G'day from the Hutt

Hi, :thumbsup:

Long time lurker, first time poster. I finally got organised enough to register and introduce myself.

I'm a hutt dwelling govt wage slave, dad of one gorgeous little girl, and a long suffering and misunderstood husband... :D

When I get a little bit of time to myself,I spend way too much of what little time I do have burning ammo at the range, or reloading ready for my next range session.

I'd like to get out and wander the hills more, but free weekends are fairly rare nowadays. Still maybe one day soon I'll be able to get back out there....

Looking forward to learning new things, and to settling in to what seems like a pretty cool forum.

Good on ya mate, welcome to the forum. As you will have seen, plenty of Welly dudes on here that can shout ya a lift to the hills! ;) :thumbsup:

Thanks :)

I had noticed the pretty high concentration of Welly members, it is pretty impressive!

Welcome to the forum

Cheers! Thanks for the welcome, it makes a big difference from a lot of other forums.

And thats the problem with the other forums, were not on them :D

Welcome Scaggly!

What do you shoot? And how long have you been reloading?

You probably know how much time this place can drag away from a busy fella, with quite a bit to learn and read. Nevertheless bloody good to have you here

I shoot tend to shoot all sorts, to be honest. At the moment, I've got a few .22's in the safe, .303s of various makes and models, some 8mm and .308 mausers, a couple of ARs, an sks, and the good old shottie.

I have been reloading for probably 8 or 9 years now. I reload for .223, .303, .308, and 8mm mauser. Have recently moved from a single stage press to a progressive for .223 loading, and have found my reloading speed (and reloading costs) just went through the roof!!

You're dead right, this forum could easily soak up a lot of anyone's free time, there is a ton to read, and trying to absorb even a bit of it will be a real challenge.

Whats your load for the .303? I think its VC that wanted to know

Greetings scaggly, fellow Huttite here

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Whats your load for the .303? I think its VC that wanted to know

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Hi Toby, this might not be much use to you but my pet load for .303 is 34gr of ar2206 under a 174gr RN. I'm down to my last kg or so of 2206, and will at some stage have to work up a new load with a new powder. :oh noes:

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Greetings scaggly, fellow Huttite here

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G'day ebf. Cheers for the welcome, glad to see a few hutt-dwellers on here, us huttites got to stick together! :thumbsup:

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Hi Toby, this might not be much use to you but my pet load for .303 is 34gr of ar2206 under a 174gr RN. I'm down to my last kg or so of 2206, and will at some stage have to work up a new load with a new powder. :oh noes:



G'day ebf. Cheers for the welcome, glad to see a few hutt-dwellers on here, us huttites got to stick together! :thumbsup:

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You two valley dwellers can get together and compare ugg boots :D



Tim

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I'd like to get out and wander the hills more, but free weekends are fairly rare nowadays. Still maybe one day soon I'll be able to get back out there

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I feel your pain(Insert man hug smilely)

Welcome scaggly:)

I too have a young family(and a wife that works most weekends) so I know how hard it can be to get out,but i do,whenever I get the chance;)

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You two valley dwellers can get together and compare ugg boots :D

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Tim, guess what you're getting for a house warming gift mate :P

Are you allowed to bring them out of the valley ??

Stir stir ;)


Tim

Got a special export permit for a dayglo pink pair :D

They'll go we'll with my Borat


Tim

A working wife and four boys......sometimes you just gotta say IM GOING FOR A HUNT.end of story............and then buy her an apple pie on the way back home and talk nice to her and take out the wheely bin on time for a change.welcome scaggly im a former huttie then downgraded to dannevirke.....or is it an upgrade? enjoy your time here youll be better for it.

Welcome to the forum Scraggly. Bunch of reprobates on here, so I wouldn't let your Missus catch you talking to them mate. You will get no time in the hills if that happens.

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You two valley dwellers can get together and compare ugg boots :D



Tim

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Ugg boots?! Bah, Women's wear!!

:yarr:

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A working wife and four boys......sometimes you just gotta say IM GOING FOR A HUNT.end of story............and then buy her an apple pie on the way back home and talk nice to her and take out the wheely bin on time for a change.welcome scaggly im a former huttie then downgraded to dannevirke.....or is it an upgrade? enjoy your time here youll be better for it.

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I like Dannevirke, I reckon being back in the country would count as an upgrade. In all honesty, the boss would be sweet with me heading out, mostly the only thing holding me back is me. I watch how fast my daughter grows, and how she seems to learn something new and amazing everyday, and I find that I'd rather hang out with her while she is still my little girl than risk missing something I'll regret later. In a year or two I'm sure everything I do will be embarrassing or boring, and then I'll dig the boots out and organise to go wandering.

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Welcome to the forum Scraggly. Bunch of reprobates on here, so I wouldn't let your Missus catch you talking to them mate. You will get no time in the hills if that happens.

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I like the sound of reprobates, means I'll blend in quite well! :D

Good on you Scraggly

Cant fult you on that mate Ive been told my time with my young boys will fly buy so quick, so i try to take em with me when ever i do man things.

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Cant fult you on that mate Ive been told my time with my young boys will fly buy so quick, so i try to take em with me when ever i do man things.

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I take my daughter with me as well when I do man things ... she loves it just as much if not more than the Boy does


Tim