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    Hi , If you dont get someone to get you well...

    Hi , If you dont get someone to get you well started then also buy a stuck case remover for as sure a god made little apples you will forget to lube a case and they really are stuck ... Happens to...
  2. Thread: Hi everyone

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    Hi , I must be an older fart than most of the...

    Hi , I must be an older fart than most of the others 90 on Thursday hope you enjoy your time here as I have .. Rob
  3. Thread: Getting old

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    Hi the one gay boxes are bursting ,if the family...

    Hi the one gay boxes are bursting ,if the family had their way it would all go into the bin now that would be a disaster ... I have a new e-mail address it is robinhume439@gmail.com ...Rob
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    Hi , wish I had started out as a tool maker ,...

    Hi , wish I had started out as a tool maker , the perfect start for a gunsmith , I began as a fitter welder then boiler maker blacksmith Time at the forge was my favourite time .making flat springs...
  5. Thread: Getting old

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    Getting old

    Hi , All I live in Wanganui and turn 90 in april , i have been doing gun work since I turned 16 (it was a slug gun ) in the time since then i have learned a lot and and can do anything gun wise (...
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    Hi , I know I am too late for the weekend but I...

    Hi , I know I am too late for the weekend but I have two chronographs that are gathering dust ,you can have one for $10 plus postage ... Both of them work ok and have given good service over the...
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    Hi forging does not end up with the nicest...

    Hi forging does not end up with the nicest looking job cut oof and rea weld makes the best of the lot
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    Hi , and Thanks for the reply , I do not have a...

    Hi , and Thanks for the reply , I do not have a gun drill but I have a sine bar rifling bench nearing completion which gives you a choice of left or right hand and almost any twist you want and easy...
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    Hi , are you still set up to bore a blank if so...

    Hi , are you still set up to bore a blank if so would you consider boring any for others (me for starters ) I would like one for black powder in free cutting mild steel ( 12L14) .
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    the date of this shoot has been changed it is now...

    the date of this shoot has been changed it is now on ,on the 6th of September start at 9.30 am .. Tradiitional front stuffers only Three grades self entry , deadeye dicks ,mexican petes and...
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    Nibblet is close to the mark my post was in no...

    Nibblet is close to the mark my post was in no way saying that I think that there are not a lot of usless nutters out there who do and will shoot at anything , but on the other hand just shouting...
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    The inspector and alot more people should take...

    The inspector and alot more people should take the time to read some material such as I Pavlov's "Battle for the mind" and research done into how the bain makes /lets you see what you want to see .....
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    I would go with the welded mod it makes a much...

    I would go with the welded mod it makes a much nicer looking job and you can get it lower as well ..If you want to get all the best info try and get hold of Roy Dunlaps book "gunsmithing " its...
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    black powder shoot

    The Wanganui metallic hand gun silhouette club is proposing to hold a shoot for muzzle loaders in August next entry and food will be free there will be prizes details have yet to be finalised but I...
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    hi, new from sports store $650 Howe do I know got...

    hi, new from sports store $650 Howe do I know got an action from a guy who had lost his bolt cheap howa for me
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    agree head shots are the way to go if your gun...

    agree head shots are the way to go if your gun presently wont group good enough to head shoot rabits then you need to do some serious woork
  17. Thread: Brass life?

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    Anealing is not so simple and is the quick way...

    Anealing is not so simple and is the quick way to ruin brass , needs a lot of care , over heating is the problem , causes grain growth , but go the google route and read up all you can
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    Hi all , there is a good article which appeared...

    Hi all , there is a good article which appeared some time a go about a guy that built a huge warehouse and did a lot of rifle and ammo testing in it he found that the best accuracy in all of the...
  19. HI, you could do a bit more work and grind the...

    HI, you could do a bit more work and grind the back portion into a rounded contour and just get some blocks to fit or you could get a one pice bridge mount .. Grinding the rear to look like a...
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    Hi, NZ post has a deal where you can buy your...

    Hi, NZ post has a deal where you can buy your goods and have them shipped to a US warehouse presumably owned by NZ post who will then ship diretct to your door .. You could do worse tha n check it...
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    annealing machine

    Hi, I've been doing it the old way for tooooo long and now have an electrical whiz making up an induction furnace ,so I can only say I'll let you know when its done and working ... go on the net and...
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