The firearm thread

[The Pastor]

how was the cas?

[Indiana_Jones]

Pretty sweet.

Was interesting to watch

-Indy

[jono035]

Pretty sweet.

Was interesting to watch

-Indy

Sounds good, would have loved to wander down, had my girlfriends family in town to catch up with us and her newborn niece.

[Indiana_Jones]

Well there it is, round one.

Though I seated the bullet too far in

Live and learn.

But as Chris said, the process isn't hard.

-Indy

[wbks]

Is it easy to find military surplus 303 ammo? Is the 303 surplus as cheap as the 308 factory stuff? Just wondering because someone mentioned how much more expensive each round of 303 was compared to 308, which makes me think that buying one of the parker hale 303s that are on tardme would actually end up more pricey to buy and shoot than a 308.

[Indiana_Jones]

Is it easy to find military surplus 303 ammo? Is the 303 surplus as cheap as the 308 factory stuff? Just wondering because someone mentioned how much more expensive each round of 303 was compared to 308, which makes me think that buying one of the parker hale 303s that are on tardme would actually end up more pricey to buy and shoot than a 308.

Ummmm there is a bit of .303 surplus floating around.

Even 7.62x54R too.

If cost is a super worry, should get into reloading

-Indy

[wbks]

Well that would be good, but I'd rather just buy 20rd boxes to begin with. What kind of pricing does the 303 go for? Why X54R surplus? Did NZ have MNs as service rifles for a time or something?

[Indiana_Jones]

Well that would be good, but I'd rather just buy 20rd boxes to begin with. What kind of pricing does the 303 go for? Why X54 surplus? Did NZ have MNs as service rifles for a time or something?

You can get highland at like $40 for 20, Winchester at labout $55-60 for 20. It's roughly the same per 20 as most large caliber ammo is at the moment.

and there's some surplus here of 7.62x54R here as people import it dirt cheap and flog it off for a buck

-Indy

[wbks]

Lucky you. Nah, there are a few brands of 308 on guncity's website for $21 for 20rds, cheapest is $40 for 303 like you said.

[jono035]

Well that would be good, but I'd rather just buy 20rd boxes to begin with. What kind of pricing does the 303 go for? Why X54R surplus? Did NZ have MNs as service rifles for a time or something?

Doesn't mean surplus from NZ army, means surplus from some army somewhere.

As for the pricing, you can usually figure it out roughly by either looking at websites or ringing around gun stores... It's good practice to research all of this stuff before buying a rifle. Same for things like magazines as well, worth trying to find a price so you know what the story is.

Found an interesting quote that I hadn't seen just before while doing some reloading reading, one for all the hoplophobes that seem to be coming out of the woodwork.

"A fear of weapons is a sign of retarded sexual and emotional maturity" - Sigmund Freud

[jono035]

Lucky you. Nah, there are a few brands of 308 on guncity's website for $21 for 20rds, cheapest is $40 for 303 like you said.

There ya go.

[wbks]

Doesn't mean surplus from NZ army, means surplus from some army somewhere.

As for the pricing, you can usually figure it out roughly by either looking at websites or ringing around gun stores... It's good practice to research all of this stuff before buying a rifle. Same for things like magazines as well, worth trying to find a price so you know what the story is.

Found an interesting quote that I hadn't seen just before while doing some reloading reading, one for all the hoplophobes that seem to be coming out of the woodwork.

"A fear of weapons is a sign of retarded sexual and emotional maturity" - Sigmund Freud

Might as well get a 308, then. Even this cheap stuff looks pretty tight at 100 meters to me: http://www.guncity.co.nz/308-barnaul...idp117470.html
Lol, great dude that Sigmund

There ya go.

- Yea, but for all I know, surplus 303 is $10 for 20

[Indiana_Jones]

Anyone got some spare hammers for a side by side shottie?

Chris and I are after some.

Cheers

-Indy

[jono035]

Though I seated the bullet too far in

Did you buy yourself a bullet puller?

[Indiana_Jones]

Did you buy yourself a bullet puller?

Nooooooooooooope lol

-Indy