Always an interesting topic depending on the shooter’s upbringing. I worked with Barnes in the outback of Australia many years ago shooting donkeys out in the desert, shot hundreds of donkeys, ran...
Liked On: Yesterday, 01:04 PM
there are small holdings with fallow on right alongside Wanganui likely the odd escapee - one is dealing with the escape artists of the deer world - fallow can squeeze thru damn small holes in...
Liked On: 11-01-2026, 09:33 PM
Ether or then Both would work equally as well I bet you could fill your mag half and half and not notice Id powder coat rater than a wax based lube for smokeless
Liked On: 07-01-2026, 03:37 PM
After reading your post I went and tried again, turns out I was being stingy with the case lube, worked a treat this time round, another lesson learned!
Liked On: 04-01-2026, 10:02 PM
Spot on. And most scales improve with stronger magnets
Liked On: 03-01-2026, 08:57 PM
People dump on Lee as a brand for being cheap and nasty. To anyone thinking about taking a dive into reloading: Don't rule it out. I started with it, and still use pieces of Lee gear, 15 years...
Liked On: 02-01-2026, 03:12 PM
I've had a Hornady [B]Lock n Load [B] - ele thrower for a few years, biggest POS out, complete lemon that has never worked properly, finally the cunty thing seized & of course it's got screws in the...
Liked On: 02-01-2026, 07:00 AM
If you can't find anyone local (or anyone who really knows what they are doing), post them down to me in Nelson with a return prepaid bag. I'll sharpen them for free for you. :thumbsup: My...
Liked On: 31-12-2025, 08:25 PM
Hi all, thank you for your thoughts, and I'll try and answer them. On the bags I use a solid hod on the fore end to minimise the movement, and I was shooting other rifles and they didn't string. I...
Liked On: 30-12-2025, 09:55 AM
Just a few of my scoops and 2 " tricklers" of a different type. I still use scoops ans scale if I'm only loading a few.
Liked On: 29-12-2025, 08:23 AM
I'll ignore that
Liked On: 29-12-2025, 08:18 AM
289438 Just in from the lathe.
Liked On: 27-12-2025, 02:49 PM
Of course many cartridges in the -08 case size now use SR primers thoroughly effectively. An entirely different proposition to using pistol primers in a rifle cartridge
Liked On: 25-12-2025, 01:36 PM
* Second hand MDT HNT26 rifle chassis of unknown age or original purchase origin. * The MDT adjustable recoil pad I purchased to fit doesn't line up with the existing holes. * I email MDT who tell...
Liked On: 24-12-2025, 05:13 PM
Work in progress. Home rifled barrel using a shot out 303. Bits and bobs from my junk bin and assembled on a long tom action that was sitting in my safe. Yes it's over legal length. Extracts...
Liked On: 24-12-2025, 05:11 PM