The firearm thread

[sAsLEX]

Right got the 92 in my warm live hands, and only have 40 odd rounds for the bugger.

Will the 210 dollar kit on the site below suit to load both the 38-40 and my 308 with different attachements?
http://www.outdoorsupplies.co.nz/leereload3.htm#reload

[Monsterbishi]

Right got the 92 in my warm live hands, and only have 40 odd rounds for the bugger.

Will the 210 dollar kit on the site below suit to load both the 38-40 and my 308 with different attachements?
http://www.outdoorsupplies.co.nz/leereload3.htm#reload

Yep, all you need is dies and extra shellholders to suit, and you're away laughing. It should come with some quickchange collars for the dies too - to speed changeover up without the need to re-set the heights each time.

I have a near identical kit, the Lee challenger, appears identical actually.

Depending on how patient you are, you may find yourself upgrading the scales, they take a while to settle since they're a beam type - very sensitive to vibration, breath, etc.

[Wolf]

Back on topic

Cleaning up the garage I found a 3-9 varipower wide-view scope I'd forgotten I still had.

That'll save me a few hundred - I don't have to buy a scope for the Brno, now.

But I do need mounting rings.

I have managed to locate a solitary mounting ring - a medium-height Weaver - but it is too wide for the scope rail on the Brno and also too low - the scope is huge and impacts on the rear sight (no desire to remove the iron sights)

Any suggestions for make, model and where to get them from?

[Outlaw_Torn]

Have an old mauser that has been rebuilt in 7mm08...

Smokes the deer over beautifully

[Mr Merde]

Saslex stopped by yesterday to show me the inheritance.

An original 1892 carbine in 38-40.

What a beauty. Crisp action, very clean bore.

[The Pastor]

I shot a possum with my 308, it was fun

stupid bugga got its guts blown out then ran up the branch.

[Mr Merde]

Saslex

Check this out

http://www.midwayusa.com/eproductpag...eitemid=498351

http://www.midwayusa.com/eproductpag...eitemid=672858

http://www.midwayusa.com/eproductpag...eitemid=323434

http://www.midwayusa.com/eproductpag...eitemid=618362


http://www.midwayusa.com/Search/#38-40__685__-_1-2-4_

[emaN]

Gotta re-new myself soon, which will means I'll continue being licensed to "throw bullets" for a few more years.

I need to go through the interviewing/inspection process again too, which means re-looking at my gun cabinet.

At the moment I'm using a cabinet I made up; rather feeble, but it's locked & fixed. I'd like to build/get something a little more solid.

What do you guys use for gun safes?

[Monsterbishi]

What do you guys use for gun safes?

Welded 1/2" Tube, with 6mm mesh welded to the outside.

[Indiana_Jones]

What do you guys use for gun safes?

one of these

http://www.baysteelcraft.co.nz/shop/...od&productId=7

-Indy

[scumdog]

Gotta re-new myself soon, which will means I'll continue being licensed to "throw bullets" for a few more years.

I need to go through the interviewing/inspection process again too, which means re-looking at my gun cabinet.

At the moment I'm using a cabinet I made up; rather feeble, but it's locked & fixed. I'd like to build/get something a little more solid.

What do you guys use for gun safes?

Don't forget that a traditional gun-rack with a meaty chain and padlock is pretty damn good - and you can see at a glance if any of your muskets is a.w.a.l.

[Swoop]

a.w.a.l.

Absent With Ammo Loaded???

[emaN]

Cheers.
I'd looked at gun racks, but on one 'advertisement' I read that they weren't "approved" in the BOP... You wot?!

How can a tiny place like NZ have varying rules for gun racks?
(Gonna get in touch with local plod office to check on that one).

I'm liking the gun rack option best; got a wardrobe which would suit it perfek'!

[Mr Merde]

All my rifles and shotguns are locked in a wardrobe that only I have the key for. It has a very secure lock on it.

The ammo is kept seperately in another cupboard in another room.

Pistols are kept in a safe, that conforms to regs, somewhere else.

Check out the police site for standards for safe keeping of firearms.

They are a national criteria and if they differ in your area then surely you have a reason to make complaint.

I dont think that the police are allowed to make up their own rules and regulations. They must abide by those agreed upon by our elected officials and the police department.

For one area to have totally different rules for the safe keepint of firearms to the rest of the country would be like an area deciding that although the national max speed limit was 100kph that in their area it would be 95kph.

Not allowed. They have to make justification for the changes. Question them. It is your right to do so.

My 2 Cents worth.

[Mr Merde]

On a change of subject.

I was a little bored this weekend so I sat down and loaded 200 .30 Carbine rounds.

Took the M1 out and sighted it in withthe new loads. Lovely group of 2" at 100 metres.

Enogh to get a "coke can" at that distance.

Still bored so I loaded 100, 12 guage shells. 20 gns of AS30 under Winchester white wads and 1 1/8 oz of #7 shot.

Nice kick to it and at close range a devastating wallop.

I need to pattern these to see how the pellets are thrown. Next payday off to the warehouse to get some really cheap, white sheets with which to make holes in.

Still bored so I picked up the M1, 50 rounds of .30 carbine, a water bottle and a pack of ciggies.

Walked the length of my valeey along the rivers edge.

Took me 3 hours to travel most of the valley and back.

No game to take (I was hoping for a hare or such).There were turkeys but they arent good to eat this time of year so I didnt harvest them.

I did notice that the riiver along the valley is full of carp. Big buggers.

It was a hot day and they were only millimeters from being out of the water. Their dorsal fin was proud of the surface.

Coulnt resist it.

Where there was no dander of a shot richoceting I had a go at one with the M1.

MERDE the Great.
Fish Shooter Extraordinaire.

I popped a large carp