I have been surprised in recent times after chatting with retired people especially in a small local cul de sac whom do not read newspapers and get their news off Al Jazeera because... they say it is...
Liked On: 12-08-2023, 11:38 AM
A Krag action started out as a 3.5 kg lump of steel and ended up as a 500 gram action. Hard to believe but its true.
Liked On: 31-07-2023, 08:42 PM
Krag Jørgensen made by Steyr in 1899. Absolute dead end of a bolt action rifle design but a triumph of complex machining.
Liked On: 31-07-2023, 08:41 PM
My 375 Wildcat idea is taking shape 45-90 brass annealed and run into a 375 H&H sizing die shortened 11mm The 45-90 brass grew 1mm longer in the forming So I have named it 9.5x62R because i...
Liked On: 05-07-2023, 09:17 PM
Good thread : it does seem that alot of the newer hunters with the advent of the internet clips & podcasts of all the "new " calibres : get caught up in the hype of " 50 fps faster " here & "1.5...
Liked On: 03-07-2023, 06:38 PM
Lots of haters on Stuff already too. https://www.stuff.co.nz/motoring/132424955/confirmed-toyota-to-bring-first-hybrid-ute-to-nz-next-year I really don't get the hate. The new tech can make...
Liked On: 27-06-2023, 10:14 PM
In truth that's what we class as 'operationally correct' but in true military fashion that's not what was done. It's looked at from a civilian viewpoint rather than a military operational viewpoint,...
Liked On: 26-06-2023, 01:08 PM
I don't have a problem with RUC, but I have a problem with the unfair application of it. All the waffle we hear about EV's is just that - waffle. We urgently need to reduce the numbers of vehicles...
Liked On: 25-06-2023, 09:46 PM
The most reliable "sign of pressure" is velocity, people get hung up about looking for flattened primers, heavy bolt lift or ejector stamping etc but just because you can't see it doesn't mean it...
Liked On: 22-06-2023, 11:59 AM
There is no decision on that yet. Those figures were the highest of three options and I doubt that they will be chosen. When you are given three options the highest one is often there to make the...
Liked On: 20-05-2023, 01:41 PM
Worst thing to me personally is the kids. They havent taken it to well and that really tears ya apart inside. Like everything is insured and everything can be replaced but seeing them that scared is...
Liked On: 06-05-2023, 12:05 PM
I have the number of a good therapist around some where :thumbsup: I suspect you’re right, pretty sure the projectiles barely stagger out of the barrel Still, junior likes them, so they can’t be...
Liked On: 04-05-2023, 07:23 PM
having nursed IIRC4-6cases of terminall illness due to lead poisoning-(yes its terminal like a lot of mental illness death is the only detergent) in my frontline mental health career of nigh on...
Liked On: 09-03-2023, 08:55 PM
Thought you were going to tell a great tale about being in Alabama
Liked On: 16-02-2023, 09:05 PM
Over the last year I’ve been gradually refining my backcountry hunting loadout. The goal being to cut weight without compromising efficacy or safety. A year ago, I’d be lucky to hike in with a...
Liked On: 12-02-2023, 10:30 AM