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   Pete_D liked post by tiroatedson On thread : Budget Plain Jane Bolt action 22 "Sleepers"

   Use a JW-15 myself. Bought it 2nd hand for $200. Shit scope and a JR slip on suppressor. Scope is gone replaced with a ‘Cabelaba special’ 4 X 32,suppressor now has a crack in it, done up with duck...

   Liked On: 09-08-2018, 12:50 PM

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   Pete_D liked post by 6x47 On thread : Budget Plain Jane Bolt action 22 "Sleepers"

   Those JW15s shoot way outa proportion to their cost. I bought one, chopped it down, smoothed the action, fitted a can.. for my nephew. It outshot his father's 452. I still remember him laughing away...

   Liked On: 09-08-2018, 12:50 PM

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   Pete_D liked post by ROKTOY On thread : Help please with NZ wood for bow.

   That is a great result, I bet he is wrapt that he has made his own bow.

   Liked On: 08-08-2018, 03:10 PM

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   Pete_D liked post by Preacher On thread : Help please with NZ wood for bow.

   Well done you lot. If you are interested there are vids on YouTube that detail how to make those pvc bows look like wood grain. Good way to get young people into archery cheap but also rewarding...

   Liked On: 08-08-2018, 03:10 PM

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   Pete_D liked post by ROKTOY On thread : Help please with NZ wood for bow.

   I reckon we need a few photos of said PVC bow. Top effort.

   Liked On: 05-08-2018, 09:41 PM

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   Pete_D liked post by Tentman On thread : Help please with NZ wood for bow.

   I don't know how it would go in a bow stave, but it does (suprisingly, at least to me, but apparently not to Maori who used it extensively for walking sticks) make a superb springy and tough walking...

   Liked On: 04-08-2018, 07:11 PM

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   Pete_D liked post by hotbarrels On thread : Help please with NZ wood for bow.

   What about heavy schedule PVC pipe? No seasoning required.

   Liked On: 04-08-2018, 07:11 PM

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   Pete_D liked post by Shamus On thread : Help please with NZ wood for bow.

   Rule of thumb for drying properly stacked and stickered rough sawn timber was always 1" of thickness per year. Obviously there are many variables that influence the actual drying time including...

   Liked On: 04-08-2018, 07:11 PM

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   Pete_D liked post by Moa Hunter On thread : Help please with NZ wood for bow.

   Most milled timber will dry at 1 inch per month. With a 'bark on round' a guess would be to double that. If your son wants to make a primitive style but very fast bow he could try a long branch from...

   Liked On: 04-08-2018, 07:10 PM

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    Pete_D liked post by lumberjack On thread : Help please with NZ wood for bow.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SMANpElhULs - good video from Josh James on making his own bows

    Liked On: 30-07-2018, 11:42 PM

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    Pete_D liked post by planenutz On thread : First blood and a proper trophy sized Billy

    That's a damn good head, well done. I only ever got close to that once, years ago, up in Gisborne. We shot a huge old Billy with a nice double-curl, a real stunning head and a long shaggy mohair...

    Liked On: 27-06-2018, 03:31 PM

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    Pete_D liked post by Bol Tackshin On thread : Help / tips with Possum shooting

    Go to Google Maps and print out a map of the farm, taking particular note of where people live and where you may end up shooting, and the areas where your projectiles could land. I also like using...

    Liked On: 14-06-2018, 10:20 PM

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    Pete_D liked post by Russian 22. On thread : Help / tips with Possum shooting

    If I am using sub sonics with a suppressor then not really. Sometimes if the possum stays in the light I'll put ear plugs in. But with shotgun always ear plugs at the very least. As mentioned...

    Liked On: 14-06-2018, 10:20 PM

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    Pete_D liked post by Micky Duck On thread : Help / tips with Possum shooting

    winchester power point are my go to loads...in subsonics always liked the 40grn till tried the 42s...they even more emphatic.... re open sights they are great if your eyes are up to it,what I used to...

    Liked On: 14-06-2018, 05:46 PM

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    Pete_D liked post by kotuku On thread : Help / tips with Possum shooting

    winchester dyna point was always the pill I used for possums.one blew a hole in a bucks ribcage almost half as big as palm of my hand .getting showered in guts&blood earned neither dog nor me brownie...

    Liked On: 14-06-2018, 02:23 PM

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