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thought i better copy and paste from the off topic forum Thomas Kitchen Re: New Guy here. welcome A vilavella. sounds like you keep yourself busy. you got me intrigued already what wildcats you been doing? 10 Sep 2015 @ 04:53 pm (GMT) Quote this A Vilavella Re: New Guy here. Hi Thomas, Thanks for the warm welcome. Wildcatting is a hobby of mine that I do in the winter time when we are snowed in. Specially the design part and brass forming, die making etc.. I am not doing anything too serious tha..

Quote:Did you import one or get it locally? Are you nz based? Thanks. Hey Russell. I imported mine. Have a read of this thread if you haven't already. I saved around $300-$400 . http://www.ballisticstudies.com/Resources/Discussion+Forums/x_forum/21/thread/5640.html

hi russell. i just fitted a bigsky 4-16x42 to my tikka, i don't notice the turrets getting caught on anything didn't even really notice the extra weight. the extra zoom of the 16x is very helpful specially if you do want to extend your ranges. not sure you would notice any difference between 3x and 4x at the bottom end but a lot of scope choices are personal choice for your type of hunting. they must be waterproof with caps off otherwise they would leak gas like you say but you wouldn't want to ..

thats "refilling" not reloading.........I reload a very few loads for our shotguns using an very primative stack n whack type hand loader.... rounds wont chamber in everyone of the shotties but they are made for the break open guns with a light charge of steel shot so the fit for the purpose they are made for (low recoil legal killing loads)...... now give me new unfired cases and I can turn out rounds better than factory, that will chamber in anything. as thread title says..its a learning curve..

Im in process of doing mine...mod 70 winchester lightweight bonus.....elcheapho....... before I went to get some bolt blanks/threads I thought to my self "wonder whats in the bits container in the garage???" turns out the crappy brass coated/coloured allen screws 3" long that held the old BBQ together are just the right size and thread pattern LMAO just got to love that.

A lot of RC planes have a carbon rod for the main wing spar. How would a thick brazing rod go? You could silver solder the threaded end off the old rod onto it and possibly the handle spigot too. Or use some Penny /Panel washers and make a handle from a drilled piece broom stick or some plastic rod?

I happen to be in the market for a new cleaning rod. So off I go to the local gun shops where I'm presented with two choices. A stainless rod for $80Aust or a carbon fiber rod for $150Aust. Being a good student of Nathan's books I want to choose the carbon fiber, however for that price? What irked me was that the previous weekend I'd stopped in at a hobby store and picked up three meters of 5mm thick carbon rod (for my knife making) for a total cost of $20. Where does the 150 bucks come from? I ..

Its fun to play God. In New Zealand, we had some birds, some rats and some Maori fullas. The Maori liked hunting and fishing. Then the white man came and spread himself around along with every other culture- and is still spreading himself around with every new subdivision and new house we put in, breeding willy nilly. Then we have the arrogance to say that such and such an animal is a pest and unbalancing the eco system. And so we carpet bomb our bush, kill some possums, kill the birds we are su..

Hi Radley, don't blame the belt, this has nothing to do with the issues you are seeing. For starters, the brass you are using is a pain in the ass, both Nosler / Norma and Federal. Both are weak in 7mm rem Mag. If possible, change to Win brass. If you continue to have extraction issues, it will be a primary extraction problem with the action, not a brass issue. Or- it could be a reloading method issue. None of this has anything to do with the belt on your brass. The area just behind the shoulder..

Nathan covers that stock design in his book Jacob, will work but it exaggerates recoil to a degree and the fore grip is not as good as say the Sendero. I have only used one of these stocks on a 308 (I think it was?) and it worked ok on that. My understanding of these is that they can vary in builds (check the old threads) but generally they were along the lines of a SPS varmint in the better quality stock. All the normal Rem tweaks will be needed as in your book and build quality is still on the..

well i knocked up the jig the other day. cost me about $15 for the dome nuts and some threaded rod, as i already had the dial gauge and magnetic base. works well. [/img]http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f3/bjwlsdmf/P1010731%20-%20Copy_zpszl0bvfth.jpghttp://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f3/bjwlsdmf/P1010730%20-%20Copy_zpsdsmzx5jr.jpg[img] i can see all my fire formed brass has .001" or less runout. my 223 handloads are mostly the same but a few had upto .005" bullet runout, i s..

This "off topic" forum has been set up on request, currently on a trial basis. If you can't keep your posts light and need to vent, then so be it. But do try to support each other in a caring and concerned manner. The TBR forums have attracted a wonderful group of kind and warm hearted hunters from around the world so I hope that this continues within this thread. Please note, I may not be able to spend much time on this forum as I am already stretched thin. Also, being that I am normally in the..

Quote:I use a Sinclair Concentricity Gauge on Nathan's recommendation. The case sits on top of two pairs of ball bearings for support & is simple & accurate. Really happy with it. I ordered the unit from the states. here's the link to a Youtube promotional clip; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HTkjkhKoE9U I looked at the design of the Hornaday unit & thought it was poor. I could see how it could give you errors & be miss leading as it relies on the base of the case being true from memory... not ..