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  1. Micky Duck
    Micky Duck liked post by johnd On thread : Venison meat hunting in NZ in the past
    I arrived a bit later on the scene, right at the tail of it when live recovery was really kicking off in the early "80s IIRC Velvet was $2.20 a Kilo and Venison with Heart Liver and lung in was $2 A...
    Liked On: 22-08-2023, 05:31 PM
  2. flock
    flock liked post by johnd On thread : Large vs small
    Yes With all the usual caveats regarding reloading and variations in rifles. Noted difference are..... SRP Needs more powder to get same Vel Can be harder to ignite (you can get hang fires)...
    Liked On: 20-08-2023, 10:10 PM
  3. Kiwi Greg
    Kiwi Greg liked post by johnd On thread : Large vs small
    Yes With all the usual caveats regarding reloading and variations in rifles. Noted difference are..... SRP Needs more powder to get same Vel Can be harder to ignite (you can get hang fires)...
    Liked On: 20-08-2023, 09:31 PM
  4. tikka6.5
    tikka6.5 liked post by johnd On thread : Large vs small
    When I ran SRP in a 6.5 Creedmoor I had hang fires with feds and Belmont 760, swapped primers issue went away. Ball powder large charge and mild spark didn't mix well. Out of a string of 10 I found...
    Liked On: 20-08-2023, 06:04 PM
  5. Micky Duck
    Micky Duck liked post by johnd On thread : Large vs small
    Yes With all the usual caveats regarding reloading and variations in rifles. Noted difference are..... SRP Needs more powder to get same Vel Can be harder to ignite (you can get hang fires)...
    Liked On: 20-08-2023, 12:22 PM
  6. zimmer
    zimmer liked post by johnd On thread : Large vs small
    Yes With all the usual caveats regarding reloading and variations in rifles. Noted difference are..... SRP Needs more powder to get same Vel Can be harder to ignite (you can get hang fires)...
    Liked On: 20-08-2023, 10:13 AM
  7. tikka6.5
    tikka6.5 liked post by johnd On thread : Large vs small
    Yes With all the usual caveats regarding reloading and variations in rifles. Noted difference are..... SRP Needs more powder to get same Vel Can be harder to ignite (you can get hang fires)...
    Liked On: 20-08-2023, 10:13 AM
  8. Trout
    Trout liked post by johnd On thread : The price of meat these days is a joke.
    The local P and S shops around here (BOP) usually sell lamb legs with the chump off. It gets down do about $12 / kg They also sell whole cuts at goodish prices of beef. I wait untill it gets low (...
    Liked On: 16-08-2023, 09:25 PM
  9. Kiwilad2021
    Kiwilad2021 liked post by johnd On thread : FL resized rounds wont chamber
    Okay another thought occurred to me. You mentioned you bought another set of dies (same brand), did it also come with another shell holder? If so, and if you have been switching from one holder to...
    Liked On: 14-08-2023, 12:14 PM
  10. Micky Duck
    Micky Duck liked post by johnd On thread : FL resized rounds wont chamber
    Okay another thought occurred to me. You mentioned you bought another set of dies (same brand), did it also come with another shell holder? If so, and if you have been switching from one holder to...
    Liked On: 14-08-2023, 10:20 AM
  11. BenTheBuilder
    BenTheBuilder liked post by johnd On thread : FL resized rounds wont chamber
    Skip read to here so probably missed afew details. Of the two cases mentioned in this (above) why is one shorter than the other and why can't you make the longer one the same as the shorter one?...
    Liked On: 13-08-2023, 08:57 PM
  12. Micky Duck
    Micky Duck liked post by johnd On thread : FL resized rounds wont chamber
    Skip read to here so probably missed afew details. Of the two cases mentioned in this (above) why is one shorter than the other and why can't you make the longer one the same as the shorter one?...
    Liked On: 13-08-2023, 08:54 PM
  13. charliehorse
    charliehorse liked post by johnd On thread : Genex small rifle primers
    I think for the average shooter that usually only buys 1 to 200 primers every couple of years these will be a god send, its these folk that have been caught out mostly by the "great shortage of '22"....
    Liked On: 11-08-2023, 07:44 PM
  14. Sidetrack
    Sidetrack liked post by johnd On thread : Genex small rifle primers
    I think for the average shooter that usually only buys 1 to 200 primers every couple of years these will be a god send, its these folk that have been caught out mostly by the "great shortage of '22"....
    Liked On: 11-08-2023, 05:03 PM
  15. Micky Duck
    Micky Duck liked post by johnd On thread : Help
    I think most reloaders have developed new case designs that would never fit a chamber! That's how come you got so many correct replies ��
    Liked On: 11-08-2023, 02:17 PM

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