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Hi all, its been a while since i've posted but i know you'll all be able to help me. I'm about to move away and am gonna get a new rifle. I've settled on the Tikka t3 stainless lite. My question is, does anyone know how the recoil will compare in 270win to the Ruger M77 in 270win? I hand load so...

Ok well this is gonna sound stupid but i'm gonna ask it because this doesn't sound right to me: A friend told me today to buy a tikka t3 lite in 30-06 instead of a 270win because it has a heavier bullet and therefor has less recoil???? now this really doesn't make sense but i figure i'd ask...

WHat shot gun would you recomend to someone that is wanting to start getting into both trap/skeet shooting and some hunting. It has to be 12guage (I'm over 6 foot and can take the recoil) Can't be semi auto or pump because of the laws in Aus. Preferably U/O. and under $750AU and well fitted...

Hi all. I'm 18 in about 5-6 months and am want to start saving my money on a varmit rifle that will be my present to myself. I was wonder if people could post some pictures of their varmitters with a brief description of what it is and what load its in. At the moment i'm leaning towards a...

Hi all. I'm getting into the reloading now but i don't have a way of cleaning the brass easily at the moment. Money is tight so a tunmbler is outer to question for the moment. Are there any quick and effective ways of cleaning your brass without a tumbler. Thanks heaps. MK

Its taken a while... but.............. Dad finally got his .22lr fixed and we got to go out and have some fun :) We went to a friends property about 5minutes down the road and sighted the rifle in the went walking through the paddocks looking for our next victim. As we were skirting around...

Bought a Olivon 4.5-15 by 50 yesterday to put on dads .270, its really clear in the image even at 200m, we picked it up for 370 at a local store. Just wondering if anyone has one and if your impressed by them?? Thanks all. MK

Well i was thinking the other day about reloading manuals that have been really helpful for me in getting me started in the world of reloading. So i though i'd ask and see what the most helpful reloading manual you have ever read? Why was it helpful? And Do you still have it? Have a safe...

Hi all. I was looking on the net the other day and came across a optics brand called Barska (and more particularly the BARSKA 3-12x52 EURO-30) This particular scope has caught my attention. http://www.barska.com/Euro-30_Rifle_Scopes-BARSKA_3-12x52_EURO-30_SCOPE.html How do you think it...

Hi all. Well i hough i would just share that i've finally had enough courage to take the rifle apart and free float the barrel on dads Ruger. It had a raised part on the end of the stock which applied pressure to the barrel. i used a really fine grit sandpaper and then managed to get a sealer...

i'm no expert with shotguns and pistols but can you fit the smallest shotgun guage shell into a .44 magnum??? I'm probably being fooled but i though i'd ask. MK

Hey all:) Well there are some people that love clean guns, and there are some that could give a stuff if the barrels is full of crap. Me personally i think if you look after your gun, it'll look after you. BUT I'd like to see why some people are cleaners and why some arn't. So tell why do...

Bedding and Floating. I'm about to start reloading ammo for dad's Ruger M77 hawkeye. Its Shooting 3" groups at 100metres with a CRAP nikko stirling 4/32 scope. My question is: Is it worth free floating the barrel and bedding it before i try to start getting good groups with loading? Thanks...

Quick question, reloading a .270win the manual sugests 4095 powder. Does this sound right?? Thanks MK

I hear this theory from my uncle that if you have a rusty part on your gun you should soak it in Molasses and it will get rid of it. Has anyone else heard of this working?? THanks and safe hunting. MK

G'day All. Well the family is looking for another gun and thought i would pose the question to the experts. The title sugests the question i want to ask. Which gun should our family purcase next? We've got a .22, and a .270 which is a little large for varmitting. Things it must do: It has to...

Hey all :) Well i've just finished doing a course which had a couple of lessons on "the body". One of the topics in the course was the Centeral nervous system and I thought i would share a few things. There are a lot of posts that help us prepare for an attack, ie. senarios and different...

Hi all. When shooting "long range" (hard to define longrange) lets say 700 yards +. out to how however far you want. When you measure the windage how do you "calculate" how far to allow. Like you've got your windage measuring device, and ballistics programs but what if the wind is blow strong...

Hi all. I was wondering if anyone still uses a shotgun/rimfire combination? If so, are they still making them or is it a "dying race" of gun? Thanks all and safe hunting. MK

Hi all. I thought it might help people (me included) who haven't done years of hunting if YOU the experienced hunters to tell us the best top ten hunting tips (can be to with preperation, rifles anythibg YOU think is important) that we could all benefit from. Thanks for all the tips and...