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    Most sources on a quick search give reduction of...

    Most sources on a quick search give reduction of barrel leading as the main purpose for gas checks. Also increased accuracy, but the accuracy could be due to less leading.
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    That's dinner plate accuracy, as in, venison on...

    That's dinner plate accuracy, as in, venison on the plate.
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    Not with the charger bridge, that was introduced...

    Not with the charger bridge, that was introduced in the 1900s. Beauty all the same.
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    Try again, please, with the image, JohnDuxbury ...

    Try again, please, with the image, JohnDuxbury

    At 2" you're getting better accuracy out of the pulled + reloaded HXP than I ever got from HXP factory loads.
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    Tahr, shoot your .303 unsupported and you won't...

    Tahr, shoot your .303 unsupported and you won't mind or notice it's a 3 MOA rifle. The awful trigger alone will see to that.
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    The Arisaka is two piece stock too, the toe of...

    The Arisaka is two piece stock too, the toe of the shoulder stock is dovetailed on. Also an expedient solution.
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    grandpamac Removed the PH rail, instead put a...

    grandpamac

    Removed the PH rail, instead put a mini red dot on a short length of weaver rail placed over the chamber, using the PH screw holes. Not sure you can call it a scout configuration as...
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    Has it got a mid-barrel bulge? You'd feel the...

    Has it got a mid-barrel bulge? You'd feel the different resistance to a brush as you push/pull it through. The dark section of the bore is usually caused by pitting, not bulging.

    Before doing...
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    I've heard of some No 4 (T) two-groovers. It...

    I've heard of some No 4 (T) two-groovers.

    It was a manufacturing expediency to only cut two grooves, as rifling machines cut one groove at a time, but the two-groove barrels had to be shown to...
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    Seller is a truly great guy, passionate about NZ...

    Seller is a truly great guy, passionate about NZ shooting sports. Not out to rip anyone off.
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    SAAMI may accept 7.7x56R Victoria

    SAAMI may accept 7.7x56R Victoria
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    Probably keeps whining, head on a swivel looking...

    Probably keeps whining, head on a swivel looking around for another dog continuously whining somewhere nearby.
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    A barrel liner is appealing as most LEs have worn...

    A barrel liner is appealing as most LEs have worn (out) barrels. There is a sound economic argument of just replacing the entire barrel, which also discards every historical stamp and serial number....
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    Nicest sporterisation of a No 4 I've ever seen. ...

    Nicest sporterisation of a No 4 I've ever seen. And the Mannlicher snub nose is in keeping with the No 1 Mk III heritage.

    Here's another one, a .25 conversion of a No 1 Mk III, several photos. ...
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    Love the bottom one, that Mannlicher style full...

    Love the bottom one, that Mannlicher style full wood and nose cap is a beaut, and improves that ugly No 5 forend...

    The Spanish FR8 is kinda cool, with the cleaning kit tube looking like a gas...
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    It the primer, usually potassium chlorate based,...

    It the primer, usually potassium chlorate based, had mercury fulminate in it, could it have embrittled the case even if unfired? 70 yrs is a long time to store it, not designed to cope with that,...
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    Yes, the Americans have a thing for "scout...

    Yes, the Americans have a thing for "scout rifles". No real NZ equivalent, and "bushpig" does not quite have the same cool factor.
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    And you said to him, "Thank you for making New...

    And you said to him, "Thank you for making New Zealand safer!"
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    :OSMILEY: Gasp!!! (now also wheezing).

    :OSMILEY: Gasp!!! (now also wheezing).
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    :OSMILEY: Gasp!!!

    :OSMILEY: Gasp!!!
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    Well spotted. Respect!

    Well spotted. Respect!
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    Only 12 months guarantee??? They last a lot...

    Only 12 months guarantee??? They last a lot longer. Haha!
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    Ah... but the beauty of a Lee action is that its...

    Ah... but the beauty of a Lee action is that its bolt handle does not stick directly up at any time. The Lee's 60 degree lift (/) from the closed position (\) means you never need to lose the sight...
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    One is allowed to dream. (o: 137867 ...

    One is allowed to dream. (o:

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    Question is, IS IT possible? Cut off right side handle and reattach to left side. Would just have to get used to up = locked and down = unlocked. The...
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    Maybe Ruger mixed up American convention with...

    Maybe Ruger mixed up American convention with European convention. The Americans measure caliber groove to groove whereas the self-confident Europeans with nothing to prove duly measure calibre land...
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