Not at all.maybe a bit bigger or heavier but if you have it why not use it.
Liked On: 28-08-2023, 01:03 PM
Id say those cuts were made to allow for the old style pouch clips as used on vietnam era military webbing. re sewing leather -I ew lot of mine and use fishing braid (50lb rating).Ive even sewn a...
Liked On: 23-08-2023, 12:01 AM
[QUOTE=Grey Kiwi;1487429]Very little slipping. It knew what wheel was slipping and reduced power to it (or maybe it was sending that to a wheel that had better grip). Bloody clever stuff anyway....
Liked On: 21-08-2023, 08:45 PM
.303 manufactured in 1943 by Defence Industries (DI), Canada. "Z" indicates that the powder used was nitro cellulose based rather than cordite.
Liked On: 21-08-2023, 02:18 PM
When you are happy with the tension after bending then bring it to a full cherry red on a piece of flat steel by heating under the steel then allow to air cool. It is now fully annealed. Repeat the...
Liked On: 20-08-2023, 03:35 PM
Robert Ruark is one of my favourite hunting book authors; he writes in a very down to earth style. A friend of mine was staying in a cabin (hut) in a remote part of a National Park in the USA, and...
Liked On: 18-08-2023, 03:42 PM
Tip Redding although being top of the line dies, provide a barbaric locking ring system, that will damage the thread of your dies. Solution insert a fine piece of shotgun shot into the thread then...
Liked On: 17-08-2023, 11:39 PM
Quote the Consumer Guarantees Act to their face: Goods have to be 'reasonably durable. A seatbelt plus ancillaries should last longer than 6 months. FFS my 30 year old Nissan still has the original...
Liked On: 17-08-2023, 10:42 PM
Been giving the press some love, stiffening things up, with some 6 by 2. Got to say it's performing beautifully 231311
Liked On: 17-08-2023, 03:27 PM
The father in law got me some venison (so not my kill, but...) So, salt & pepper and sit in Worcestershire sauce, brandy, thyme, water. 230876 Indirect heat on weber: (the flame is some...
Liked On: 10-08-2023, 10:22 PM
Been working on restoring a 1961 Winchester Model 88 and it's going nicely. Disassembling the bolt revealed an issue. It looked like the last person to disassemble couldn't drift the firing pin...
Liked On: 07-08-2023, 10:30 PM
Seating die screwed down into the press too far
Liked On: 05-08-2023, 07:52 PM
Most modern rifles are well capable of sub MOA accuracy, most people aren't.
Liked On: 28-07-2023, 09:25 PM
Have used Holosun red dot for a few years now. Great for bush hunting although if you have astigmatism they’re not great for fine accuracy at long range. On my AR I used to alternate between 2-7x32...
Liked On: 27-07-2023, 10:27 PM
About the best you can expect from a 9mm auto with good ammo is 1.5 - 2 inch groups at 25 metres. Guns like the match-grade Sig P210 will do that fairly easily. Most standard 9mms aren't that good,...
Liked On: 23-07-2023, 09:05 PM