The firearm thread

[Mr Merde]

The warning that went out from the NSA was regarding our discussion this afternoon about Trade Me.

It was a warning all members about data mining and possible disregard of the privacy laws.

Called for a boycott of Trade me.

I for one will be doing so.

Chris

[Indiana_Jones]

Well RM informs me the turret press from reloaders is $250 on it's own, unless I can get it cheaper from elsewhere, I might just have to get the 50th kit for the same price tag.

I can live on that, as I won't be turning out rounds for Africa, will do to start with.

-Indy

[Mr Merde]

Well RM informs me the turret press from reloaders is $250 on it's own, unless I can get it cheaper from elsewhere, I might just have to get the 50th kit for the same price tag.

I can live on that, as I won't be turning out rounds for Africa, will do to start with.

-Indy

With a single stage press and a bit of organisation you could turn out 50+ rounds an hour.

All you need to do is take things carefully and there will be no problems.

A few hours sitting down at the bench and you will have 300 + rounds.

Fair bit of shootin' there
just take it easy, relax, enjoy the learning. I statred with a single stage press and still manually index my turret press.

Chris

[Indiana_Jones]

With a single stage press and a bit of organisation you could turn out 50+ rounds an hour.

All you need to do is take things carefully and there will be no problems.

A few hours sitting down at the bench and you will have 300 + rounds.

Fair bit of shootin' there
just take it easy, relax, enjoy the learning. I statred with a single stage press and still manually index my turret press.

Chris

Yea, there's no rush to turn them out, after the lesson you gave us, it looked very relaxing and a great way to sit down and enjoy a week night with a record on with a cup of tea.

-Indy

[wbks]

Yea, there's no rush to turn them out, after the lesson you gave us, it looked very relaxing and a great way to sit down and enjoy a week night with a record on with a cup of tea.

-Indy

You reloaders are exiting!

flame suit ON

[Mr Merde]

Yea, there's no rush to turn them out, after the lesson you gave us, it looked very relaxing and a great way to sit down and enjoy a week night with a record on with a cup of tea.

-Indy

My first press was a RCBS Orange Crusher single stage press. I mounted it on a movable stand. I used to sit at hthe table in the same room as the family. They would be watching the box and I would be making rounds. it waqsnt too bad. My boys all learnt to safely handle firearms and make ammo for dad, from an early age. Still remember my eldest when he made his first bullet. He was 5 years old and he sat on my knee using the press. I had to take the ones he made to the range and repoort back how they worked. He was so proud that day.

That was 20 years ago.

He usaed to help me take my pistols apart and clean them. He always made sure they were safe, just as dad had shown him, before he did anything with them.

I made my 7mmTCU rounds in a Lee Partner press. As these were very tight tolerance wildcat rounds I felt that using a hand press gave me more control over the process.

Chris

[Mr Merde]

You reloaders are exiting!

flame suit ON

I know were are

RELOADERS DO IT BY HAND

[Indiana_Jones]

You reloaders are exiting!

flame suit ON

We English are a very subtle race....

-Indy

[jono035]

Anyone here have or have access to a plasma cutter? Just thinking about trying to make up a hanging target rack for plinking and I just noticed metalman.co.nz has a whole heap of railroad tie-plates which could probably make reasonable centerfire targets... Also had a bit of a scrounge around the metal workshop at Uni but didn't come up with anything too useful...

[wbks]

I know were are

RELOADERS DO IT BY HAND

Props... So more about the Mosin Nagants. You guys have said they are too heavy for hunting, but is that strictly speaking?

We English are a very subtle race....

-Indy

Strange...

[jono035]

Props... So more about the Mosin Nagants. You guys have said they are too heavy for hunting, but is that strictly speaking?

There was one of the 'sporterised' (what the hell?!) .303 enfields on trademe that I noticed earlier... 19 hours or so left on the auction and going for around $100...

Most people own guns that shoot far better than the owners. (All of mine do!)

Edit: Yeah, strange is a good way to describe the english

[Indiana_Jones]

Props... So more about the Mosin Nagants. You guys have said they are too heavy for hunting, but is that strictly speaking?

They're not THAT heavy, you'd start to noticed towards the end of the day when you're tired etc, but if a Russian can march from Stalingrad to Berlin with one, I'm sure you can manage a few days in the bush lol.

Though they are long, so can get caught on branches etc.

Could get the M44 Carbine version

hose have a wicked muzzle flash

-Indy

[Indiana_Jones]

Anyone here have or have access to a plasma cutter? Just thinking about trying to make up a hanging target rack for plinking and I just noticed metalman.co.nz has a whole heap of railroad tie-plates which could probably make reasonable centerfire targets... Also had a bit of a scrounge around the metal workshop at Uni but didn't come up with anything too useful...

Let us know how you get on, we could use some of those at 'the range', unless of course that's what you're already doing.

-Indy

[Mr Merde]

Props... So more about the Mosin Nagants. You guys have said they are too heavy for hunting, but is that strictly speaking?

Strange...

No gun is too heavy to go hunting with.

In the old days of the African hunters they used to carry 4 bore and 2 bore rifles. They were bloody heavy and weighed in about 25lbs or more.

It depends on how willing you are to carry that particlar rifle.

Dont forget, the lighter the rifle then the more the recoil, usually.

I used to hunt down thew Whakatane with a No4 smle in full wood mode. loved that old rifle. Never had a sling I carried it in my arms.

Chris

[wbks]

There was one of the 'sporterised' (what the hell?!) .303 enfields on trademe that I noticed earlier... 19 hours or so left on the auction and going for around $100...

Most people own guns that shoot far better than the owners. (All of mine do!)

Edit: Yeah, strange is a good way to describe the english

Well if there really is a huge difference in weight between the two for hunting, than I won't complain about buying a 303 instead, but Nagants look pretty nice and with the bigger caliber and what not. They just look a lot nicer to me and have a nice big caliber, so I was wondering if there really is much difference.