I started reloading in 1971 I think it was (to save money). I have been in the process of going broke saving money ever since
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Forum: Factory Rifles
I started reloading in 1971 I think it was (to save money). I have been in the process of going broke saving money ever since
Forum: Factory Rifles
In the mid 1980s, te big shop in Sydney had a 7mm/08 788 in the window for a couple of years. I was in a stage of poverty with kids, trying to buy a house, etc and couldn't afford it. I told a mate...
Forum: Factory Rifles
Smith and Wesson 686 4" Bbl.
I have been using a 586 6" Bbl since the mid 80s, represented the Department with it, but always hankered for a blued 4". The importers rarely import blued handguns into...
Forum: Factory Rifles
We call them poacher's guns here as they were designed to fold up and be hidden under a coat.
Sometimes called bicycle guns as poachers would pop a pheasant or other small game, tuck kill and gun...
Forum: Factory Rifles
Those old Rugers are nice. I have a 300WM (sans sights unfortunately), which will plonk the first three shot of anything I feed it into a group where the three rounds are touching.
It was a rifle I...
Forum: Factory Rifles
I knew an old WW2 veteran who had fought the Japanese in New Guinea, Borneo and the Dutch East Indies. He was in my Father's Battalion
(2/14th) was an avid hunter here in Australia.
He had a nice...
Forum: Factory Rifles
I have this exact rifle (carbine?). It is a match for my Ruger American Compact in 223.
I am undecided as to what scope to mount to it. My Leupold 1.5 - 5 (or 4?) VariX111 is looking good at this...
Forum: Factory Rifles
Smokin!!!! That will send pills wayyyyyyyyyyy out there!
Forum: Military Rifles
As well as a better finish on the Winchesters, they only made a fraction of the numbers that Remington and Eddystone made. I have the figures somewhere, the Eddystones were the most prolific by a...
Forum: Military Rifles
You haven't mentioned what version it is.
I don't know about the US, but in Ausralia they are pretty common. Eddystones are like bottoms, everyone has one and they don't bring good dollars (even...
Forum: Factory Rifles
A great find!
I carried a 10-5 for 23 1/2 years in the prison service. I'm retired now and have my own. It was as new, but carried in a holster for decades (Security Guard's sidearm) and has been...
Forum: Factory Rifles
I had one and it was brilliant. Weird thing is it like the Chinese ammo best. I never got round to casting for it as I was gifted several thousand rounds of the stuff.
Forum: Factory Rifles
An interesting revolver.
I one picked up a 10.5" Ruger Super Blackhawk in 44Mag.
there was only one way I could fit it in my small handgun safe, and it would occasionally set the alarm off....
Forum: Factory Rifles
That's good to know, I will have to get my moulds out and dusted off, haha.
I have several group buy moulds, one I loaned to a friend, drops almost 200Gn boolits, he called them cruise missiles.
I...
Forum: Factory Rifles
It appears that they make the Ranch version in 223 with a Bbl slightly over 16" but the 204 in the Predator version (I think that was it) in 204 has a 22" Bbl.
The 204 in the compact probably didn't...
Forum: Factory Rifles
The 788s are great rifles.
I have two, a 222 and a 22/250, both very accurate.
I was in a friend's gun shop in Sydney years ago and he was ordering stock off the Remington sales rep. He wanted...
Forum: Factory Rifles
HaHa! I bought my Late Wife a Rossi Gallery gun in te mid 60s when we first got together. I wanted to make 100% sure she was cool with shooting.
She loved it and treasured it.
The dang thing...
Forum: Factory Rifles
Double Diamond Wood grips and arched housings are the way to go I feel as well.
The arched housings came out in 1924 from memory to solve the problem of the 1911 shoting low in most hands.
Suddenly...
Forum: Factory Rifles
Double Diamond Wood grips and arched housings are the way to go I feel as well.
The arched housings came out in 1924 from memory to solve the problem of the 1911 shoting low in most hands.
Suddenly...
Forum: Military Rifles
An invisible photo, but you need a mounting plate from Central.
Forum: Camping Gear
HaHa! I'm the same with Vacuum Flasks.
One of my first jobs was in a big, old fashioned Department store as a sales assistant.
We sold lots of Thermos brand vacuum flasks (English brand great...
Forum: Camping Gear
Ibought a Coleman G+Feather stove and lantern years ago from a camping store in Sydney.
I asked about fuel and the owner said I could use gasoline (we call it petrol here), but it was a bit sooty....
Forum: Gunsmithing Tips & Tricks
I thought that was was the bag of shop rags was for! HaHa!
Forum: Gunsmithing Tips & Tricks
That would work well, but you'd want to stop using it an hour or so before bedtime, the blue light would interfere with your sleep.
Forum: Factory Rifles
That will sit well atop of it.
I have a couple of Ruger American Compacts (223, 308) and was thinking of Timney Triggers. The cheapest I have found them at is $AU440!!!!!! I might be doing a DIY job...
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 |