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    johnd liked post by Joe Schmo On thread : Gun Porn, show off your new toys
    Just got my first NZ gun!! Tikka T3X Lite .223 Now all I gotta do is get approved for a work visa, get job(s), move across the world, wait 2 years, apply for residency, apply for firearms license,...
    Liked On: 23-10-2022, 10:42 AM
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    johnd liked post by Moa Hunter On thread : Whats up wi this Hare ?
    Looks like a pregnant female to me. Those skin rubs on the head, are they from a gumboot or has the hare been stuck / caught up in something ? Female hares pluck their own fur to line a nest before...
    Liked On: 18-10-2022, 06:52 PM
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    johnd liked post by gundoc On thread : Torqueing screws for cheapskates
    Complete waste of time! Just nip them up firmly with a drop of LocTite on the threads (bases only). After fitting literally thousands of scopes over the past 60 years I believe torquing scope screws...
    Liked On: 12-10-2022, 12:46 PM
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    johnd liked post by 6x47 On thread : Te Puke Rifle club shooting this weekend
    We're doing the same thing but in reverse order :) Forecast not looking particularly flash though.
    Liked On: 05-09-2022, 01:51 PM
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    johnd liked post by grandpamac On thread : No more powder
    Greetings All, I had a quick poke around on the interweb this morning and quickly found plenty of posts on Forums parroting the discontinuance of the Enduron powders. One even forcasted the...
    Liked On: 02-09-2022, 06:09 PM
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    johnd liked post by Maca49 On thread : Shit getting expensive
    Prices are coming down John, there’s a problem selling them in the UK at present! I was in Purdys, in London, looking at the rack, there was a SxS “Special NZ Edition”, this was 2007, asked the sale...
    Liked On: 02-09-2022, 12:51 AM
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    johnd liked post by mudgripz On thread : Interesting rimfire models: your reviews, pics, comments
    Nice Gevarm and Mossie - remember looking at one of those 377s. The early Savage/Stevens semis included what was sometimes called a 'click-clack' action - the bolt remained open until trigger...
    Liked On: 25-08-2022, 08:50 PM
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    johnd liked post by zeropak On thread : 5L sausage stuffer handle Taranaki
    Here are a couple of images of the handle.203832203833
    Liked On: 16-08-2022, 02:44 PM
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    johnd liked post by Tahr On thread : The Call
    No question, deer populations can get out of control in some environments and need to be managed. The wet winter has made farming hard and its a real bugger when deer are scoffing the top off the...
    Liked On: 12-08-2022, 12:30 PM
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    johnd liked post by Mooseman On thread : Free bullets
    I once got a 500 gr elephant gun bullet in a box of 308 projectiles for my 30 06. These were Hornady and there was no chance you would miss that one.
    Liked On: 10-08-2022, 09:51 PM
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    johnd liked post by Dundee On thread : Game bird diary for all
    johnd pukeko flying off with duckling. 203195
    Liked On: 07-08-2022, 03:50 PM
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    johnd liked post by T.FOYE On thread : Lee Collet Die Decapping Pin Removed
    Take it apart and have a look. It won't bite. All dies need a clean occasionally or bad things start happening
    Liked On: 05-08-2022, 01:27 PM
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    johnd liked post by Micky Duck On thread : Barrel length
    yes and no......the 243 is good fast,and ok not so fast.....if you going to keep both,by all means make one shorter..but if going that far,why not go shorter??? one for pure bush work and one for...
    Liked On: 03-08-2022, 08:54 PM
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    johnd liked post by Micky Duck On thread : Call to End Firearms Advertising.
    well you tell Mrs Cook from me I do not need to see feminine hygene products advertised on TV when Im eating my dinner at night either but the broadcasting standards authority thinks its ok for them...
    Liked On: 31-07-2022, 07:38 PM
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    johnd liked post by Woody On thread : Howa good is your Howa? (picture heavy)
    Yes; I like the stock. Using a GRS bipod and a squeeze bean sock at the rear. Maybe if there's a next step I might look at their chassis type stock which allows the bipod to mount over rather than...
    Liked On: 29-07-2022, 08:02 PM

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