About Oldbloke

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Date of Birth
February 12, 1955 (70)
About Oldbloke
Location:
Victoria AU
Interests:
Hunting, fishing, to relax & making beer.
Occupation:
Retired. OHS Professional for 21 years, in many industries including DGs

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Hunt safe, look after the bush & plug more pests. The greatest invention in the history of man is beer.
https://youtu.be/2v3QrUvYj-Y
A bit more bang is better.

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    Oldbloke liked post by grandpamac On thread : New Hodgdon Reduced Recoil Loads.
    Greetings Oldbloke and All, I have long thought that the AR2206 to AR2209 powders which were all introduced at the same time should exhibit similar properties which is one of the reasons I tried...
    Liked On: 12-10-2025, 12:05 PM
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    Oldbloke liked post by BushChook On thread : Beware of weak sling swivels on cheap slings.
    This thread has enlarged my paranoia, and I'm now considering screwing some sling swivels into a 4x2 and doing a durability test or ten.
    Liked On: 11-10-2025, 11:10 PM
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    Oldbloke liked post by woods223 On thread : What binos are you using?
    I agree with you on this. When out and about on a recreational hunt I am often content with watching them and observing how they behave. On public hunting land that sees other hunters I don’t have a...
    Liked On: 11-10-2025, 07:38 PM
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    Oldbloke liked post by grandpamac On thread : New Hodgdon Reduced Recoil Loads.
    Greetings, I was looking through the Hodgdon on line data earlier on and spotted they had included some new data for reduced recoil loads for some of the more popular rounds. Unlike the reduced load...
    Liked On: 11-10-2025, 01:02 PM
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    Oldbloke liked post by woods223 On thread : What binos are you using?
    I tend to agree with you. When out culling animals or harvesting for community food bank, as Tahr and others do, I’ll use whatever gear I’ve got to get animals on the ground day or night. But when...
    Liked On: 10-10-2025, 06:31 PM
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    Oldbloke liked post by 30late On thread : It does pay to be cautious
    I've been feeling a bit nostalgic about my ole BLR 308 lately , she's had very little use for the last 7 or 8 years or so since i bought a T3x 7rm and more recently another T3x in 243. My BLR was...
    Liked On: 09-10-2025, 11:03 AM
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    Oldbloke liked post by Ryan_Songhurst On thread : What binos are you using?
    Problem with all this thermal tech etc is you pay big boy money for it and it is completely obsolete 3 years later, if not sooner. I've only just convinced myself to use a rangefinder bino and I have...
    Liked On: 09-10-2025, 12:50 AM
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    Oldbloke liked post by BravoBoss458 On thread : What binos are you using?
    I went with the Leupold BX2 Alpine HD. Haven't taken it on a trip yet, but so far they seem great.
    Liked On: 08-10-2025, 04:02 PM
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    Oldbloke liked post by Coote On thread : Beware of weak sling swivels on cheap slings.
    Yes... cord may not look the part, but at least you can inspect it to see if it is badly worn or damaged.
    Liked On: 08-10-2025, 09:52 AM
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    Oldbloke liked post by Coote On thread : Beware of weak sling swivels on cheap slings.
    I bought some sling swivels from Aliexpress to fit on the slings with the dodgy swivels. I used a magnet to check the pins, and I was relieved to see that the new pins were steel. There might be...
    Liked On: 07-10-2025, 11:20 PM
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    Oldbloke liked post by bjp On thread : Cast bullet sizing trick
    I have some spring wire of a couple of different diameters - just a case of winding a bit around the right diameter former. Won't even need heat treating, as it wont be compressed alot, so it could...
    Liked On: 07-10-2025, 11:08 AM
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    Oldbloke liked post by Bagheera On thread : Pre Season Stock Up
    Yeah well, you do have a point. If you make 2 boxes last several years, it will still be cheaper for you to buy them both together, that's what I meant. Testing and repeated sighting in with...
    Liked On: 07-10-2025, 12:06 AM
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    Oldbloke liked post by 7mm Rem Mag On thread : Artificial Intelligence
    Yep I can't see any good coming of it, plenty of people will say its the best thing ever and it will all turn to shit like everything else has.
    Liked On: 06-10-2025, 09:01 PM
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    Oldbloke liked post by gonetropo On thread : Artificial Intelligence
    the movie that MD was referring to with broderick was "war games" btw hal 9000 came to the recue in "2010: the year we make contact" also HAL is one letter alphabetically ahead of IBM p.s...
    Liked On: 06-10-2025, 08:57 PM
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    Oldbloke liked post by grandpamac On thread : Artificial Intelligence
    2001 A Space Odyssey also had a computer, Hal, that went rogue. GPM
    Liked On: 06-10-2025, 08:56 PM
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