I have a lovely old Vickers in the back of the safe too, Picked this one up at Teds last auction. The Vickers brand is a bit sentimental for me as my Grandfather flew missions in the Vickers...
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259409 Just for akaroa1. Almost original 1943 Husqvarna carbine, front sight changed and no bayonet attachment. Extremely accurate and has won me the open sight trophy for several years in a row at...
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The powder will be cordite, strands of "spaghetti" that fill the case and don't rattle. It is extremely temperature and age stable. The ammunition would be fine to fire but there may be the odd...
Liked On: 15-09-2024, 10:56 PM
If you look at it there are marks on all of the lands at the crown - I've seen similar marking before and I'm kind of convinced it is to do with the passage of bullet or gasses past the lands. The...
Liked On: 15-09-2024, 05:50 PM
Evening walk with a good mate in North Canterbury hoping for a deer but ended up with three hares. Turned very wet-- great for the farmers. Trophy of a cast antler though, pity its old owner didn't...
Liked On: 15-09-2024, 02:02 PM
blip - I think you are dead right about the earlier Aussie lithgow/Slazenger 22LRs. I grew up using one and they were very accurate shooters. Plenty still around today - reliable efficient little...
Liked On: 15-09-2024, 01:55 PM
Its called a stab crimp. Common in old ammo from the UK. Tumbling live ammo is a very bad idea, first because a sharp point can possibly fire a primer and second that the tumbling can damage the...
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Cheers. Remember the good old days when people could argue politics and not hate each other.
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That's correct. But it wasn't to stop leaks. It was to add stiffness to the old girls keels. The southern ocean had given them a right hammering, given that they were not specifically designed for...
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I adjust the brightness and contrast on mine at the start of every hunt. Find an outside animal (dog or cat is good) that you can look at to make sure the settings are suitable for the conditions. ...
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I run mine with white as hot, black as cold. That way it isn't so bright to look at in the night.
Liked On: 08-09-2024, 04:09 PM
I will try that once this current batch of 91 is used. probably 95 octane and see how it goes before trying 98. Come on now. It has given me enough emotional damage already :on fire:...
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