Thanks Janleroux, The deer targets are still used for the annual Taruarau Shoot between Taihape and Hawkes Bay Branches (Napier and Hastings) but there are only two or less branches still entering...
Liked On: 04-04-2021, 05:57 PM
Greetings All, Following some of the recent posts on target shooting I thought that some may be interested in some details of the J M Wilkinson postal shoots that were run by NZDA branches, at least...
Liked On: 04-04-2021, 04:20 PM
Greetings Csmiffy, The action was intended for the .308, .243 and the like plus is had a dropped mag. I think this is the right term where the floor plate is part way down the front of the trigger...
Liked On: 03-04-2021, 07:40 PM
Greetings Csmiffy, The flaw with the military triggers is that half the trigger group is attached to the receiver and half on the bolt rather than all in one box as with commercial triggers. Mauser...
Liked On: 02-04-2021, 09:29 PM
Greetings Csmiffy, The flaw with the military triggers is that half the trigger group is attached to the receiver and half on the bolt rather than all in one box as with commercial triggers. Mauser...
Liked On: 02-04-2021, 07:56 PM
Greetings Csmiffy, The flaw with the military triggers is that half the trigger group is attached to the receiver and half on the bolt rather than all in one box as with commercial triggers. Mauser...
Liked On: 02-04-2021, 07:45 PM
Greetings All, There were also stories about a 6.5 mm Arisaka being rechambered for the .30-06 after WW2. The owner hunted with it and shot a few deer with it but the recoil was major. He took it to...
Liked On: 01-04-2021, 08:14 PM
Greetings All, There were also stories about a 6.5 mm Arisaka being rechambered for the .30-06 after WW2. The owner hunted with it and shot a few deer with it but the recoil was major. He took it to...
Liked On: 01-04-2021, 08:02 PM
Greetings Mikee, Can't say I agree on not neck sizing. I have had excellent results over the years. Granted it does take some more discipline in keeping case batches segregated and some of the neck...
Liked On: 31-03-2021, 04:56 PM
Greetings All, Here is my tuppence worth. It seems that many have focused on the rifle only and left the hunter out of the picture. To my rather old fashioned brain the rifle needs to fit the...
Liked On: 31-03-2021, 01:23 PM
Greetings All, Here is my tuppence worth. It seems that many have focused on the rifle only and left the hunter out of the picture. To my rather old fashioned brain the rifle needs to fit the...
Liked On: 31-03-2021, 11:53 AM
Cracked it. The case is being crushed in the seating die. Adjust die as previously mentioned plus trim to correct length and chamfer the inside of the case mouth and all should be well. Your cases...
Liked On: 31-03-2021, 11:34 AM
Greetings Mooseman, It can just be a loose extractor and will vary with the pressure of the loads. For whatever reason the bolt lift is not doing its job of starting the case out of the chamber...
Liked On: 31-03-2021, 09:30 AM
Greetings Mooseman, It can just be a loose extractor and will vary with the pressure of the loads. For whatever reason the bolt lift is not doing its job of starting the case out of the chamber...
Liked On: 31-03-2021, 08:37 AM
Greetings All, Here is my tuppence worth. It seems that many have focused on the rifle only and left the hunter out of the picture. To my rather old fashioned brain the rifle needs to fit the...
Liked On: 30-03-2021, 08:20 PM