As I've already naively painted it with "fail me instantly" gloss black, would coating over the black with Zinc It help the cause? Or is it still too obvious that I'm potentially hiding something....
Liked On: 11-01-2025, 09:35 PM
Zinc it spray paint. Cures a world of ills re painted rust repairs... Wire buff the old galv and rust off, chemically treat the steel and remaining corrosion and then hit it with the treatment coat...
Liked On: 11-01-2025, 09:33 PM
x4 on the Avoid VTNZ advice. Total arses. Not only are they ridiculously pedantic but also charge like a wounded bull. $69 for a trailer warrant and the local ~garage did one for $40 in ten mins...
Liked On: 11-01-2025, 09:33 PM
[fine wasn't to bad but the demerits along with the usual speeding ones made loss of licence a probability.] Just be aware that at FAL renewal time this may well be a topic of discussion, at least...
Liked On: 11-01-2025, 09:32 PM
Vtnz are cunts so dont go there. We had a customers trailer failed by them last week for rust on the springs, not bad just the normal surface rust they have all had for a hundred years.....
Liked On: 11-01-2025, 09:28 PM
The Hornady COL is 2.945", your rifling will be miles away from that; and if you do slug the barrel it will be closer to .314" than .312" the 174 RN is the best bullet to use the 150 gr is too...
Liked On: 15-11-2024, 12:35 PM
Greetings, The .303 load data is all over the place due to being shot in rifles with different levels of erosion from the hot cordite propellent of military cartridges. I have found the Hodgdon data...
Liked On: 15-11-2024, 12:35 PM
AR2209 is perfect for the .303*. And those Hornady 174grain RN** were intended for your rifle. Don't worry about whether its .311 or .312 on the packet. It's a well known bullet for the Lee Enfields....
Liked On: 15-11-2024, 12:33 PM
I fitted LED to my Forster. For a long while I looked at them as dannyb said, a gimic. Now I'm very impressed. If your lighting in your reloading room isn't great or is coming from the wrong angle...
Liked On: 14-11-2024, 11:46 PM
Yup has a built in LED light, sounds like a gimmick but actually bloody handy, Delta Mike and multiple other NZ retailers stocks the Die blocks and I think they are $59.00 for a pack of 3 which...
Liked On: 14-11-2024, 11:46 PM
Best powder scales article. https://precisionrifleblog.com/2024/11/01/best-powder-scale/?jetpack_skip_subscription_popup
Liked On: 14-11-2024, 11:43 PM
This. I spent hours on YouTube and reading Fosters instructions to get it sorted. Then bought a Dremel tool to grind out the shit jobs that I paid for to be done. Both Sako 75’s. Both Senator...
Liked On: 12-11-2024, 10:52 PM
Plus one for the above post^^^ easy to use and great NZ made product. Also Nathan gives some very handy advice on almost every rifle which pit falls on what to look out for. Shame about the export...
Liked On: 12-11-2024, 10:50 PM
Have used this MatchGrade bedding compound that Nathan Foster developed for hunting and competition rifles. Local product, well documented and supported. ...
Liked On: 12-11-2024, 10:50 PM
Both are great spots but if the weather is turning to custard I wouldn't want to be on the tops.
Liked On: 12-11-2024, 10:44 PM