janfred
@janfred
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Joined: May 31, 2022
Last seen: Jul 22, 2026
Topics: 12 / Replies: 416
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Re: Tiny carry guns, today's learning.

The wife's P365 has likewise been a joy to shoot. I can shoot is much more accurately than my CZ75 for some reason. Must be the sights.Then the R...

6 months ago
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Re: WHO controls the ( commercial / financial ) firearms trade in South Africa

A bullet is easy to make. The jacket, not so much. What makes Bergers so good is the J4 jackets that have exceptional thickness consistancy. So too th...

6 months ago
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Re: WHO controls the ( commercial / financial ) firearms trade in South Africa

When it comes to reloading components, there is only one big one; Normark. They import Berger and Lapua.Years ago Nicholas Yale imported Lapua bullets...

6 months ago
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Re: Any new news on mono's for handguns?

Well, the hollow of the Impala bullets are very wide. I would be really surprised if they do not expand. Also, at 100gr, they are not exactly light we...

7 months ago
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Re: Removing live primers?

Maybe I've been very lucky, but I've never had a primer detonate except when hit with a firing pin or airrifle pellet.

7 months ago
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Re: Riflescopes .. what to get ? ( yes this crusty old topic - again )

The EPL4 has a capped windage turret. The reticle is pretty good and not to fine for me at 4x. The illuminated centre also works well. The centre dot ...

7 months ago
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Re: Any new news on mono's for handguns?

Impala sold hollowpoint 100gr solids a few years ago. Don't know if they still do.Apparently they expand very well when shot into clay. And 100gr...

7 months ago
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Re: New Steyr One-Piece

I am of the opinion that the action/stock interface has much more effect. Worrying about the barrel/action interface torqued to 150 N.m seems pointles...

7 months ago
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Re: New Steyr One-Piece

Cant say I agree that it is a good idea. Makes replacing the barrel an expensive exercise.Not that the traditional way is inacurate. With the correct ...

7 months ago
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Re: Heart-stopping Bedding moments

I have been through that before. If it does not release by the third tap of the mallet my sphincter starts contracting... Turned out the agent I used ...

7 months ago
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Re: New rifles - dirty from manufacturer?

Some clever person have probably decided that it is not required. The rifles are shipped with a dessicant so chance of rust is slim to none. And proba...

7 months ago
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Re: New rifles - dirty from manufacturer?

I have read a few reports on US forums about new "dirty rifles"; usually from Europe.In the US there is no requirement for a proof test of a...

7 months ago
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Re: SA made Multi-Press lucky find

Titanium disulfide not so much. But I got my Mollyspray at a carparts supplier so phone around.For online purchase,

8 months ago
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Re: SA made Multi-Press lucky find

Or, make your way into the 20th century and use Molybdenum disulfide or titanium disulfide.And, yes, I know the 20th century is the 1900s. Just a snid...

8 months ago
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Re: New rifles - dirty from manufacturer?

Tikkas sometimes arrive dirty from the proof shots. Mine had a dirty bolt head. Probably from primer failure from the overpressure rounds.

8 months ago
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