briefly 3 Govt departments ceased to exist in 1987 and split into a whole raft of different entities- NZFS EF Division (Environmental -they managed native forests basically ) went to the new DOC...
Liked On: 03-04-2023, 09:20 AM
FS gave us an ex British army landrover series 2B from Malaysia - FS workshop put an aluminium body on it - well damn thing would only pull about 50 mph - so we took it to P and T workshop and...
Liked On: 03-04-2023, 09:19 AM
ohh the good old FS a .222 Sako Vixen was $90 a Husqvarna .270 was $170 a fairy down artic sleeping bag was $40 and then it turned to custard - the replacement for the Vixen was wait for it a...
Liked On: 02-04-2023, 11:54 AM
The non descript blue packet of 55 grn .223 ammo we were issued with was good stuff.We always referred to it as Belmont,but the flip side of the box has the makers label reading Ordnance Developments...
Liked On: 02-04-2023, 11:53 AM
ya likely right cause if I remember it was discoloured up by the kneck on the cases as if it had been annealed - damn crap any way -
Liked On: 02-04-2023, 11:53 AM
The white packet 222 was most likely Belmont Firearms, as they were called then, manufacture when they were in Lower or Upper Hutt? I asked Belmont a couple of yerars ago, via email, about this...
Liked On: 02-04-2023, 11:53 AM
I started culling 1975 so we got .222 sako (still the best ) 308 in CAC packets - .270 dont know was not using it then - in around 1983 got a supply of the 110 grain .308 - now our Opotiki goat...
Liked On: 02-04-2023, 11:52 AM
We were issued Canvas ammo pouches to carry the ammo in on your belt.In orange to match the colour of the huts220045
Liked On: 02-04-2023, 11:52 AM
Above in the flesh.Along with a variety of ammo from my NZFS days220044220043
Liked On: 02-04-2023, 11:52 AM
Easiest way is to right click on the images in the auction and "search image with google". Most scammers never have the actual item, so search the internet for images to put in the TradeMe auction....
Liked On: 01-04-2023, 10:14 PM
I smashed buy now tbh, didnt see this thread until way later. I encourage people to hit buy now on these items that are most likely scams then offer cash and pickup only, if its legit you get a...
Liked On: 01-04-2023, 10:13 PM
A beam scale with magnetic damping can't be beat unless you intend loading hundreds of the same thing then a powder thrower calibrated with the aforesaid beam can't be beat. Both run on gravity, mass...
Liked On: 30-03-2023, 10:19 PM
I prefer beam scales, I haven't had much luck with electronic ones. With the Lee scoops, a trickler, and well-damped scales (my Lymans are excellent) I find beam scales just as quick to use.
Liked On: 30-03-2023, 10:18 PM
This whole thing is A: A cash grab, more or less another layer of taxation B: An attempt to choke out firearms ownership and activities through cost and regulation. From Police copied...
Liked On: 30-03-2023, 04:58 AM
The premise is flawed to begin with as almost all LFAO are taxpayers and have contributed many times more in tax over the 10 year period than the alleged deficit in license costs. Cahill saying...
Liked On: 30-03-2023, 04:55 AM