Some brands of dies (mmm Hornady?) are attrocious for off centre expander balls/decapping pins. When I used to use those type of dies I used an old Nick Harvey trick, an O ring under the lock nut....
Liked On: 14-02-2025, 09:00 PM
I use an oilstone but then have been sharpening chisels and plane irons for 30+ years. Where in Tasman are you based?
Liked On: 11-02-2025, 08:57 PM
I fancied a change from red meat so went out especially for some bunnies, which are pretty uncommon in my area. Exactly what was on my shopping list. Two mature bucks 30m off hand head shot on...
Liked On: 09-02-2025, 10:05 PM
Crisp skin snapper, mashed spuds and some green stuff. 2/3 butter and 1/3 oil, get hot as, butter just turning brown. Dry the skin with paper towels, bit of salt, then skin side down until nearly...
Liked On: 09-02-2025, 07:06 PM
Maybe all the error is me, and I just can't shoot consistently enough to see other effects - it's all just shotgun groups from bad shooting. Maybe not. 268534 It doesn't seem to be a problem...
Liked On: 09-02-2025, 06:55 PM
I’ve got a stainless Hardy barrel, it copper fouled something awful at the start, was picky on loads (6.5PRC) but seems to have settled down now after 200+ rounds thru it, I wouldn’t get another...
Liked On: 09-02-2025, 05:43 PM
4-16 would most likely be a lower class Viper, I dont think they made a 4-16 razor. If you are thinking of the rockslide guy I think just about all scopes failed aside from swafa ,...
Liked On: 04-02-2025, 08:32 PM
I think the March 3-24x42 F is the closest thing available to my ideal scope. If someone took that and made: - 2 models - 2x bottom end and 3x bottom end, 5x or 6x ratio - so 2-10 or 12, and...
Liked On: 04-02-2025, 03:30 PM
The flat iron straight off the shoulder. 266818 Trimmed and outer silver skin removed. 266819 The centre silver skin removed and separated into the 2 steaks. 266820 266821
Liked On: 03-02-2025, 09:24 PM
Having a lot of fun with the subsonic 222. The crimp die arrived, and groups noticeably tightened up with a gentle crimp... pic below taken at 25m target, ignore the flyer, I was determining the...
Liked On: 30-01-2025, 09:32 AM
Date: 25/1/2025 Range: 100m (laser verified) Rifle: Remington Model 7 .223 Optic: March F 3-24x42 Mounts: Talley Ultralight 30mm Low - ring caps torqued to 20in/lb; base screws torqued "farmer...
Liked On: 25-01-2025, 09:51 PM
Yep spot on Micky Duck, dad's still reloading em, lucky me! Cheers mate And thanks again everyone for the kind words and welcome, beginning to sound like a broken record but I really mean it!
Liked On: 22-01-2025, 09:31 PM
the techniques for a bench or prone are easy - what takes practice for real hunting is standing shots taken quickly - thats what you get bush hunting - I have taught myself to come down onto my...
Liked On: 21-01-2025, 01:35 PM
https://www.nzhuntingandshooting.co.nz/f13/voere-22lr-very-accurate-german-quality-4-12-scope-%24490-109859/ Or you could get a good on right here on the forum pickled_puck ... :cool:
Liked On: 20-01-2025, 08:56 PM
I wonder if it has ever occurred to the powers that be, that if a person could smuggle half a ton of meth in, that possibly the crooks could chuck in a bag of guns as an act of goodwill?? I...
Liked On: 19-01-2025, 05:07 PM