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    akaroa1 liked post by Hendrik470 On thread : Double rifle barrel profiles?
    https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20200511/74029ddfb04deb390d6ca0b3d9f92980.jpg Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
    Liked On: 11-05-2020, 09:21 PM
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    akaroa1 liked post by Tahr On thread : Classics corner and vintage rifle reviews
    The 25 Stevens was the first rifle I ever fired. It was 55 years ago. I shot a 'possum with it. The old chap who owned the rifle had a nice mounted red deer that he shot with it in the Tokomaru...
    Liked On: 26-04-2020, 09:22 PM
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    akaroa1 liked post by Tentman On thread : Wild pork
    Hello - Thinking about growing up in the Pelorus Valley (Marlborough) with the Three Oh thread reminded me how much we liked wild pork - it was literally the "prince of meats" up there, we ate a lot...
    Liked On: 25-04-2020, 09:27 PM
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    akaroa1 liked post by veitnamcam On thread : Bullet casting - is it worth it
    Best thing you could do with that lead is send it to me to safely dispose of at sea 3oz at a time.:thumbsup:
    Liked On: 22-04-2020, 03:42 AM
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    akaroa1 liked post by bang On thread : Self isolation gun projects
    A smaller scale lockdown project for me - turning an old savage 99 stock into a lamp stand. Also got hold of a very nice (and very expensive) slab of walnut to make the base, and modified an old...
    Liked On: 21-04-2020, 07:23 PM
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    akaroa1 liked post by Husky1600 On thread : "Dont shoot the donor!"
    A few people have a fair idea that Im rather partial to Husqvarna rifles, and about 18 months ago a local asked me if I was interested in buying a Husky 1600 in 270. But he told me it had a buggered...
    Liked On: 19-04-2020, 09:17 PM
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    akaroa1 liked post by Scout On thread : Self isolation gun projects
    Great stuff, Thank you for sharing ! Makes me feel slack as I have 3-4 Lee Speed type stocks fit myself .
    Liked On: 15-04-2020, 11:42 PM
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    akaroa1 liked post by MSL On thread : What have you killed inside your bubble during LEVEL 4
    https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20200409/5ca2c2bf1553ccaac2da90f12c08380c.jpg This one looks to have killed himself, very...
    Liked On: 09-04-2020, 03:54 PM
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    akaroa1 liked post by Klhari On thread : Self isolation gun projects
    Made myself a body die and a seater for a 6 Norma Dasher. 135510 135509
    Liked On: 09-04-2020, 07:19 AM
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    akaroa1 liked post by canross On thread : Ulrich Bretscher's SMOKELESS BLACK POWDER & HANDGONNE web page. Re-found!
    Good point! I'm dramatically out of my depth in that I haven't done it myself, but have read about compressing BP to get the an accepted standardized density so that true BP (Not substitutes) is...
    Liked On: 04-04-2020, 04:05 PM
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    akaroa1 liked post by PaulNZ On thread : Walnut Stock Build
    Yep, at least as far as possible. I spent a whole afternoon on the millers yard with his waterblaster and a crowbar getting as much solidified dirt and stones out of the root ball as possible. We...
    Liked On: 04-04-2020, 10:27 AM
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    akaroa1 liked post by homebrew.357 On thread : Self isolation gun projects
    Have pp all my bullets and luded resized ,so a head there. I had the last length of 12/15 steel so set it up in my lathe for gun drilling a .444" hole in it. Will end up being a .45 cal black powder...
    Liked On: 29-03-2020, 07:46 PM
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    akaroa1 liked post by norsk On thread : Self isolation gun projects
    Mauser 98 Action Kongsberg 28" Hammer forged barrel Timney trigger Bedding job Cheap paint Bolt lapped with grinding paste 100% Wind up job against my Swedish mate. Still got a bit to do with...
    Liked On: 29-03-2020, 12:21 PM
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    akaroa1 liked post by hotbarrels On thread : Self isolation gun projects
    Looking to fit a geared reduction motor to the bandsaw so I can cut steel for knife making, fit a blower to the forge, finish the anvil base, prep everything for Easter weekend bunny busting, bottle...
    Liked On: 22-03-2020, 09:03 AM
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    akaroa1 liked post by norsk On thread : 500 BPE load advice
    akaroa1 Yes that's the stuff.You will work out the desired length based on your load.Too much and you can't seat the projectile. Black powder needs compression to burn evenly,truly loading one...
    Liked On: 22-02-2020, 10:08 PM

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