I had a 380 rook which interchanges with the 38 long colt.Lee make a crimp die so ordered one from Reloaders but sold the rifle before they turned up.I also read on an American forum that the 40 S&W...
Liked On: 02-10-2024, 11:09 PM
tried it done all ways, still cant do it. still anything is better than asparagus and broccoli : remember the golden rule if its green its mean !
Liked On: 02-10-2024, 02:36 PM
Have done a few over the years... the most epic was heading up the pike to lake wilmot, I wanted to get across the upperpike and out to big bay before a forcast deluge... pitch black, lots of mud , a...
Liked On: 02-10-2024, 02:35 PM
If it's stupid but it works, it ain't stupid
Liked On: 02-10-2024, 02:34 PM
Same, the number of holes and tomos I've fallen into in the daytime hidden by swathes of kiekie! I wouldn't be keen to try at night.
Liked On: 02-10-2024, 02:34 PM
Park up for the night, you've got survival gear right. Wait for dawn and work it out.
Liked On: 02-10-2024, 02:34 PM
I tried, by necessity, to night navigate off trail in Pureora in ‘82. I’ll admit that apprehension but not panic was setting in, so rushed to transfer bearing from map to compass. Problem was, the...
Liked On: 02-10-2024, 02:30 PM
Hahaha, my mate and his uncle did this off the end of clements rd, they got into a large bend in the creek and it was flowing the wrong way, they walked the other way and found the creek also going...
Liked On: 02-10-2024, 02:29 PM
Ha ha ha ha. You young fellahs might possibly have had the luxury of a clicker counter. I used ten small pebbles switched from one pocket to another every hundred paces and as you say, no light...
Liked On: 02-10-2024, 02:29 PM
Out of interest, with gps so available now, I womnder if the number of nights spent under trees or huddled up somewhere has diminished? Nothing worse than the old days when you hit "Your" stream,...
Liked On: 02-10-2024, 02:28 PM
These are all great ideas to practice in case your gps battery conks out on you, but with modern, inexpensive gps units night navigation is easy and quick with much less faff.
Liked On: 02-10-2024, 02:28 PM
Paces and bearings. As long as you practice regularly it becomes second nature. Lots on here who did military time well before the advent of chemical glow sticks, led headlights, gps etc etc will...
Liked On: 02-10-2024, 02:28 PM
Pumps were banned on the second round along with certain types of pistol chassis IIRC. He probably tried handing it in on the first go, which caused the confusion. I had a Troy PAR I had to hand...
Liked On: 02-10-2024, 02:23 PM
That's a fairly big assumption to make, I'm not saying it's right or wrong but there are many factors unknown to anyone except the fal holder and the person he was dealing with. There is no recording...
Liked On: 02-10-2024, 02:23 PM
I was talking to a guy just a coule days ago about some rifles he needed storage for as he did not have room in his safe- They were a relatives who may have passed ....I asked if they were on the...
Liked On: 02-10-2024, 02:22 PM