Againstthegrains
@againstthegrains
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Joined: Dec 12, 2023
Last seen: May 28, 2026
Topics: 19 / Replies: 210
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Re: Altering scope mountings to accomodate more height adjustment

Just a follow up:So I worked out I needed to take off exactly 0.4mm off the front. I figured, to keep the mounting surface of the front and rear scope...

9 months ago
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Re: A new way to hide

Reminds me of an EC guide who arrived in Camo, with a bright orange beanie. I rolled my eyes when I saw the beanie. He then took me to a camp that was...

10 months ago
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Re: A new way to hide

I love America... buy expensive camo to make yourself invisible, and then drape yourself in bright orange to make yourself visible. The land of the gr...

10 months ago
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Re: If it wobbles, fix it.

That is a trick I learned. If the thread on the action is stripped, the thread is for a non-metric (#6-48)screw. These are like hens teeth in ZA, but ...

11 months ago
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Re: Gunsmiths and Rails

Its the same as finding a good plumber, electrician, builder, electrician.They are human, they have good and bad days, some have more skill than other...

11 months ago
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Re: Ideal calibre for (subsonic) culling?

A real world application of the above is as follows: I often visit a farm in an area with small holdings and houses near by. Many of the surrounding r...

11 months ago
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Re: Ideal calibre for (subsonic) culling?

I agree with the above, that if you can find a rifle in a pistol caliber .44 or .45 than that is your best bet to reload sub-sonic, as the loading is ...

11 months ago
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Re: Hoeveel slag n karkas uit?

So, 4kg of moisture on a 38kg carcass is more than 10% 😮 That doesn't sound right. How long did he hang it for? and how dry is the air in the co...

11 months ago
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Re: Ideal calibre for (subsonic) culling?

A lot depends on what you have available, and what you can adapt for sub-sonic shooting. The easiest is .22LR as most people have one, and you can buy...

11 months ago
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Re: Rudolph Range finder binocular

To be fair, they all weigh about the same, even the R75,000 Swarovski is 925g.

11 months ago
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Re: Rudolph Range finder binocular

Yikes 968g... must be built so that you can load your Eland bull on top of it 😮

11 months ago
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Re: Hoeveel slag n karkas uit?

To add to the above, if you ever go into the back of a butcher during hunting season, there are dead animals and buckets of meat lying everywhere. I d...

12 months ago
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Re: Hoeveel slag n karkas uit?

Agree with Treeman that about 30% of a carcass is bones. Some animals like black wildebeest seem to have a lot of heavy bones and strong sinew/tendons...

12 months ago
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Re: What makes Barnes monos the best

So the other day I was chatting to friend who says the Barnes bullets are different because they swage the tip rather than turn them on a CNC lathe, s...

1 year ago
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