About 57jl

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67
About 57jl
Biography:
when the sun comes up I get up
Location:
TOP END
Interests:
do a bit of reloading,fishing,hunting
Occupation:
teenage pensioner

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    57jl liked post by Allgood On thread : Half cock or safety
    Got to page 3 of this thread wondering why no one else had mentioned this then saw this post. All 4 tikka's I own do this. Walking around with the bolt half closed is an accident waiting to happen. ...
    Liked On: 28-07-2023, 12:35 AM
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    57jl liked post by blip On thread : Half cock or safety
    Being a lefty using a rh rifle has an advantage for me in this situation. I carry the rifle with bolt closed on empty chamber. When a shot looks likely Ill load a round into chamber and hold bolt...
    Liked On: 27-07-2023, 08:43 PM
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    57jl liked post by bumblefoot On thread : Running Out of Time
    I hit 60 in February, and yup; it was a bit of a shock. The overiding thought is/was; where did the time go, and, how much time is left. I used to do a lot of lane swimming; usually 2kms plus 1-2 kms...
    Liked On: 26-07-2023, 09:33 PM
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    57jl liked post by Ruger7mm On thread : Running Out of Time
    Hi Grandpamac I met you on that track about this time last year, when I was walking out from Kiwi Saddle and we had a good chat. Great to see you still attacking that hill with determination and a...
    Liked On: 26-07-2023, 09:15 PM
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    57jl liked post by grandpamac On thread : Running Out of Time
    Greeting Again All, Many thanks for your likes and replies. As you astutely observed Tahr I am a big lad and always have been. I may owe my long term interest in the outdoors to that. I have written...
    Liked On: 26-07-2023, 09:14 PM
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    57jl liked post by Barry the hunter On thread : Pest deer on private property.
    yes you are right Tahr - back before WW2 in early culling days they were required to skin the deer shot and dry the skins for sale to help with costs of operations -that did not last that long -...
    Liked On: 25-07-2023, 01:13 AM
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    57jl liked post by Von Gruff Knives On thread : Various Knives
    A 7 inch Euro chef in cryo quenched Nitro V stainless with customer supplied macrocarpa from their farm. And a Chamois knife with brass bolster, brass and black G 10 spacers and Lacewood burl scales...
    Liked On: 21-07-2023, 02:29 PM
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    57jl liked post by Tech On thread : Optics planet
    My one and only experience with Optics Planet was not good. The scope I ordered showed as being in stock but it took 3 months, several emails and a couple of phone calls before it was sent....
    Liked On: 20-07-2023, 12:54 AM
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    57jl liked post by deerhunta On thread : Your cartridge of choice.
    got a few calibres 22,17hmr,22mag 222,223,240WM,2506,3006 7X57,45ACP,45-70,300BLACKOUT,270 6.5X68 7MM08 7MMRM 303 STILL LOOKING FOR ANOTHER .cant hurt anyway lol
    Liked On: 19-07-2023, 07:12 PM
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    57jl liked post by jakewire On thread : Your cartridge of choice.
    You need to fix that.:)
    Liked On: 19-07-2023, 04:21 PM
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    57jl liked post by Hendrik On thread : Your cartridge of choice.
    So why is it then that there exist a rare few cartridges that instil admiration amongst hunters totally disproportionate to the rest of the world’s cartridges and their relative position in the...
    Liked On: 19-07-2023, 03:50 PM
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    57jl liked post by Ground Control On thread : Hunting & fishing outer Pelorus?
    The Outer Sounds have slowly but surely reverted over the last 30 years . I look at the landscape when I drive the road to our place and see hillsides that were once clear , but now covered in scrub...
    Liked On: 18-07-2023, 10:23 AM
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    57jl liked post by JohnDuxbury On thread : Lever guns - What do ya reckon?
    The point with lever actions, and particularly the Winchester 94'in .30/30, Winchester / Rossi 92 and the Marlin, is not that you can shoot fast with them, although they are faster than a bolt...
    Liked On: 18-07-2023, 12:10 AM
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    57jl liked post by Masperjay On thread : Where to start ... French Brittany
    Thanks all , Much appreciated all your advice rugerman , 7mmwsm and Micky Duck Sounds like I'm just over thinking it , and just need to keep doing what I'm doing for now with lots of...
    Liked On: 17-07-2023, 10:54 PM
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    57jl liked post by Low box On thread : A lucky day
    Left the hut and ran across a little pig within 500m. Dropped him and dragged him back to the meat safe 229128 Then carried on up the hill, and found a Sika hind 229130 Carrying that out,...
    Liked On: 17-07-2023, 10:46 PM
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