About Cordite

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About Cordite
Biography:
Married. GP. Shoot mainly .303
Location:
NZ Mainland (Dunedin)
Interests:
Politics, Religion, Guns, Shooting, and other non-divisive topics.
Occupation:
One of the Caring Professions (not saying other professions are careless).

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An itch ... is ... a desire to scratch

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  1. Cordite
    Cordite liked post by gundoc On thread : Making a Rolling block rifle on my lathe.
    Yes, you do need special permit/licence to make such things these days. Back in the 60's it was a highly illegal activity but a fascinating technical challenge. Proof that laws only work with those...
    Liked On: 01-05-2020, 01:22 PM
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    Cordite liked post by stevodog On thread : Making a Rolling block rifle on my lathe.
    ok where did you guys get my picture from arrrugh
    Liked On: 01-05-2020, 01:22 PM
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    Cordite liked post by Scout On thread : Resurgence of interest in the old "Three Oh"?
    Gee guys neither of those Mauser rifles are in the Dreadnought 303 theme Eh ? http://i.imgur.com/78MdqTyh.jpg (https://imgur.com/78MdqTy) http://i.imgur.com/LKXFIyph.jpg...
    Liked On: 01-05-2020, 11:27 AM
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    Cordite liked post by Kiwi Sapper On thread : Resurgence of interest in the old "Three Oh"?
    I have already suggested the # 5 as a suitable "scout rifle" and now put forward my second "carbine" as a candidate, the Spanish FR 8 chambered for .308 138215 a...
    Liked On: 01-05-2020, 11:26 AM
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    Cordite liked post by grandpamac On thread : Resurgence of interest in the old "Three Oh"?
    Greetings All, Hatcher has an illustration of a head crack like that in his book. He found the cause to be an off center primer crimp that over hardened one side of the case head. In other words a...
    Liked On: 01-05-2020, 09:56 AM
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    Cordite liked post by gundoc On thread : Making a Rolling block rifle on my lathe.
    Darn tootin,! Back in the '60's a good mate of mine made an excellent copy of a .22 Colt Woodsman from an exploded view parts diagram and the entire job was done on a Myford ML7 with a milling slide...
    Liked On: 01-05-2020, 08:36 AM
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    Cordite liked post by Marty Henry On thread : bullet help please
    Ha ha, I've done that in the past a tub of 40s manufacture 303, brasso and cloth. They looked so pretty when they were finished.
    Liked On: 30-04-2020, 10:47 PM
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    Cordite liked post by Blisters On thread : bullet help please
    138142138143 these were the worst of them and I'm not sure if it's the done thing, however it worked and I got to hide away from my 1 and 4 yr old for a couple of hours.....
    Liked On: 30-04-2020, 10:47 PM
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    Cordite liked post by woods223 On thread : Firearms regs going under the radar
    This has been in the system for some months now,got it somewhere on the computer. We've had our oppurtunity to make submissions some time ago.The only influence we can have now is by writing to local...
    Liked On: 30-04-2020, 10:33 PM
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    Cordite liked post by Rushy On thread : Firearms regs going under the radar
    I can see absolutely no reason not to give your name, address and date of birth to a member of the Police if and when asked. Whether you choose to engage in further conversation beyond that initial...
    Liked On: 30-04-2020, 10:29 PM
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    Cordite liked post by Scout On thread : Resurgence of interest in the old "Three Oh"?
    I don't think it was the rifle as the other 8 + one I shot after it were Ok but I have shot WAY worse looking ammo than this, it is 1940 & not a patch on your creamy looking ammo Cordite ! I...
    Liked On: 30-04-2020, 10:27 PM
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    Cordite liked post by gonetropo On thread : Pleased it is only an opinion
    99.9% of hunting is walking/camping/foraging for firewood etc. therefore what she is rambling on about is hiking not hunting.
    Liked On: 30-04-2020, 07:11 PM
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    Cordite liked post by Joe_90 On thread : Pleased it is only an opinion
    I would hope so! Just had a wee look on the ACC data.govt site and I can't easily find any data for tramping or hunting related injuries. There was 9318 dancing related injuries in the 2018/2019...
    Liked On: 30-04-2020, 07:11 PM
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    Cordite liked post by grandpamac On thread : bullet help please
    Greetings All, The story about how the US got to the M2 30-06 cartridge may be of interest. The US adopted the 150 grain load in 1906 replacing the original .30-03 220 grain load. This followed the...
    Liked On: 30-04-2020, 02:04 PM
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    Cordite liked post by kotuku On thread : Resurgence of interest in the old "Three Oh"?
    Ima true cackhander and have no major problems using normal firearms >im also a tightarse and im not paying an extra $100.00 simply for a LHmodel. During my Tf careerall drill prior to firng done...
    Liked On: 30-04-2020, 12:03 PM

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