In practical terms the answer is no. I doubt if you can spin the 125 grain pills fast enough to fall to bits in your 16.5 inch barrel. There is a persistant myth that projectiles become less accurate...
Liked On: 17-08-2022, 09:02 AM
Sorry but 6/8 is 3/4, just being picky still a great animal and awesome shot
Liked On: 16-08-2022, 08:46 PM
I had some mixed lots of powder so mixed it really in a new, clean bucket then filled the containers back up. My theory then is I now have the same powder lot in each container & wont have to adjust...
Liked On: 16-08-2022, 07:32 PM
Looks good. I'd stick with the BLO too. If it was end grain then it might be worth sealing more thoroughly, but otherwise you might as well match the exterior for water resistance. Idle musing...
Liked On: 14-08-2022, 11:06 AM
If you don’t have it, can’t buy it, and there’s very small amounts on the way, I’d call that a shortage mate. How people use a box is meaningless if you can’t get it on the first place
Liked On: 12-08-2022, 09:21 AM
No offence taken. I rather delight in older rifles with character and with history. John Duxbury shared with me that the base had been on a cullers rifle used around 1963 the same year as my first...
Liked On: 10-08-2022, 11:41 AM
many (many ) years ago as a young fellow in Gisborne we had a dear old chap in our rifle club who was an ex army Captain - he had got his mits on a lot of ex army 303 - for $60 he would sell one a...
Liked On: 10-08-2022, 11:41 AM
So , our local clubs been closed since November, while a Sh-t ton of work has taken place in order to meet new regs and comply with health and safety rules. On top of that Wilson and his crew have...
Liked On: 10-08-2022, 08:57 AM
Dads old side be side. The intention was to get it sorted for our sons 30th. The stock was cracked through the grip and the barrels needed sweating together. No one was interested. Mid-Canterbury...
Liked On: 08-08-2022, 01:53 PM
I would suggest most peoples "discretionary dollars" have dried up or been sucked up with the increasing costs everywhere I mean in our hobby just look at costs increases in components! As far as...
Liked On: 06-08-2022, 08:55 PM
From memory bunji was using one of these in his wild bull shooting days. Mounted on the passenger side of the landcruiser. 202921
Liked On: 03-08-2022, 09:04 AM
Musgrave
Liked On: 02-08-2022, 05:47 PM
There seems to be a delay when you hit the “post” button. That makes me think my fat fingers aren’t working, so hit it again. Two posts
Liked On: 01-08-2022, 08:09 PM
The 1415 I had was a bitch to shoot as well and despite the fact that I could shoot the occasional group (using match ammo) down into the 0.2s and 0.3s I couldnt come close to averaging 0.5 at 50...
Liked On: 01-08-2022, 11:37 AM
NZ Northern Rata. Was all milled after being brought down onto paddocks during the Matata floods yonks ago.
Liked On: 01-08-2022, 11:29 AM