About Ranger 888

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Date of Birth
September 9, 1946 (77)
About Ranger 888
Biography:
Born in Auckland. Hunter and shooter (professionally and recreationally) for 54 years. Was actively involved in SAR as a park ranger, and SAR Adviser and Search Coordinator for NZ Police (35 years). NZ Mountain Safety Council bushcraft and firearms safety instructor (22 years).
Location:
West Auckland
Interests:
target shooting, deerstalking, cartridge collecting, pistol shooting
Occupation:
Retired park ranger (35 years service)

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Last Activity
01-05-2024 02:52 PM
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  1. Ranger 888
    Ranger 888 liked post by Growlybear On thread : Half cock or safety
    Yep. And the old three oh was cock on close, so forward to lock when ready.As an aside, one of the most useless safeties I ever came across was on an Anschultz .22 Magnum. A brand new one. Would fire...
    Liked On: 30-07-2023, 05:01 PM
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    Ranger 888 liked post by Ryan_Songhurst On thread : Is the standard for a hunting rifle 1.5 moa?
    Most modern rifles are well capable of sub MOA accuracy, most people aren't.
    Liked On: 30-07-2023, 04:55 PM
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    Ranger 888 liked post by mikee On thread : First firearm data leak didn’t take long
    Um, not sure if I understand your post Tahr but if you mean that the old "A" category firearms were/are excluded from new Registry and Restricted firearms (pistols, Old mssa, collections etc) were...
    Liked On: 30-07-2023, 04:53 PM
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    Ranger 888 liked post by Rushy On thread : First firearm data leak didn’t take long
    That is far too much admin for a lazy old bugger. Just the one Rushy@whogivesashit.now email address work for me. Ha hahaha
    Liked On: 27-07-2023, 05:01 PM
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    Ranger 888 liked post by Swanny On thread : PLB while hunting
    Keep your PLB on your person Neil got a call to help out a farmer who was getting his pine plantations decimated by goats. Could we go out this weekend and sort out the problem animals. Yep no...
    Liked On: 27-07-2023, 04:57 PM
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    Ranger 888 liked post by STC On thread : Half cock or safety
    yeah the same is true for airplanes, cars and nuclear power plants, they would have stopped producing those if occasionally one of their components failed right?
    Liked On: 27-07-2023, 04:45 PM
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    Ranger 888 liked post by Sika 8 On thread : Half cock or safety
    My chamber is always empty until i'm ready to shoot, the bolt in the gun with the firing pin "out" - so it can visibly be seen that the gun is not in a ready to fire state (Rem700)
    Liked On: 27-07-2023, 04:38 PM
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    Ranger 888 liked post by Barry the hunter On thread : Why are they called foresight & back/rear sight?
    I cant quite understand why so many decided to give this a sensible reply when clearly all one needed was a blinken dictionary - it was a humorous send up right - ya frekin pulling ma chain soldier...
    Liked On: 27-07-2023, 12:33 PM
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    Ranger 888 liked post by Micky Duck On thread : Why are they called foresight & back/rear sight?
    why a blowjob when its more of a suck???? we get tea tree oil from tea trees whale oil from whales olive oil from olives but you get in trouble if try to extract baby oil the same way we...
    Liked On: 27-07-2023, 12:30 PM
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    Ranger 888 liked post by No good names left On thread : Why are they called foresight & back/rear sight?
    Unfortunately mine won't reach that far
    Liked On: 27-07-2023, 12:29 PM
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    Ranger 888 liked post by Lucky On thread : First firearm data leak didn’t take long
    Hmmm , I’m sitting on the fence like many others and watching , this is shit is not a confidence booster I have to say ……
    Liked On: 27-07-2023, 10:12 AM
  12. Ranger 888
    Ranger 888 liked post by longshot On thread : Half cock or safety
    The main problem with these threads are that 'half cock' is a misnomer when used to describe 'half-open-bolt'. It's in the same mentality ballpark as calling a rifle with a pistol grip, a...
    Liked On: 27-07-2023, 12:07 AM
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    Ranger 888 liked post by Moa Hunter On thread : Half cock or safety
    There are two important things that are not generally taught regarding handling and safety. 1) when checking the chamber is 'clear' / empty, very few people know to use the little finger of the...
    Liked On: 27-07-2023, 12:02 AM
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    Ranger 888 liked post by akaroa1 On thread : Why are they called foresight & back/rear sight?
    fore adjective adjective: fore situated or placed in front. "the fore and hind pairs of wings" noun noun: fore; plural noun: fores
    Liked On: 26-07-2023, 11:46 PM
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    Ranger 888 liked post by BSA On thread : First firearm data leak didn’t take long
    To be honest I am surprised they got a whole month in before making a f**k up.
    Liked On: 26-07-2023, 11:40 PM

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