The firearm thread

**Mr Merde** · 27th July 2010, 08:17

Originally Posted by jono035

Let me know when you do.

I was having a think about that mould, a cheap electric hot-plate could be the way to go to bring it up to temperature. Just sit it on the hot-plate for a bit while your pot warm up and then get straight to the casting.

I was thinking the same thing. I know a lot of septics use that method for all their casting.

One thing I have to do is get a larger pot.

The Lee 10lb pot is a pain in the proverbial. So it looks as though I will need to go to a gas burner andf 40lb cast iron pot. I also hate the bottom pour pots. Never been able to get one to work properly. I always revert to using a ladle (which also needs to be brought up to temperature).

looks like I need to buy some more stuf for shooting. I also need a couple more kilos of black powder. This old time shooting sure chews through it.

The Chinese powder has been putting me off a bit as I noticed it was not very consistant. Was looking in the US for a powder sieve to grade it and suddenly thought "why not use an ordinary flour sieve" The really fine stuff will go through and leave a more consistant grade of powder.

Its this fine powder that leads to inconsistantcies. One more step to accurate BP shooting

**jono035** · 27th July 2010, 08:20

Originally Posted by Mr Merde

I was thinking the same thing. I know a lot of septics use that method for all their casting.

One thing I have to do is get a larger pot.

The Lee 10lb pot is a pain in the proverbial. So it looks as though I will need to go to a gas burner andf 40lb cast iron pot. I also hate the bottom pour pots. Never been able to get one to work properly. I always revert to using a ladle (which also needs to be brought up to temperature).

looks like I need to buy some more stuf for shooting. I also need a couple more kilos of black powder. This old time shooting sure chews through it.

The Chinese powder has been putting me off a bit as I noticed it was not very consistant. Was looking in the US for a powder sieve to grade it and suddenly thought "why not use an ordinary flour sieve" The really fine stuff will go through and leave a more consistant grade of powder.

Its this fine powder that leads to inconsistantcies. One more step to accurate BP shooting

Any idea what the actual range of grain sizes is? You can buy filter mesh in a heap of different grades pretty easily.

**Mr Merde** · 27th July 2010, 08:28

Originally Posted by jono035

Any idea what the actual range of grain sizes is? You can buy filter mesh in a heap of different grades pretty easily.

HAvent thought about it. All I know id Fg FFg FFFg etc.

I wonder if there is something on the interweb.

Didnt think of filter mesh.

Could pour a bottle of powder in the top and filter to different grades through it. Mmmmm

**The Pastor** · 27th July 2010, 15:10

i wanna go hunting again.

**Mr Merde** · 27th July 2010, 15:27

Originally Posted by renegade master

i wanna go hunting again.

Bambi killer !!!!

**The Pastor** · 27th July 2010, 15:46

Originally Posted by Mr Merde

Bambi killer !!!!

nah, i wanna get bambis dad!

**The Pastor** · 27th July 2010, 15:48

lol at the photo, making it look about twice as big as it is... (still bloody impressive)

**sAsLEX** · 27th July 2010, 17:01

Originally Posted by renegade master

lol at the photo, making it look about twice as big as it is... (still bloody impressive)

That is the trick of hunting photography, there is a good article in NZ Hunter about how to take and compose hunting photos so that that the subject comes out looking good.

**frogfeaturesFZR** · 31st July 2010, 19:58

General question- are you only able to buy ammo with steel shot these days ?

**Drunken Monkey** · 31st July 2010, 20:13

Originally Posted by frogfeaturesFZR

General question- are you only able to buy ammo with steel shot these days ?

No, lead shot still easily available. Shooting waterfowl isn't the only thing you can do with shotguns.

**Indiana_Jones** · 31st July 2010, 20:26

Does the steel shot rule only apply to 12 gauge's?

-Indy

**Drunken Monkey** · 31st July 2010, 22:24

Originally Posted by Indiana_Jones

Does the steel shot rule only apply to 12 gauge's?

-Indy

12 guage and larger.

More details here:
http://www.fishandgame.org.nz/Site/H...steelshot.aspx

**Swoop** · 1st August 2010, 10:43

Originally Posted by Drunken Monkey

12 guage and larger.

More details here:
http://www.fishandgame.org.nz/Site/H...steelshot.aspx

It is interesting to note that:

2) ALL users of shotguns "less than 12 gauge" temporarily exempted, (i.e. .410" bore, 32, 28, 24, 20 and 16 gauge).

Since that was dated 2006, I wonder what creeping rules will slide under the radar, that bans lead outright?

**Drunken Monkey** · 1st August 2010, 11:35

Originally Posted by Swoop

It is interesting to note that:

2) ALL users of shotguns "less than 12 gauge" temporarily exempted, (i.e. .410" bore, 32, 28, 24, 20 and 16 gauge).

Since that was dated 2006, I wonder what creeping rules will slide under the radar, that bans lead outright?

I expect it was worded like that to move if 16 or 20 gauge became more popular. If you read further on (or maybe it was a different link), small bores account for less than half a percent of the types of shotguns used for waterfowl hunting.

**twistemotion** · 2nd August 2010, 21:05

Which organisation do you guys think is the best one to protect the interests of firearm owners in NZ? I know about COLFO, but the latest news on their website is from August last year. What's going on? I expect more activity than that from an organisation I pay membership to help look after my interests. The anti-gun lobbyists are far more active than that!!

I certainly hope there's some other organisation which is doing a better job.