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Topics: 41 / Replies: 1065
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Re: Next bullet material?

Tungsten is 9 10ths as hard as diamond. I have to assume that the bullets in question had some or other jacket of softer metal that would engrave and ...

2 years ago
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Re: Technopro Online Store - Randburg

Unfortunately the stuff I bought from technopro was keenly priced and they had a wide range. Their poor service and shaky business practices however m...

2 years ago
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Re: Technopro Online Store - Randburg

I wouldn't use them again. Had more bad experiences than good and a couple of mates got burned.

2 years ago
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Re: Altered wheel weight composition?

The stick on weights are all alloys and lead substitutes, in short useless. You only want the metal clip on type of weights. Sadly those are not 100% ...

2 years ago
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Re: How To Fight Gun Control South Africa

Not much to complain about in that one other than them leaning into the race angle. A more balanced article than we usually get out of what passes for...

2 years ago
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Re: Altered wheel weight composition?

Lead is being phased out of wheel weights internationally so a lot of whet you'll find here now are zinc or even steel. Zinc is a bitch if it get...

2 years ago
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Re: Next bullet material?

There has been talk if using some kind of nuclear waste (depleted uranium?) for tank shells. How feasible would that be for hunting and target shootin...

2 years ago
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Re: Next bullet material?

I doubt it will be non-metal. The combination of density and ductility for inertia and 'engravability' aren't really available in anyth...

2 years ago
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Re: DIY rifle stock - any experience?

If I was OK with the profile and felt the need to DIY I'd start with something the like this:If the action was a k98 i'd jump on this one:

2 years ago
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Re: DIY rifle stock - any experience?

I've never made a stock from scratch but have done very extensive repair, refurbishment and refinishing on quite a few. If I was to decide to do ...

2 years ago
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Re: Key board warriors vs Engineers

Bullshit can be disseminated faster nowadays than in the days of print but i think the bullshit back then was stickier as it was harder to overwrite. ...

2 years ago
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Re: Wanted: Colt SA Army in 357

There was a Colt on The Gun Trove for quite a while.

2 years ago
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Re: France Hunting Season 2023/2024

There is a guy that hunts here in France - Feliew - He's been in a few of the Wild Boar Fever movies.He does a compilation video very month of vi...

2 years ago
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Re: What would your answer be...

South Africans do not like being told how to or what to do, it is a problem. . . . . which is one of the reasons we have such impressive road accident...

2 years ago
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Re: What would your answer be...

Measure and record everything. You don't know if you don't measure and you sure as hell won't remember if you don't record.Don...

2 years ago
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