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Joined: Jun 2, 2022
Last seen: Jun 5, 2026
Topics: 41 / Replies: 1067
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Re: Xmas

Happies everyone.

1 year ago
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Re: casting lead

The sling was a weapon more than capable of lethal hits on humans at 100m and more. Numerous battles in antiquity hinged on the numbers of slingers th...

1 year ago
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Re: casting lead

New info for me. Always thought of bow and arrow, throwing spear or bladed instruments as war tools for those periods.Google 'balearic slingers&#...

1 year ago
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Re: Sag loop in de veld?

A mate of mine wears rock climbing shoes when hunting. Has a very thin, pliable and super grippy soleHe must be pulling your leg.... I have climbed mo...

1 year ago
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Re: More Aussie Boners

"More Aussie Boners" and "Some more eye candy." could give the wrong impression of what to expect. It was a relief to me but could...

1 year ago
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Re: A file put to good use

Doesn't look like it was heat-treated. Won't it be brittle? I have seen files breakjust by dropping on the floor.It was very unlikely that i...

1 year ago
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Re: Sag loop in de veld?

A mate of mine wears rock climbing shoes when hunting. Has a very thin, pliable and super grippy sole

1 year ago
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Re: A file put to good use

That's brilliant. The file-ness of it is actually for function and not just a decorative element like they often are.

1 year ago
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Re: S121 headscratcher

A windy day is also not conducive to accurate chrony readings. I use a tripod and the wind causes vibrations which have an effect on the timing of the...

1 year ago
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Re: S121 headscratcher

How far is the muzzle from the chrony. The escaping gases can also trigger the chrony and give false readings. For rifle I normally place optical chro...

1 year ago
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Re: S121 headscratcher

They were but so are the last 20k+ that have been shot through the 3 guns that were used yesterday over the chrony. *******************************I a...

1 year ago
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Re: S121 headscratcher

Were these perhaps powder coated  bullets ? They were but so are the last 20k+ that have been shot through the 3 guns that were used yesterday ov...

1 year ago
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Re: S121 headscratcher

Years ago I had a shooting chrony. I packed it up and sent it back to Canada, where it came from. With a long , not very nice letter in the box.I neve...

1 year ago
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Re: S121 headscratcher

Because I've never had pressure concerns with a pistol load an inspection of the primers escaped me as a diagnostic measure and someone on GS rem...

1 year ago
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Re: S121 headscratcher

Now I really need to know what chrony you are using.If you are using an optical chrony, the high velocity can be explained by enough unburnt powder go...

1 year ago
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