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  1. BSA270
    BSA270 liked post by akaroa1 On thread : Resurrecting a 159 Year old 44 Rimfire
    Here's a piece of history you don't see often I saw the very nice vintage 44 Rimfire last year and told its owner I would love to make some brass for it and we could try shooting it. And...
    Liked On: 03-09-2024, 06:22 PM
  2. csmiffy
    csmiffy liked post by akaroa1 On thread : Dovetail barrel cut
    Three years ago
    Liked On: 03-09-2024, 05:35 PM
  3. Springy
    Springy liked post by akaroa1 On thread : Mt White Access - latest news article
    One time we were in after they had taken WARO 400 deer out the week before We still saw plenty of animals It not like we were neat hunting and we could afford to be fussy I mostly hunted...
    Liked On: 03-09-2024, 09:17 AM
  4. Billbob
    Billbob liked post by akaroa1 On thread : Mt White Access - latest news article
    One time we were in after they had taken WARO 400 deer out the week before We still saw plenty of animals It not like we were neat hunting and we could afford to be fussy I mostly hunted...
    Liked On: 02-09-2024, 11:14 PM
  5. BSA270
    BSA270 liked post by akaroa1 On thread : Mt White Access - latest news article
    One time we were in after they had taken WARO 400 deer out the week before We still saw plenty of animals It not like we were neat hunting and we could afford to be fussy I mostly hunted...
    Liked On: 02-09-2024, 11:03 PM
  6. BSA270
    BSA270 liked post by akaroa1 On thread : Mt White Access - latest news article
    I used to go in every winter for a week Great times had But it all turned to shit a few years ago Very sad because a nice piece of country with moderate animal numbers But access became...
    Liked On: 02-09-2024, 11:01 PM
  7. dannyb
    dannyb liked post by akaroa1 On thread : Mt White Access - latest news article
    One time we were in after they had taken WARO 400 deer out the week before We still saw plenty of animals It not like we were neat hunting and we could afford to be fussy I mostly hunted...
    Liked On: 02-09-2024, 10:54 PM
  8. Micky Duck
    Micky Duck liked post by akaroa1 On thread : To many oldies and to few young people.
    On a similar note, I've been selling a few of my Entry Level BP guns. We need to let younger guys get started with what ever shooting sport we are into. These younger guys will maybe get the bug...
    Liked On: 02-09-2024, 07:49 PM
  9. Springy
    Springy liked post by akaroa1 On thread : Mt White Access - latest news article
    I used to go in every winter for a week Great times had But it all turned to shit a few years ago Very sad because a nice piece of country with moderate animal numbers But access became...
    Liked On: 02-09-2024, 10:10 AM
  10. Billbob
    Billbob liked post by akaroa1 On thread : Resurrecting a 159 Year old 44 Rimfire
    The extractor is the little finger lever under the fore end It is perfectly parallel to the bore and gave reliable extraction with the variably sized 44 RF brass of those times 258337
    Liked On: 01-09-2024, 10:14 PM
  11. Billbob
    Billbob liked post by akaroa1 On thread : Resurrecting a 159 Year old 44 Rimfire
    Here's a piece of history you don't see often I saw the very nice vintage 44 Rimfire last year and told its owner I would love to make some brass for it and we could try shooting it. And...
    Liked On: 01-09-2024, 10:13 PM
  12. Billbob
    Billbob liked post by akaroa1 On thread : Resurrecting a 159 Year old 44 Rimfire
    Here are some of the rimfires I now shoot 22 LR 25 RF reloadable and an original 44 Ballard long rimfire dummy 258327 The 44 Ballard long is the biggest of the 44 RF cases of that period
    Liked On: 01-09-2024, 10:13 PM
  13. makka
    makka liked post by akaroa1 On thread : Resurrecting a 159 Year old 44 Rimfire
    So I could cram 24 grains of BP under the 210 grain heeled bullet And outside to fire the first shot about 4 hours after I started In that time I've stripped and reassembled the entire rifle...
    Liked On: 01-09-2024, 09:53 PM
  14. ZQLewis
    ZQLewis liked post by akaroa1 On thread : Resurrecting a 159 Year old 44 Rimfire
    Here's a piece of history you don't see often I saw the very nice vintage 44 Rimfire last year and told its owner I would love to make some brass for it and we could try shooting it. And...
    Liked On: 01-09-2024, 09:18 PM
  15. Micky Duck
    Micky Duck liked post by akaroa1 On thread : Resurrecting a 159 Year old 44 Rimfire
    The Henry case was a little shorter so would hold slightly less now You just can't match those original load numbers Typical of all sales hype But my 24 grain load is very useful And the...
    Liked On: 01-09-2024, 07:07 PM

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