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   SixtyTen liked post by zimmer On thread : Building a test fire tube / bullet trap

   I did the hole for a mate using my post hole borer and the strainer auger. Extending the auger shaft I got a 1.8m hole. I bored it at a roughly 45 degree angle. The bottom was soft clay. All this in...

   Liked On: 05-01-2025, 04:23 PM

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   SixtyTen liked post by 7mmwsm On thread : Building a test fire tube / bullet trap

   An old oxygen (large) filled with sand and something to dampen the noise. Dive bottle works alright for smaller calibers.

   Liked On: 05-01-2025, 10:56 AM

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   SixtyTen liked post by gundoc On thread : Building a test fire tube / bullet trap

   My inner-city bullet trap was an old 45kg gas cylinder with a 20mm plate welded on the bottom, about 300mm of crushed gravel then filled to halfway with dry sand. I had a short steel tube in the top...

   Liked On: 05-01-2025, 10:56 AM

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   SixtyTen liked post by Ross Nolan On thread : Building a test fire tube / bullet trap

   A now no longer there gunsmith on the North Shore used a piece of 6" sch40 pipe about 1200 long with the lower half full of sand. Sealing around the barrel was via a pillow wrapped around it. From...

   Liked On: 05-01-2025, 10:56 AM

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   SixtyTen liked post by Roarless20 On thread : Kimber 84m 6mmCM & 7mm08 - hacking up barrels to fit.

   I recently purchased a second hand Kimber 84m with the intention of fitting my tikka 6 creedmoor barrel to fit it. Luckily because i bought 'as good' but it was a .308 16" barrel that was poked in...

   Liked On: 04-01-2025, 05:04 PM

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   SixtyTen liked post by robhughes-games On thread : Monolithic copper hollowpoints

   Coolant concentration can be quite important. Higher is better.

   Liked On: 29-12-2024, 09:20 PM

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   SixtyTen liked post by akaroa1 On thread : Making Sizer / Reloading dies

   I wanted to have a sizer die / case forming die for one of my vintage rifles so I could run a Nitro for Black load in it. Obsolete Caliber dies are available for the 450 no1 Express BPE from...

   Liked On: 27-12-2024, 03:30 PM

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   SixtyTen liked post by tommygun On thread : Monolithic copper hollowpoints

   Turns out that when an engineering firm has a CNC lathe and most of its staff are hunters, eventually someone starts designing solid copper bullets for their 300blk.265715

   Liked On: 27-12-2024, 03:25 PM

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   SixtyTen liked post by tommygun On thread : Monolithic copper hollowpoints

   265716265717265718265719265720265721 Ours pictured next to a Peregrine one, I was finding the cup of the seating die was breaking the three pre-defined petals of the bullet, so I designed a seating...

   Liked On: 27-12-2024, 03:23 PM

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    SixtyTen liked post by TimC On thread : Weight saving on a Tikka t[emoji[emoji239[emoji2388]]39[emoji2389]]x

    They look bloody brilliant SixtyTen!

    Liked On: 27-12-2024, 09:11 AM

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    SixtyTen liked post by Juicy On thread : Weight saving on a Tikka t[emoji[emoji239[emoji2388]]39[emoji2389]]x

    $650. They have a carbon fibre look. Certainly look the part. Cool new option to the market, very lightweight compared to many Ive looked at.

    Liked On: 27-12-2024, 09:11 AM

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    SixtyTen liked post by Juicy On thread : Weight saving on a Tikka t[emoji[emoji239[emoji2388]]39[emoji2389]]x

    Sorry don't know what has happened to the title. That has been happening a bit to me lately on tap-a-talk. Total weight is now about 2.9kg with scope, rings, sling and bipod adaptor. Here are some...

    Liked On: 26-12-2024, 08:29 PM

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    SixtyTen liked post by Juicy On thread : Weight saving on a Tikka t[emoji[emoji239[emoji2388]]39[emoji2389]]x

    A while ago I replaced my general hunting rifle which was a Howa 1500 in .308 with a Tikka t3x Superlite in 6.5CM. Went down a calibre to reduce recoil with a lighter rifle and felt like trying...

    Liked On: 26-12-2024, 08:19 PM

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    SixtyTen liked post by Mooseman On thread : Goats on Leitch's Track

    Hunted the area back in the 70-80s no deer back then but truck loads of goats and pigs, no hut either. We had some huge bomb ups back then great trips into there back then.

    Liked On: 19-12-2024, 09:26 PM

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    SixtyTen liked post by Micky Duck On thread : Goats on Leitch's Track

    Looks like good place to take your 45/70

    Liked On: 17-12-2024, 05:13 PM

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