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    I’d be interested in doing something like that.

    I’d be interested in doing something like that.
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    There’s a lot to see and it’s a big country, how...

    There’s a lot to see and it’s a big country, how long are looking at staying ?

    Would you like to travel around and see different places, or stay in one spot ?

    Perth and Darwin are my favourite...
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    I like a 3lb trigger, I run that weight on most...

    I like a 3lb trigger, I run that weight on most of my guns that have been across a smiths bench.
    Three pound for me is light enough but not too light, I can still fell it when I’m excited.
    I...
  4. 23745 Australian Automatic Arms 9mm. They...

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    Australian Automatic Arms 9mm.
    They were made to compete with the MP5.
    The Australian gobernment bought AAA out and destroyed the tooling.
    There’s not many around.
  5. Thread: Lever Guns

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    Owned a few pistol cal Win 94s they always seemed...

    Owned a few pistol cal Win 94s they always seemed to work pretty well for me.
    Had a pre AE 357 that I sold to some guy that just had to have it, he was offering twice what it cost so I sold it.
    Big...
  6. Thread: Lever Guns

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    Have any of you guys had anything to do with...

    Have any of you guys had anything to do with these guys ?

    http://www.bighornarmory.com/

    I've been eyeing off their blued 454 guns for a while.
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    I like it, I'm pretty sure you and your photos of...

    I like it, I'm pretty sure you and your photos of your pre mod 18 helped spark my interest in a 22 wheel gun.
    I like those Mounties, I've had my eye out for one for a while, they come up for sale...
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    Good looking 22s. The only 22 handgun I have...

    Good looking 22s.

    The only 22 handgun I have at present is a S&W 17-5 4". They're a hoot to shoot, I would like another 22.
    I've been thinking maybe a Charger. 16647
  9. I see the 6.5cm, 260rem being kicked around a bit...

    I see the 6.5cm, 260rem being kicked around a bit lately.

    One of the reason put to me the other day was our guys can't hit targets because of the rainbow trajectory of the 7.62x51, which is a...
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    For me illuminated reticle is the way to go, I...

    For me illuminated reticle is the way to go, I umd and arred about it but once I went that way most scope I buy now have that option.

    I hunt from time to time with just the moon light and my ret...
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    Depends on why I'm running. If I'm running...

    Depends on why I'm running.

    If I'm running into an area where there are things that need to be shot, I'm doing it like Anderson says.
    Hits per second win races.
  12. Stop doing that.

    Stop doing that.
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    Yeah, you are right. There are enough shooters...

    Yeah, you are right. There are enough shooters out there no point taking chances when you don't need to.
    You do have some cool old guns.
  14. I will have a look for a reference when I get...

    I will have a look for a reference when I get home, I may be remembering it wrong.
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    I have a PRS tripod. They're pretty light...

    I have a PRS tripod.

    They're pretty light weight and fairly compact.
    I like it and would buy one again.
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    Far out, looks like they've had very little use....

    Far out, looks like they've had very little use.

    Are you going to shoot them ?
  17. From what I know (not much) burn rates do have an...

    From what I know (not much) burn rates do have an affect on recoil.
    A faster burning powder tend to give snappier recoil.
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    For me SDB auto indexing sold me over the 550,...

    For me SDB auto indexing sold me over the 550, for someone only loading one caliber and fairly low volume it's not a bad press.
    But like others have mentioned there's not a lot of room to grow, you...
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    I started off with 1500 Remington cases then...

    I started off with 1500 Remington cases then added a couple of hundred more, what's happening with work kind of dictates how often I do a loading cycle. It's usually every month or two.
    I still...
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    There's a lot of good info in this thread. ...

    There's a lot of good info in this thread.

    There's two things I'd like to add.

    1. I don't count the cost of my brass when working out the cost of reloading.
    I just chalk that up to a one off...
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    I don't really do much of an inspection. I just...

    I don't really do much of an inspection.
    I just rinse my cases and media pour off most of the water and tip the lot into my separator.
    After I separate my pins and brass I rinse the brass again,...
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    My comment about pistol powder vs rifle powder...

    My comment about pistol powder vs rifle powder has more to do with burn rate and load density than straight pistol vs rifle. Where I learnt about burning rates, load densities ect is loading for...
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    Trail Boss is not a golden bullet but it is one...

    Trail Boss is not a golden bullet but it is one the best powders I've found for subsonic 308 class cartridges.
    For 308 it's safest and easiest route that I've found.
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    I'm loading 308 and 300blk. Although lately I...

    I'm loading 308 and 300blk. Although lately I haven't seen much need for the 300.
    At least for what I am doing.

    Loading small volumes of fast burning pistol powder is just as bad if not worse...
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    I use subs a bit in 300blk and more recently in...

    I use subs a bit in 300blk and more recently in 308.

    I load 175gr OTM and 190gr smk, because that's what I have and I want to keep things simple.
    I have tried a few other projectiles, but for...
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