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    rupert liked post by MB On thread : The Duckinator
    Posting this up for amusement. It's my little invention to retrieve downed ducks and decoys. I'm sure others have come up with something similar. I keep the hook points covered for retrieving decoys...
    Liked On: 13-07-2021, 10:59 AM
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    rupert liked post by Coote On thread : Lee Liquid Alox Unavailable. Any Simple Alternatives?
    I bought an aerosol can of Valvoline Tectyl 506. I sprayed some on to a few lead bullets and shook them around in a plastic jar. The stuff looked like Lee Alox and it smelled similar too. It set...
    Liked On: 22-06-2021, 10:17 PM
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    rupert liked post by Cordite On thread : 12ga shotgun slugs
    Lee has also brought out an alternative to their 1oz key drive slugs, the 7/8oz key drive slug. It's front heavy and really invokes musket slugs used during the American Civil War in its...
    Liked On: 19-06-2021, 04:08 PM
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    rupert liked post by Hermitage On thread : No more rusty firearms
    Is your rifle showing signs of rust? Does it rust during a hunting trip? Well, I've got a late model Rem 700 in 6.5 CM that 'attracts' rust. You see, Remington in all their cost-cutting glory, put...
    Liked On: 17-06-2021, 08:13 PM
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    rupert liked post by Matt.L On thread : Effect of logging on animal numbers in forestry blocks
    Just before the new trees are planted most areas are blanket sprayed and although it looks like there's plenty of feed around there's normally bugger all around. Its always handy when there's a patch...
    Liked On: 07-06-2021, 01:09 PM
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    rupert liked post by ariki On thread : 270 Winchester ammo
    Having a play today and weigh sorted some factory ammo from various Manufacturers 60x Browning 134 REMT 8.4 gn and only 17 rounds within a grain what rubbish for a $3 a round 80x Sako 130 gn 2.4...
    Liked On: 06-06-2021, 06:14 PM
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    rupert liked post by Hunter_Nick On thread : Build yourself a fibreglass stock
    There’s been a number of threads on this in the past, but I thought I’d put together a ‘build along’ on how I made mine. Building a composite stock is something I’ve wanted to do for a while, and...
    Liked On: 30-05-2021, 01:39 AM
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    rupert liked post by hotbarrels On thread : .22 Power.
    A well placed shot with a lower energy projectile is often a cleaner kill than a poorly placed shot carrying higher energy, particularly with non-jacketed projectiles that don't deform enough to...
    Liked On: 02-04-2021, 12:07 PM
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    rupert liked post by time out On thread : Walking Poles
    I never go in the bush on my trap lines without a walking pole – a fixed length paint roller pole – a steel shell that will take all my weight on a slope – it has saved me countless times A friend...
    Liked On: 12-03-2021, 08:44 PM
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    rupert liked post by Kiwi Sapper On thread : Is it Pressure or Powder Capacity?
    Ahhh, happy days, but you failed to mention the rest of the "uniform." 162532
    Liked On: 12-03-2021, 11:35 AM
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    rupert liked post by Marty Henry On thread : Is it Pressure or Powder Capacity?
    In an article I read in a speer annual from the 60s, that discussed this gas temperature from the propellant peaks in the 3006 at around 3100 degrees kelvin, and the steel skin of the bore in the...
    Liked On: 11-03-2021, 05:45 PM
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    rupert liked post by Tahr On thread : .223: The Ins & Outs of it
    Ive always used a .222 or .223 and over the last 12 months have shot 18 deer with my .223's. I have 3 .223's - more by accident than design - but at least it means that I can have certain loads for...
    Liked On: 09-03-2021, 09:21 AM
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    rupert liked post by zimmer On thread : Fixing Run-out
    4 thou RO I would not be happy with but it will most likely not be the cause of your accuracy issues, as pointed out back a bit. I first became very anal about runout when I used to shoot...
    Liked On: 01-03-2021, 04:48 PM
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    rupert liked post by johnd On thread : Homemade dehydrated meals
    Without a dehydrator i used to make meals like this..... Buy a bag of dehyd mince form which ever retailer you prefer, add to it Dehyd spud Dehyd peas soup powder herbs Go to the local...
    Liked On: 24-02-2021, 11:40 PM
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    rupert liked post by MB On thread : You told me so! (subsonic centrefire)
    Not easy admitting you failed to take good advice, but here it is... For a long time I was after a subsonic centrefire. Ended up with a Bergara BA13 in 300BLK. Lovely little rifle. Because I don't...
    Liked On: 18-02-2021, 09:21 PM
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