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   Micky Duck liked post by grandpamac On thread : Has the cost of this shooting as a hobby gone up or down?

   Here is a bit more info. The cumulative inflation from 1968 to 2023 is 2,170% so that Parker Hale would cost $2,170.00 today. A Parker Hale was about the cheapest new rifle you could buy at the time....

   Liked On: 29-09-2023, 08:27 PM

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   Micky Duck liked post by Fred Fisherman On thread : 7mm08 barrel shortening

   Ive run my Rem 7mm08 at 22inches for the last 10 years odd and only chopped it to 17 inches in the last 2 months with DPT suppressor. Im not convinced theres a lot of gain to be honest,,similar...

   Liked On: 29-09-2023, 08:22 PM

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   Micky Duck liked post by XR500 On thread : 7.62x51, and what to do with it.

   Waay back when Linton Camp was known as Force Maintenance Group (1980's) a couple of paraflares MAY have had the flares removed and replaced with PE4 with a chopped off plain det turned upside down....

   Liked On: 29-09-2023, 08:21 PM

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   Micky Duck liked post by Delphus On thread : Warfighter Athletic gear review

   Hey team. https://warfighterathletic.co.nz/ I have been using this gear for the last 6 months or so, and have been thoroughly impressed with it. I thought I would share what I have been using,...

   Liked On: 29-09-2023, 08:18 PM

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   Micky Duck liked post by fernleaf On thread : Mosin Nagant Refinishing

   The VK-1 or MCH-53 Lacquer (its a manufactured chemical similar to cellulose varnish, not a shellac made from bug secretions...Shellac stopped being used on rifle stocks in 1940) used during Soviet...

   Liked On: 29-09-2023, 08:15 PM

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   Micky Duck liked post by -BW- On thread : Mosin Nagant Refinishing

   Floating an idea if you have no luck with replacing shellac.. perhaps wash/lift the shellac off with acetone or some kind of chemical stripper that will not damage the wood, and replace with wax/oil....

   Liked On: 29-09-2023, 08:15 PM

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   Micky Duck liked post by Wingman On thread : Cutting a die

   I've modified a few dies and found it best to anneal them first espescially if you need to drill or ream them. Heat it up with a propane torch red hot and hold it there for a few mins then drop it...

   Liked On: 29-09-2023, 08:13 PM

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   Micky Duck liked post by akaroa1 On thread : Cutting a die

   I shortened my die for the 375 Wildcat I'm doing I formed a case with it and it's still about 0.5mm long When I cut the chamber I will fine tune the die to the chamber or visa versa

   Liked On: 29-09-2023, 08:13 PM

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   Micky Duck liked post by akaroa1 On thread : Cutting a die

   Yes If your reamer is live pilot you can make a custom pilot for a funky bore I recently ground a solid pilot to take live pilots so I could chamber a funky bore It gives more options when...

   Liked On: 29-09-2023, 08:13 PM

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    Micky Duck liked post by -BW- On thread : 7.62x51, and what to do with it.

    Ahh.. great tales of 'surplus acquisitions'. I would share, but my stories are from this side of the millennium, and the most of the people concerned are still in, including me. What I mean to...

    Liked On: 29-09-2023, 07:34 PM

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    Micky Duck liked post by XR500 On thread : 7.62x51, and what to do with it.

    Sshhhhh!!!! Actually, I still have a drawer full of receipts for several thousand rounds of MEN85 the army flicked off for no particular reason in the late 1980's. Still have my reloading notebook...

    Liked On: 29-09-2023, 07:32 PM

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    Micky Duck liked post by XR500 On thread : 7.62x51, and what to do with it.

    Phew!!! I thought it was just bare faced luck that saw me crank 5+ thousand rounds of 7.62 through my bolt action 308's with no issues;)

    Liked On: 29-09-2023, 07:31 PM

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    Micky Duck liked post by gundoc On thread : 7.62x51, and what to do with it.

    Over 50 years ago I asked an Armourer mate for a packet of 9mm and got given a whole case. He said a missing packet is investigated but a whole case is just an accounting error!

    Liked On: 29-09-2023, 07:31 PM

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    Micky Duck liked post by LycanLord On thread : NZDA Otago - Thanks!

    I just want to put a shout out to all the volunteers at NZDA Otago that helped organise and assist with the HUNTS course that concluded last weekend with a 2 day hunt in the blue mountains. Us...

    Liked On: 29-09-2023, 07:11 PM

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    Micky Duck liked post by Nick-D On thread : Show me your knives

    Finished this little carbon and stainless San mai kitchen knife for my brother as a gift. Turned out pointy. Nice bit of died burl for the handle....

    Liked On: 29-09-2023, 07:09 PM

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