Further to the above I just did some quick research on WW1 Luger numbers and there are more than 100 Lugers with the same serial number, over 3 manufacturers, so assuming the lower-case script number...
Liked On: 20-06-2023, 05:25 AM
The Germans had the habit of only numbering their guns from 1-10,00, then starting again with a lower-case script letter (a, b, c, etc.). Lugers, Mausers, MP 40's, Maxims, etc. all have this system,...
Liked On: 20-06-2023, 05:25 AM
You know how many times I've been called by NZ Police and Health Authorities about someone with same name as me, but born 2 days later, went to same Uni and lived in same suburb at the time. Police...
Liked On: 20-06-2023, 05:24 AM
Looks like I will hand her over to Thar and Brian have PMD Thar thanks for all the help once again the Forum delivers
Liked On: 19-06-2023, 12:46 AM
Pack and rifle were left unattended at the railway station while you wandered off to the local "milk bar" or pub. Crime hasn't increased since those days?
Liked On: 17-06-2023, 02:07 PM
Funny story; on a building site, tradie rocks up with pole sander, just so happens to fit nicely in a plastic gun case, consulting engineer spots said gun case, phone calls made to site management,...
Liked On: 17-06-2023, 04:32 AM
not just in Auckland :ORLY:
Liked On: 17-06-2023, 04:30 AM
If my memory serves me correctly in 1985, when I was 14, I sold a bull for $300 dollars. We went into the Taihape Sports Shop, sadly it has now closed (or is closing) and I brought a Kirco .22 for...
Liked On: 14-06-2023, 02:34 PM
https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/crime/300904167/new-photos-show-205yearold-war-cannon-disappearing-down-auckland-waterfront:D
Liked On: 14-06-2023, 02:31 PM
Posts being removed when a member gets the naughty stick is not normal and a technical fault, not really up for a big discussion about it
Liked On: 13-06-2023, 03:07 PM
Think of it this way, if the bullet misses it's target the velocity becomes irrelevant.
Liked On: 12-06-2023, 03:21 AM
Ummmm........accuracy every time.
Liked On: 12-06-2023, 03:21 AM
A 308 can do everything a 243 can only better, you can't say the same for a 243..... Not ragging on 243 at all its a good cartridge used within its limits, but if you find a 308 a bit stout while...
Liked On: 12-06-2023, 03:20 AM
if you are recoil sensitive and/or intend to target more smaller animals eg goats and fallow VS reds there is argument for the .243 and a jolly good one too...but if I didnt own a .270 as my main...
Liked On: 12-06-2023, 03:20 AM
Another minter of a day. Decided to go over to another adjacent property and look for deer in the late afternoon. Found them no problem, but they were a long way away, on the other side of the gorge....
Liked On: 12-06-2023, 03:19 AM