Greetings All, Old codgerhood strikes again. Nice and calm this morning so got the last of the highest gutters cleaned without any excitement. Was carrying the working platform from my scaffolding...
Liked On: 16-08-2024, 04:21 PM
Greetings All, Today is the 61st anniversary of my first ever trip into the Kawekas on which I fired a rifle (at a rock) and saw my first deer in the wild. I have posted about this previously....
Liked On: 16-08-2024, 01:00 PM
Greetings, I agree. It is about what I expected. The responsibility for Range Safety will rest with the committees and office holders. The National organisations setting the Range Standing Orders is...
Liked On: 14-08-2024, 06:41 PM
To rechamber for the .30-06 the threaded portion would have to be cut of and the barrel rethreaded as the .30-06 has more taper, not worth the hassle. You could rechamber it for the .30-06 AI as I...
Liked On: 13-08-2024, 07:49 PM
Greetings All, Getting back to the OP AR2206H has been my main powder in the .223 since I ran out of AR2206. Mostly it has been loaded with 55 and 69 grain projectiles. It is a little bulky with...
Liked On: 12-08-2024, 11:08 PM
Greetings Mroach, About now you are likely wishing you never asked the question. Simply the cartridge must fit in the chamber, preferably without the projectile touching the lands, and the cartridge...
Liked On: 12-08-2024, 01:58 PM
Greetings, IMR4064 was my go to powder for my .308 from 1979. Initially 47 grains of IMR4064 (max in the Speer No 9 manual) with 150 grain Norma projectiles and cases was worked up to later...
Liked On: 12-08-2024, 08:44 AM
Greetings, IMR4064 was my go to powder for my .308 from 1979. Initially 47 grains of IMR4064 (max in the Speer No 9 manual) with 150 grain Norma projectiles and cases was worked up to later...
Liked On: 12-08-2024, 08:43 AM
Greetings, The Hodgdon reduced load data is based on 60% of listed maximum load for the cartridge and projectile and not case capacity. For Trail Boss the start load is 70% of case capacity. You...
Liked On: 11-08-2024, 04:47 PM
Greetings, I chronographed 44 grains of AR2208 with the 150 grain in my 20" barrel .308 a while back. It produced 2,550 fps. Book max is 47 grains. I was comparing several different powders and 44...
Liked On: 11-08-2024, 10:40 AM
Greetings, For a long time the NZ Government, including the Army just built things without any input from Local Government. Most of the ranges built at the time would have had no consents for either...
Liked On: 10-08-2024, 07:41 PM
Found some detail. Only new subdivisions are included but the Council has canned it anyway. I may pop its head up ant the next District Plan Review whenever that is. It appears that earlier the Army...
Liked On: 10-08-2024, 06:58 PM
Greetings Mroach, About now you are likely wishing you never asked the question. Simply the cartridge must fit in the chamber, preferably without the projectile touching the lands, and the cartridge...
Liked On: 09-08-2024, 04:38 PM
Greetings, I had an old Brno .223 at one stage with a long throat. I also had a box of the Speer 70 grain projectiles. I should have loaded some and tried them on goats at least once but never did....
Liked On: 08-08-2024, 10:49 PM
Greetings, I had an old Brno .223 at one stage with a long throat. I also had a box of the Speer 70 grain projectiles. I should have loaded some and tried them on goats at least once but never did....
Liked On: 08-08-2024, 02:49 PM