for curries . I have spotted some on one of my hunts, so will be having a look again...
    Liked On: 27-03-2017, 09:36 PM
  11. Fireflite
    Fireflite liked post by homebrew.357 On thread : Making new back sight
    Hi All, When I got my Sharps up and shooting I cheated with the back sight, it`s the same one on my Hawken plains rifle that I got form Track of the wolf in the U S A. So it`s not right and the plans...
    Liked On: 27-03-2017, 09:14 PM
  12. P38
    P38 liked post by homebrew.357 On thread : need some help with 45-70
    I must admit to reloading my 45-70 amo with no reloading dies, well I made a fl resizing die, its a easy round to reload. I`m staying with black powder pressures with black and nitro, using lead...
    Liked On: 16-03-2017, 11:04 PM
  13. Micky Duck
    Micky Duck liked post by homebrew.357 On thread : need some help with 45-70
    I must admit to reloading my 45-70 amo with no reloading dies, well I made a fl resizing die, its a easy round to reload. I`m staying with black powder pressures with black and nitro, using lead...
    Liked On: 16-03-2017, 09:59 PM
  14. Beaker
    Beaker liked post by homebrew.357 On thread : What weapon and projectile is everyone using for the roar?
    For me, Old sudden death, aka my Marlin 3030, 170gr fn slugs, as back up, Old lead poison, my Hawken, 60grs of the black with a 280gr lead smacker, if it`s not raining. If all this fails and I run...
    Liked On: 14-03-2017, 09:15 PM
  15. sometimes
    sometimes liked post by homebrew.357 On thread : Okahu road
    Was in there a few months back, towed in my small caravan with ford focus and camped at the camping ground. I had a look up the road end in my car , so if no heavy rain should be good, only saw one...
    Liked On: 14-03-2017, 08:45 PM
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