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   SixtyTen liked post by robhughes-games On thread : Building a test fire tube / bullet trap

   you will get splash back. maybe add a few layers of belt on top of the sand that the pill will got through

   Liked On: 06-01-2025, 10:35 PM

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   SixtyTen liked post by robhughes-games On thread : Kimber 84 chassis- expressions of interest.

   Managed to borrow a magazine and stripped it and it squeezes into the chassis nicely. I don't have an action here to check the fit, but it looked about right.266387

   Liked On: 06-01-2025, 02:07 PM

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   SixtyTen liked post by gundoc On thread : Building a test fire tube / bullet trap

   So long as it is provably safe and doesn't create a noise problem, and only for your personal use, OK. The legal situation is "lawful and sufficient purpose".

   Liked On: 05-01-2025, 04:23 PM

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   SixtyTen liked post by zimmer On thread : Building a test fire tube / bullet trap

   I did the hole for a mate using my post hole borer and the strainer auger. Extending the auger shaft I got a 1.8m hole. I bored it at a roughly 45 degree angle. The bottom was soft clay. All this in...

   Liked On: 05-01-2025, 04:23 PM

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   SixtyTen liked post by 7mmwsm On thread : Building a test fire tube / bullet trap

   An old oxygen (large) filled with sand and something to dampen the noise. Dive bottle works alright for smaller calibers.

   Liked On: 05-01-2025, 10:56 AM

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   SixtyTen liked post by gundoc On thread : Building a test fire tube / bullet trap

   My inner-city bullet trap was an old 45kg gas cylinder with a 20mm plate welded on the bottom, about 300mm of crushed gravel then filled to halfway with dry sand. I had a short steel tube in the top...

   Liked On: 05-01-2025, 10:56 AM

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   SixtyTen liked post by Ross Nolan On thread : Building a test fire tube / bullet trap

   A now no longer there gunsmith on the North Shore used a piece of 6" sch40 pipe about 1200 long with the lower half full of sand. Sealing around the barrel was via a pillow wrapped around it. From...

   Liked On: 05-01-2025, 10:56 AM

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   SixtyTen liked post by Roarless20 On thread : Kimber 84m 6mmCM & 7mm08 - hacking up barrels to fit.

   I recently purchased a second hand Kimber 84m with the intention of fitting my tikka 6 creedmoor barrel to fit it. Luckily because i bought 'as good' but it was a .308 16" barrel that was poked in...

   Liked On: 04-01-2025, 05:04 PM

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   SixtyTen liked post by robhughes-games On thread : Monolithic copper hollowpoints

   Coolant concentration can be quite important. Higher is better.

   Liked On: 29-12-2024, 09:20 PM

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    SixtyTen liked post by akaroa1 On thread : Making Sizer / Reloading dies

    I wanted to have a sizer die / case forming die for one of my vintage rifles so I could run a Nitro for Black load in it. Obsolete Caliber dies are available for the 450 no1 Express BPE from...

    Liked On: 27-12-2024, 03:30 PM

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    SixtyTen liked post by tommygun On thread : Monolithic copper hollowpoints

    Turns out that when an engineering firm has a CNC lathe and most of its staff are hunters, eventually someone starts designing solid copper bullets for their 300blk.265715

    Liked On: 27-12-2024, 03:25 PM

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    SixtyTen liked post by tommygun On thread : Monolithic copper hollowpoints

    265716265717265718265719265720265721 Ours pictured next to a Peregrine one, I was finding the cup of the seating die was breaking the three pre-defined petals of the bullet, so I designed a seating...

    Liked On: 27-12-2024, 03:23 PM

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    SixtyTen liked post by TimC On thread : Weight saving on a Tikka t[emoji[emoji239[emoji2388]]39[emoji2389]]x

    They look bloody brilliant SixtyTen!

    Liked On: 27-12-2024, 09:11 AM

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    SixtyTen liked post by Juicy On thread : Weight saving on a Tikka t[emoji[emoji239[emoji2388]]39[emoji2389]]x

    $650. They have a carbon fibre look. Certainly look the part. Cool new option to the market, very lightweight compared to many Ive looked at.

    Liked On: 27-12-2024, 09:11 AM

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    SixtyTen liked post by Juicy On thread : Weight saving on a Tikka t[emoji[emoji239[emoji2388]]39[emoji2389]]x

    Sorry don't know what has happened to the title. That has been happening a bit to me lately on tap-a-talk. Total weight is now about 2.9kg with scope, rings, sling and bipod adaptor. Here are some...

    Liked On: 26-12-2024, 08:29 PM

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