Greetings. Post 6 Record Keeping, Load Management and What's Next. Record Keeping. Early on I kept no records. There was one rifle in the cupboard, a No 1 .303 and one load, 180 grain Norma...
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Post 6 Working Up a Load, Seating Projectiles and Keeping out of Trouble Most of the Time. Working Up a Load. You will have heard the phrase start low and work up slowly. Good advice but what...
Liked On: 04-04-2020, 10:35 AM
Greetings Yet Again. Post 5 Some Notes on Safety and Picking a Load. Inattention and Safety. Dama dama was gracious in sharing his handloading whoopsie with us yesterday and it is only fair...
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Greetings Once More, Post 3 Sizing Die Adjustment, Sizing and Trouble Shooting. Sizing Die Adjustment. Full length sizing dies need to be adjusted so that excess head space is not created when...
Liked On: 04-04-2020, 10:33 AM
Greetings Once More, Post 4 Case Trimming, Primers and Priming. Case Trimming. Now that we have our batch of cases all sized and sitting in the block we are all ready to load. Right? Not quite...
Liked On: 04-04-2020, 10:33 AM
This is good work grandpamac I would like to ask that other experienced reloaders AVOID chiming in and leave you to run the whole process, so that it can be left as a sticky for beginners and...
Liked On: 04-04-2020, 10:20 AM
Greetings Again, Post 2 Case inspection and Sizing. Cracks, Head Separation and Other Faults. Now is the time to have a good look at the cases. If your selected cases have only been fired once...
Liked On: 04-04-2020, 10:20 AM
Greetings All, I've noted a couple of new and prospective handloaders on the Forum that are using the lock down to progress their knowledge. Admirable. I thought it might be useful to share how I go...
Liked On: 04-04-2020, 10:18 AM
I’ll PM you the name of the guy you need to contact if you are in Taranaki?
Liked On: 04-04-2020, 08:17 AM
I’d sign ya form!
Liked On: 04-04-2020, 08:17 AM
Ru a member of NZ antique arms ?
Liked On: 03-04-2020, 09:10 PM
No, the B endorsement is for pistol club only. A C endorsement provides for pistols and restricted weapons (MG's & SMG's) to be used with blank ammunition for a theatrical event (eg; play,...
Liked On: 03-04-2020, 09:09 PM
As I understand it you would need to get a B if you want to fire it regularly/ at all My C license says no functioning firearms the way I read it, happy to be corrected B means a min of 12...
Liked On: 03-04-2020, 08:38 PM
Being a member of the NZ Antique & Historical Arms Assn is definitely a plus when it comes to getting your C endorsement as it helps to establish your 'bona fide collector' status. It also has the...
Liked On: 03-04-2020, 08:38 PM
To be able to shoot it with blank loads for re-enacting, your only lawful option is '3'. An original black powder firearm possessed without license as an 'antique' may not be fired (blank or...
Liked On: 03-04-2020, 07:08 PM