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   Micky Duck liked post by akaroa1 On thread : Black Powder Witchcraft. Regulating a BP Double Rifle

   I guess you would call the Belted Ball a technological dead end. It had its moment when someone thought it was the answer. Whitworth rifling was another answer that didn't last I personally...

   Liked On: 29-07-2023, 10:05 PM

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   Micky Duck liked post by akaroa1 On thread : Black Powder Witchcraft. Regulating a BP Double Rifle

   Next wet day I will start on cleaning the woodwork The walnut looks to be a pretty nice piece Solvents to dissolve the decades of dried on gun oils and a lot of cleaning 229931 229932

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   Moa Hunter liked post by akaroa1 On thread : Black Powder Witchcraft. Regulating a BP Double Rifle

   Next wet day I will start on cleaning the woodwork The walnut looks to be a pretty nice piece Solvents to dissolve the decades of dried on gun oils and a lot of cleaning 229931 229932

   Liked On: 29-07-2023, 09:52 PM

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   MoniqueA liked post by akaroa1 On thread : Climate

   Global Climate Change is not Global Warming

   Liked On: 29-07-2023, 02:55 PM

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   TimC liked post by akaroa1 On thread : Why are they called foresight & back/rear sight?

   fore adjective adjective: fore situated or placed in front. "the fore and hind pairs of wings" noun noun: fore; plural noun: fores

   Liked On: 29-07-2023, 02:23 PM

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   Moa Hunter liked post by akaroa1 On thread : Black Powder Witchcraft. Regulating a BP Double Rifle

   Well I like to look at things very thoroughly and do a lot of checks before I live fire a 185 year old rifle. I actually sent bore castings and patches to James Tanner at ballmould.com in England...

   Liked On: 29-07-2023, 01:25 PM

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   Moa Hunter liked post by akaroa1 On thread : Black Powder Witchcraft. Regulating a BP Double Rifle

   So after methodically working through the safety checks and deciding on loads and hard cards and wads and patches I started some live fire testing. The procedure is clean the nipples with a cap...

   Liked On: 29-07-2023, 01:20 PM

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   Moa Hunter liked post by akaroa1 On thread : Black Powder Witchcraft. Regulating a BP Double Rifle

   The rifle came in a period correct travel case with two different belted ball moulds and a set of 13 gauge shotgun barrels that fit the same frame and locks ( but that's another story ). One of...

   Liked On: 29-07-2023, 01:18 PM

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   Barry the hunter liked post by akaroa1 On thread : Is the standard for a hunting rifle 1.5 moa?

   This is my priority also Single cold clean bore shot. But I will shoot a composite cold clean bore shot over a number of days. I have the luxury of a 100m range out my workshop door. I do...

   Liked On: 29-07-2023, 12:40 PM

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    Micky Duck liked post by akaroa1 On thread : Black Powder Witchcraft. Regulating a BP Double Rifle

    Well I like to look at things very thoroughly and do a lot of checks before I live fire a 185 year old rifle. I actually sent bore castings and patches to James Tanner at ballmould.com in England...

    Liked On: 29-07-2023, 12:28 PM

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    Swanny liked post by akaroa1 On thread : Black Powder Witchcraft. Regulating a BP Double Rifle

    The rifle came in a period correct travel case with two different belted ball moulds and a set of 13 gauge shotgun barrels that fit the same frame and locks ( but that's another story ). One of...

    Liked On: 29-07-2023, 12:26 PM

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    Micky Duck liked post by akaroa1 On thread : Climate

    grandpamac I applaud you for "putting your head above the parapets " This is a hard discussion to have on an open forum, and it is a conversation that will be ongoing. Some guys are clearly...

    Liked On: 29-07-2023, 11:46 AM

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    Micky Duck liked post by akaroa1 On thread : Climate

    Sad to see another thread go this way

    Liked On: 29-07-2023, 11:44 AM

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    Micky Duck liked post by akaroa1 On thread : Climate

    It's certainly effecting Banks Peninsula pretty significantly. We have just had 3 months of relentlessly wet winter weather after a no show summer. Parts of the North Island have had record yearly...

    Liked On: 29-07-2023, 11:41 AM

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    Micky Duck liked post by akaroa1 On thread : Is the standard for a hunting rifle 1.5 moa?

    This is my priority also Single cold clean bore shot. But I will shoot a composite cold clean bore shot over a number of days. I have the luxury of a 100m range out my workshop door. I do...

    Liked On: 29-07-2023, 11:09 AM

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