This is to advise that Ron Stanfield of Melbourne Australia passed away recently (30th April 2014) He so enjoyed this site, thank you to all of you.
Kind regards,
Jenny
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Forum: Cast Boolits
This is to advise that Ron Stanfield of Melbourne Australia passed away recently (30th April 2014) He so enjoyed this site, thank you to all of you.
Kind regards,
Jenny
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A couple of months ago I bought one pound bottle of Win 231 for the princely sum of AU$50.00. Prices for the ADI powders are not much better.
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Boz, Can you explain to me why the US government needs to know what political party you are affiliated with? Here in Australia, as long as we are registered on the local, State and Federal voting...
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See folks you are not the only ones with fools in places of influence; here in Australia we have plenty of them Down Under
I was brought up in the slums of the Gorbals in Glasgow, Scotland. Our...
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I have a Storm Lake barrel in my GLOCK 34 and never had a problem with it. It's well made and very accurate.
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G'day Nuke - here are the contact details for Driza bone, an email might give you the answers you need.
Driza-Bone Pty Ltd
25-29 Wangaratta Street
Richmond VIC 3121 Australia
Phone: ...
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Friday 13th October 1307 was the day the Knights Templars were arrested on trumped up charges by the Pope and KIng of France. Friday the 13th has been known as Black Friday since then.
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I have had no trouble importing moulds and a lead pot from LEE and a Dillon toolhead complete with 9mm dies and a powder thrower. As someone stated earlier, the saving on bringing in stuff from the...
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Earthquakes must be catching, we had one here in Melbourne last week that registered 4.4. Nothing compared to what our Kiwi cousins have been having of late and I hope that it stays that way.
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On the TV News here in Melbourne, some of the residents of Christchurch were saying that maybe Christchurch should be closed and everyone moved. A lot of the houses in the suburbs have apparently...
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G'day, lots of the BIG retailers here in Australia have been up in arms recently about Australians buying goods from overseas and not paying any tax on them. They want the Aust. Government to...
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G'day Glen,
Mate, that sling and "ammo" reminds me of that bloody 44 of yours that you had me shoot, it's liable to cause someone an injury some how.
Sorry to hear that you and...
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Congratulations Felix. An award by your peers is something to cherish. Thank you for FWFL, an essential part of my casting/reloading and of that of a number of my friends here in Australia.
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Down here in Australia, a condition of retaining your handgun licence is that unloaded firearms in one safe, ammunition in another locked recepticle. There are heavy fines for not doing so and the...
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My practice and competition distances are 7 metres/10 metres/ 25 metres and 50 metres with S&W "L" Frame revolver and iron sights. Starting to have real problems getting half decent groups at 50...
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45Nut, %%%%%% old Bast%%% is considered a term of endearment in the Land Down Under, you should be proud to have earned it. Well done.
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My RCBS original lub a matic which I bought back in the early 70's had that same system as the Lachmiller and yes the metal was a bit soft and did wear. Not only that but the quarter inch ratchet...
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If your local vet is half way friendly ask him/her to order some for you. Vets use anhydrous lonolin for treating animal complaints and should be cheaper than from the pharmacy.
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My Dad taught me to shoot and we were great competitors in rifle competitions in my early to late teens. He has passed on but is never too far away when I am on the range. Yep, sure is a lot of...
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Can't help you from your description, a photo would be handy.
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The inside diametre is 1 inch, didn't measure it in metric but about 2.5mm
Ron.
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I was speaking to a friend of mine recently who services hospital medical equipment. He uses syringes to calibrate these machines. I thought that maybe these syringes could be used to mould boolit...
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Ole 5 hole group, Bushman Insect Repelant can now be ordered on line. There is also a "Currency Converter" on site to work out AUD$ to whatever currency.
I use it at the range and we keep a tube...
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None, it's not legal to have guns any place but in a safe when not being used at the range. Guns in one safe, ammunition in another. Such is life when living in Australia.
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Hi, my LAM-1 has the same setup, the nut holding the die does not seat all the way down, sits proud as in above pics.
BP | Bronze Point | IMR | Improved Military Rifle | PTD | Pointed |
BR | Bench Rest | M | Magnum | RN | Round Nose |
BT | Boat Tail | PL | Power-Lokt | SP | Soft Point |
C | Compressed Charge | PR | Primer | SPCL | Soft Point "Core-Lokt" |
HP | Hollow Point | PSPCL | Pointed Soft Point "Core Lokt" | C.O.L. | Cartridge Overall Length |
PSP | Pointed Soft Point | Spz | Spitzer Point | SBT | Spitzer Boat Tail |
LRN | Lead Round Nose | LWC | Lead Wad Cutter | LSWC | Lead Semi Wad Cutter |
GC | Gas Check |