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    Pardini introduced a new semi-auto rifle...

    The first thing I thought was that the action looked very much like their target pistols. Then the first thing I read is that it's built around their SP pistol. I don't need another .22 semi-auto rifle, but I'd like to have a play with one of these. Pardini pistols are right up there at the...
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    It took an act of Congress but my MP28 is finished

    Very cool. My father used the Lanchester sub-machinegun, an almost direct copy of the MP28 made by the British, when he was in the Royal New Zealand Navy.
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    Military Rimfires

    Enfield No.9 .22LR. They were converted by Parker Hale in the 1950s and 60s for training and cadet use. No.4 rifles in .303 had the barrels sleeved to .22LR, a new rimfire bolt fitted and a new .22LR rear sight. The magazine body is empty and just catches the fired cases now. Ignition is...
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    Tommy gun?

    I was lucky enough that when I was given my Thompson, a local gunshop, that is geared towards the collector's market, just happened to have the parts I needed to complete it. He said he thought he had some parts out back but thought they were for a M1928, however when he found them they were...
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    22 ammo testing - alternative methodology?

    It's the middle of winter in New Zealand.
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    Maggie’s Funny & awesome pics, vids and memes thread (work safe, no nudity)

    There was a story, and it may just be a story, of a RNZAF 5 Sqn P-3 pilot who was refused a promotion or pay raise some years ago. In revenge, he never shut down an engine to save fuel ever again. The cost of the 'extra' fuel burned over the years was many, many times what the extra pay the...
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    AIRCRAFT PHOTOGRAPHY: anyone else want to participate?

    LC-130 Ski Hercules at Willy's Field, Ross Island, Antarctica about January 1996. Walking out to the aircraft for the nine hour flight to Christchurch after two weeks on the ship off-load team. A standard Herc could do the flight in eight hours, the extra drag of the skis added an extra hour.
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    AIRCRAFT PHOTOGRAPHY: anyone else want to participate?

    Yakolev Yak-18T. It was the only one in New Zealand at the time I went for a few rides in it about ten ten years ago. A friend of a pilot friend of mine brought it and she taught him to fly it. I got used as ballast a few times. At the time no-one in NZ had a rating to fly one, so my friend...
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    new project: MP44... FINISHED WITH VIDEO

    I shot a MP44 (modified to semi only) a few times about 35 years ago. The guy used to have to make all his brass by cutting down and reforming other cases. Fortunately pretty much anything with the .473 sized case head could be used. All kinds of head stamps on the cases he made. We had to...
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    What Timney Rem700 Trigger is This?

    Thanks for all the replies and help.
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    What Timney Rem700 Trigger is This?

    Any Timney trigger experts here that can ID this trigger on a NZ auction website? It's for a Rem700 and had a flat trigger, but can anyone ID the exact model and specifically the weight of pull range? The seller can't remember and has longs since lost the packaging etc. I'm considering...
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    ***NEW*** Silencer Shop Exclusive 3" Ruger MK-IV 22/45 SSH (Silencer Shop Host)

    Sorry, I can't help. Mine was done by a friend here in New Zealand.
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    ***NEW*** Silencer Shop Exclusive 3" Ruger MK-IV 22/45 SSH (Silencer Shop Host)

    It was my Dad's. I got if off him when he gave up shooting due to age and ill health. I already had a couple of .22 pistols for shooting competitions, so I thought I'd turn this one into a fun plinker.
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    ***NEW*** Silencer Shop Exclusive 3" Ruger MK-IV 22/45 SSH (Silencer Shop Host)

    I had a 'spare' 22/45 that I had cut down and threaded for a suppressor. Very quiet with the MAE stainless can. Feeds the subsonic Winchester power point profile hollow points perfectly.
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    Does anyone here use a stock 10-22?

    Fairly stock. Just a couple of little bits: Extended butt pad and a Volquartson hold open. Oh, and a Parker Hale suppressor and a torch for spotlighting pests. Purchased new in 1987-88. 4x Tasco world class scope:
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    Must-watch war movies?

    My old boss at the police firearms range was an artillery forward observer with 161 Battery during the Veitnam War. At the time of the Long Tan battle he was sick in bed with malaria but helped, like everyone else, drag 105mm ammo to the gun lines. When Chris left the range, he donated a...
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    Case Gauges?

    I have, and love, the Sheridan slotted gauge. All my Blackout brass is converted by myself from various .223 / 5.56 cases. If there's an issue with the case, or the loaded round, I can see what it is instantly
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    Maggie’s Funny & awesome pics, vids and memes thread (work safe, no nudity)

    Don't forget having to boil an egg (very well done) every couple of weeks to replace the ball.
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    New Zealand farmer/ranchers take in the ass.

    The National Party, who have a 90% chance of forming the next government in New Zealand after the October elections, have already said they will resume live animal exports.
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    Best Color Bravo Stock to Start with for a Camo Paint Job?

    Yep. It's always easier to darken something light, than to lighten something dark. Whether a rifle stock or an army truck.
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