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Re: Reloading Press Resurrection

Do you perhaps have any photos of this work?Very interested to see too.

10 months ago
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Re: Ou/old Mauser .22 ??

Wow that little rifle has some hard miles on it. Bolt looks ok. My OCD superpower would have me dropping a couple of hundred hours of time on it. Woul...

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

Thought of that as all my other presses are red and they all live on a wall. For reasons of laziness though I'm going with bluing so I don't...

10 months ago
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Re: Did a count ! Kept a record.

Nice thing to do. I'm always amazed at how much of what I've done I forget the details of. I'd imagine hunting would be similar.

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

Got carried away and decided to disassemble and strip the press in preparation for bluing it. Can't believe how well built and massive the parts ...

10 months ago
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Re: Latest Service Interruption - 27th October

Thanks. Nice to have it back. It's quiet here but it is what it says on the tin which is refreshing.

10 months ago
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Re: Ou/old Mauser .22 ??

By thinning and tapering the forend and adding the distinctive grooves I think you could make something that would pass the sniff test. The forend is ...

10 months ago
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Re: Ou/old Mauser .22 ??

That stock looks to be in way better starting shape than either of the two I did for my Brno. I reckon a little building up with layers of similar woo...

10 months ago
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Re: Ou/old Mauser .22 ??

Another question: where could one obtain a new stock? I've never seen one for sale here and importing from the states no longer seems doable. Oth...

10 months ago
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Re: Ou/old Mauser .22 ??

Well done. Must complement you on the beer brand.Thank you. Over an above being lekker it's label is really helpful in remembering where to put i...

10 months ago
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Re: Ou/old Mauser .22 ??

Did you do a complete rebluing, or what are the possibilities to finish the metal? This one was probably used for the hammer when they used yours for ...

10 months ago
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Re: Ou/old Mauser .22 ??

I asked Dr Google  ;D It seems to be a Ms 420, 1st generation. Nice! I haven't met a Mauser .22 that I didn't fall in love with. I did...

10 months ago
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Re: Check these numbers out _-_ Big Eyes I got.

Will have a look later for the thing I saved which had 1000 yard cast bullet results but here's something about Pope in the meantime

10 months ago
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Re: Check these numbers out _-_ Big Eyes I got.

But how? With the ammunition and engineering abilities of those days ?Were there rifles able to group moment of action back then, I always thought 3 i...

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