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I have often thought that with rifles. A rifle that was captured at Gallipoli from the Australians or British was engraved and presented to Lawrence of Arabia by the saudi's. It was in Australia at the War Memorial last year on loan from the UK. As a fan of both Lawrence, and a person who lost a gre...

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As I say, the problem is SAAMI- I bet you will find a 100% fire rate- even if you come across some ammo with reputedly hard primers from eastern block countries. I suspect someone just made a fractional error converting the standard from metric to US imperial. Personally, if you are happy with Wolf ...

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Now you know what living in Australia is like- a number of the world's most venomous snakes and none rattle!

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This is common with this model. Winchester (Olin) (the CZ agent in Australia) no longer import this model because of this, and swopped the one I had, several years after I purchased it new, and all of my ammo etc over to a .223 model. The CZ is built to tight tolerances, and the eastern block 7.62x3...

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Keep the ones that are practical and hardest to replace. Marlin TDS Wild west take down Browning 71 Keep a shotgun- the one that fits best. two handguns- again, the most comfortable 'carry' for you and a .22 for practice A tactical rifle The original post I have noticed is old. If you are still a me...

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There was one on a rifle I acquired as a trade. I try not to judge things without personal experience, as I find some things under rated by many shooters and also many things over rated. The 'wondering zero' the BSA scope possessed - even after I swopped it to a rifle and set of mounts that I knew w...

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I wish! the first gun, an original model 16 air rifle I wore out. My first powder burner was a Winchester 320, which I got as a 15th birthday present. Dad allowed me to trade it in a couple of years later and purchase a 9422 magnum- which I still have. I also have a BRNO ZP49E S/S 12 guage that my p...

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I had not known he had a Congressional Medal of Honor. I thought he was a show man.

He has gone up in my estimation.

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With failing eye sight your need to scope a gun rules out the M 71 (sadly).

I would keep the BLR and a 30-30 that can be scoped.

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I always destroy boxes. A new box is a bit incriminating.

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32 20 was the most popular calibre on Australian farms for many years.

Could a Bee case be made by necking down a 25 20 or 32 20?

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The vendor just called me and advised that the gun has sold.

I would be interested to hear your comments though.

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Like a lot of actors, Mark Harmon does not so much act as manifest a skill set- his seems to work reasonably well in this role.

Scripting is quite good- this and some attractive eye candy makes for a winner.

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I have just come across a Browning lever gun in 218 Bee. From reading the 218 seems to be a necked down 25/20 firing standard .224 bullets. If this is the case it should be an easy handloading proposition and one reasonably cheap to feed if one handloads. Before buying the peace, and with knowledge ...

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What sight if any do you use?

I fired a bow when staying with friends last WE- the technology on modern compound bows is scary.

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rangerider7 thank you for that, I always enjoy the discussion around an old photograph.

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Hopefully the threat to burn Koran's will lead to the mosque near ground zero not going ahead. I saw your President on TV speaking about the matter- apparently he rang the person organising the burning and told him about the possible threat to American servicemen overseas. He made no comment on TV a...

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Feeling like a cat who got the cream. I was in a second hand shop the other day and came across a near new Bushnell Elite 3200 3x9 -40 firesight and a Bushnell Elite 6500 4.5-30x50 both like new for under a third of the retail price. For those who don't know the Bushnell Elite series scopes, they ar...

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I have always gone with having a spare.

Hunting trips in Australia can involve 10 hour drives, and there is nothing worse than having a scope failure ruin a hunt.

I always carry a spare for this reason.

I really like the idea of a 'pair and a spare' well done Hobie!

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These are very different guns. The 10-22 feels like the m1 carbine and the 9422 feels (as it should) like a Winchester, one is semi auto, the other a lever gun. The 9422 is made of good old fashioned steel and hardwood, the only plastic being the magazine follower and butt plate, the 10/22 uses hard...

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I am also an aircraft nut- though modern jets don't interest me. I saw a photo in a magazine the other day of a twin mustang. Essentially two mustangs bolted to a central pod carrying fuel etc. Does anyone know what it flew like? or was it just one of those ideas that seemed like a good idea at the ...

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I also sometimes fire loads designed for my Contender in my 94. These are spitzers. I chamber a round and carry one round only in the magazine.

(Before folks tell me I know Hornady now make spitzers for lever actions- what I have done here is used loads I had at hand)

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I normally load as many as I can comfortably- depends on how tight the mag spring is,

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I have a lee mallet kit in 30-30 and 223. I use them with my contender when I am away from base.

If you are only loading up a few they are fine- for volume they get a bit tedious though.

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In Australia storage in a safe or at least a locked cabinet is mandatory.

There is quite a bit to go into- thickness of door, do you want it to be fire proof (which I would recommend), how many locks, what type- ie conventional or number.

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Looks to be a good honest homely lass.

I prefer a gun like that than one with impressed checkering and such nonsense.

Well done.

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I will continue to look for one- or a 375 JDJ.....

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Our politicians made a decision to use (over use / abuse) our special forces (Commando's and SAS) in Iraq and Afghanistan to keep the body count down- or I suspect also to enable them to conceal true casualty figures. We occasionally have RAAF Herc's flying here with caskets on board. It must be ver...

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There was an article praising the Ergonomics of a Winch 71 in a shooting annual some years ago, and I agreed with everything he said. The ergonimics of the 71 are superb and it marks the high point (or end point) whichever way you look at it of traditional lever actions. Having said this, when I was...

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I agree with RIMHFIRE there is no way a remake will cut the mustard, least not in my eyes. It might with someone who has not seen the original.

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What is Angel FLight in a US context? military med- vac?

Here it is an Association of private pilots who fly people- generally kids with diseases like cancer long distances from outback Australia to medical appointments.

Both do a good job.

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I have just been told that the gun shop that sold me the barrel over the telephone had previously sold it to someone else- so it looks like I will not be shooting a 47/70 TC just yet. Interesting comments about muzzle flip being worse than recoil. Interesting we speak of recoil as though it is one t...

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I have just purchased a 45/70 contender carbine barrel. It is a G1 16 1/4 inch barrel. I want to use the rifle as a back pack rifle for Sambar deer, which is a deer species bigger than the Elk, but will inevitably also shoot wild pig, which vary considerably in size here. Until now 30-30 Ackley imp ...

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When I was in Namibia in the late 70's, 9.3x62's were just about everywhere- just a bit less power than a 375 H&H but in a std mauser action. It being a former German colony may have helped its popularity, though I also saw a considerable number of .303's, (more so than 7x57's).

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Don't tell me the procession to Lincoln's funeral was stopped while a Pinkerton's agent stopped at a Brothel?.

A blunderbuss is the kind of gun a Brothel would have for security- devastating at close range.

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This is a chronic issue in Muslim countries. Remember the famous picture of Saddam at a function holding a Ruger 77 International which he fired into the air.

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Has Arnie done anything for shooters or is he just one of these guys who likes to use guns in movies?

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Well done. He looks pretty big for a 4 yr old- even one almost 5!.

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I sold one in .357 many years ago and just replaced it with a .44. I will never part with the one I have now.

Definitely the best of the 92's.

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I have it on good authority- they taste like chicken!

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I have one in a Rem 7MS.

You will not be disappointed with the caliber. You can shoot bunnies at 100 yds with 357 mag 120 grainers, deer with Hornady's excellent 180 grain spire point pistol bullet or heavier bullets 0r bullets like the 225- 250 gn woodleigh for the heavy stuff.

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I used to do a lot of Veterans Entitlements Law- assisting vets with the mine field the government has laid between them and their entitlements. I found that those with the most significant service records never blew their trumpets and histories were often hard to extract, even when obtained for pro...

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Lovely work.

Reckon you could get a job in that town in Pakistan anyday!

What do you do about serial numbers and proof testing?

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19th century English Manton S/S 12 guage hammer gun with damascus barrels in poor condition.

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You have had a good buy.

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A wise move. I have a 39 TDS- they are a hard rifle to locate down under because of their very high purchase price. Before little Johnny Howard- a former Australian MP made a name for himself by over reacting to a mass killing and thrusting gun laws on the country that have not worked they were quit...

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Nice piece.

I have never used the Mossberg lever gun- and don't really like the look of them- although the hardwood stock does not help.

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Kirk D not only have I read the Custer book, but also many of the other E books about Kansas available on that site.

Social history is a fascinating area.

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The Howa is a good gun and it will last him a lifetime if he looks after it. Pleased to see you have introduced him to the sport.

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I used to have a Brno double rifle in 7x57R . It was an over under.

Never could get both barrels to shoot to the same spot, and as a result I got rid of the gun.

One problem was it was I imagine regulated with Sellier Beliott ammo you could not get here.

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