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   Mathias liked post by Ground Control On thread : Tikka 6x45 / 6mm-223

   Just a bit of an update . I chornographed the 6x45 the other day . The barrel had 95 rounds through it up to that point , so the last 5 rounds of the 100 cases I had loaded were tested for...

   Liked On: 05-03-2024, 12:16 PM

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   Mathias liked post by maxz On thread : Gun Porn, show off your new toys

   Just picked this beauty up. SSRNZ chambered in 308, this is one of Scott's 2 rounders, have yet to shoot it and will need a new scope for it asap.

   Liked On: 05-03-2024, 07:23 AM

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   Mathias liked post by southernman On thread : 30-06

   I've been around 30-06's my whole life, dad had an old Van Hoffman 3006, i shot a bit, kicked like a mule, sure sacked deer, Up here in northern Canada, it has to be the most poplar rifle for...

   Liked On: 05-03-2024, 07:22 AM

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   Mathias liked post by Tech On thread : 257R Experiences

   My parents gave me a new Ruger No1B in 257 Roberts for my 21st birthday. Over the many years since then I have shot several red deer with it and all have dropped in their tracks. After reading that...

   Liked On: 03-03-2024, 06:30 PM

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   Mathias liked post by stagstalker On thread : Connors First Grass Thief

   My youngest son Connor is almost three and up until last night I hadn’t yet taken him hunting. His eldest two siblings got their first outings at about one year of age but he has unfortunately fallen...

   Liked On: 03-03-2024, 11:18 AM

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   Mathias liked post by Shearer On thread : Back into it.

   Haha. The "crocs" are from Ali Express so I guess you could call them Alligators:)

   Liked On: 03-03-2024, 11:16 AM

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   Mathias liked post by Shearer On thread : Back into it.

   It had been 3 months since I had been out for a hunt. A back injury at the beginning of December had forced me to take it easy and spend a bit more of my down time on the end of a fishing rod and a...

   Liked On: 03-03-2024, 11:15 AM

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   Mathias liked post by Tahr On thread : 257R Experiences

   He's a good old battler.

   Liked On: 03-03-2024, 11:10 AM

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   Mathias liked post by akaroa1 On thread : Resurrecting a great vintage rifle ( poor photo heavy )

   The purpose of this post is that there haven't been many relics posted lately ( lots of relics posting ) and I have been pretty quiet ( for me ) on posting vintage rifle stuff. This one is such a...

   Liked On: 03-03-2024, 09:40 AM

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    Mathias liked post by akaroa1 On thread : Resurrecting a great vintage rifle ( poor photo heavy )

    And to finish off the photo essay Here are the J Coster and Webley 500 3" BPEs together 245041 245042 245043

    Liked On: 03-03-2024, 09:26 AM

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    Mathias liked post by akaroa1 On thread : Resurrecting a great vintage rifle ( poor photo heavy )

    So some research and this image arrives of what the proper hammer might have been like 245029 Ask around lots of guys and 5 very nice hammers come up from Southland and one from CNI Fit up...

    Liked On: 03-03-2024, 09:25 AM

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    Mathias liked post by akaroa1 On thread : Resurrecting a great vintage rifle ( poor photo heavy )

    Tap a screw on the nose to get roughly correct firing pin protrushion I had to remove the stalking safety to get this to work temporarily 245027 First three shots at 50m from a standing...

    Liked On: 03-03-2024, 09:23 AM

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    Mathias liked post by akaroa1 On thread : Resurrecting a great vintage rifle ( poor photo heavy )

    So first thing to do is fit a make do hammer and see if this beauty goes bang Find a hammer in my hoard that can be forced to work 245026 Tap a screw on the hammer nose to get roughly...

    Liked On: 03-03-2024, 09:22 AM

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    Mathias liked post by akaroa1 On thread : Resurrecting a great vintage rifle ( poor photo heavy )

    This was clearly a very fine stalking rifle in the day. It is most likely converted from a muzzleloader around 1895 ish Julius Coster ran a small gunsmithing shop in Edinburgh for only 10 years...

    Liked On: 03-03-2024, 09:22 AM

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    Mathias liked post by akaroa1 On thread : Resurrecting a great vintage rifle ( poor photo heavy )

    I recently stumbled upon a truly great rifle that clearly had great pedigree and it came home with me. J Coster 500 3" BPE Single barrel, Jones rotary under lever, side hammer. It was missing...

    Liked On: 03-03-2024, 09:20 AM

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