Just tested fired brass with primers, Did 12 cases 4 of which failed to fire. Reprimed those 4 cases, 3 of which fired and one did not. Measured the headspace on all the brass and could not see and...
Liked On: 06-06-2022, 11:18 PM
Yeah I should be able to find another rifle. Wouldn't imagine it would be primers as it is pretty clear that the primers have not been hit properly once they misfire 198706 Middle 3 where...
Liked On: 06-06-2022, 11:14 PM
The 90 grain ELD-X turned up this morning, man they are tiny compared to the 7mm 162 ELD-X 198134 Looking forward to checking max overall length and getting some loaded up.
Liked On: 06-06-2022, 09:11 PM
Try the engineering supply stores. LEP, Dotmar or Supply services. Polycarbonate or acrylic tube. By your description with the brakleen melting it it's probably acrylic which should be cheaper...
Liked On: 06-06-2022, 09:04 PM
I thought you could only use tinfoil as a hat, has it got other uses?
Liked On: 06-06-2022, 09:03 PM
could you spray paint the plastic maybe with some clear finish so at least the tube isn't sticky?
Liked On: 06-06-2022, 08:54 PM
Many many things..... If using an optical chrono take the velocities with a grain of salt. The results are often consistent but rarely accurate. They are good for identifying ES(velocity spread for...
Liked On: 06-06-2022, 08:20 PM
Gday guys. Anyone keen to do a couple nights in Fiordland this winter? Will probably be a bit of a hike involved. I have some cool looking places I want to check out. Plenty of deer around as...
Liked On: 06-06-2022, 07:59 PM
Welcome, mate. I had a similar story, didn’t bother with NZDA tho. Just got out there and did it. I’m sure there’s heaps of value in joining NZDA, but you shouldn’t think hunting is some esoteric art...
Liked On: 06-06-2022, 10:04 AM
For sure. Watching those stags come and check out the body of their dead mate was especially interesting as they didn't seem as concerned about it as I would have expected. More curious. At one...
Liked On: 06-06-2022, 10:00 AM
My wife and I decided it was time for a couple of days exploring and hunting so set off south for the Hurunui district. Unfortunately the weather didn't play ball and we only managed one day out...
Liked On: 06-06-2022, 09:59 AM
My boy doesn't seem to have much luck with animals. We passed through a field of cows on the way to the beach this morning. He was carrying an orange football. The normally passive cows went mental....
Liked On: 06-06-2022, 09:53 AM
Aye, maybe the plastic is new, but a tip made of a different material is not new at all... https://youtu.be/esOM76P6vE4 Hornady do a metal (aluminum) tip with their A Tip but these are their...
Liked On: 05-06-2022, 11:57 PM
yip but none of them are more than 25-30??? years old..... plastic pointy bits in the end is still a relatively new fandangled idea..... but agree cup n core is traditional...just for me its the...
Liked On: 05-06-2022, 11:56 PM
[QUOTE=300_BLK;1322993] In short if you want a traditional bullet: 140gr SST 143gr ELDX 156gr Berger EOL (requires a fast twist) LMFAO........ how you could call ANY of those three a...
Liked On: 05-06-2022, 11:55 PM