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    Point Blank.

    G'day. What is your Point blank range? Who limits their range to point blank? How far above/below line of sight do you use? What size/type of animal do you hunt? What caliber gun is this set? Do you use published velocity or a Chronograph? I went out with a Roo shooter that set his sight zero...
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    Bad powder.

    G'day. Who has had powder that has Spoiled/gone bad? What was your indicator of bad powder? Do you know what caused the condition? Who has had powder for years that is still fine?
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    Quiz

    G'day. I have been on another forum that have a Question with multiple answers to chose from section. Once you select your answer, it gives an explanation and keeps your score. It will return to the last question each time you log into that section. Has this been considered here at TFL? I think...
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    Roo shooting (graphic photo)

    G'day. I got invited Roo shooting yesterday. All I needed to take was my good looks and great personality. I went with a guy that does this most weekends. He sells the Roo and needs about 150 kg to cover costs depending on the distance traveled. It just happened to be my 19th wedding...
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    twist rate #2

    G'day. I posted this question on another part of TFL .Thought I would re post it here to get some more input. How fast is too fast? I have seen formulas for working out what the minimum twist rate for a given projectile. What about the maximum twist rate? I have load data for 40 & 45 gr .224...
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    Estimating velocity.

    G'day. How can one estimate MV without a Chronograph? Can it be done using the bullet path if you have the bullets BC?
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    Blaming guns.

    G'day. I just saw a news article on an Australian morning news show. The article was about the Columbine school shooting, and it blamed the NRA, and firearms for gun related killings. I have not found a link to the story yet, but if you want to suggest a story to them I have an address...
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    How many?

    G'day. How many shots do you use to develop a load? I want to try some different projectiles, and the only shop in hundreds of miles has limited stock at the best of times. How many projectiles should I order of any type? What is a good system of testing? I only have one powder at the moment...
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    twist rate

    G'day. How fast is too fast? I have seen formulas for working out what the minimum twist rate for a given projectile. What about the maximum twist rate? I have load data for 40 & 45 gr .224 bullets at around 3300 f/s with a 1:14 twist, and 2700 f/s with a 1:16 or 1:14 twist. What would happen...
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    Crocodile hunting

    G'day. The Northern Territory government is considering allowing the hunting of 25 Crocodiles per year. How much would you pay to go on a Crocodile hunt? Do you think that 25 per year would generate much interest from international hunters? More details on the news. They say that they might...
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    interchangeable dies ?

    G'day. What dies are interchangeable with other cartridges? Can I use a .222 seating did on a .223 case? Can I use the .222 full length die to neck size the .223? If not, then please explain. Are there other calibers that can be used/swapped?
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    Trying to identify ammo.

    G'day. I am trying to identify some .270 ammo. It has a head stamp of MMY (possably NNY) on it. It is sold in Australia as HIGHLAND. The stuff I have is 130 grain PSP. I want to add the bullet details to my Sierra infinity custom bullet data. Any assistance is appreciated.
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    Mike Irwin POLL !!!

    G'day, just for fun!!! http://www.thefiringline.com/forums/showthread.php?t=345862
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    3 from 35! What to do?

    G,day. You ungrateful pack of skirt wearing SOB. I have 35 new threads and 3 have not had responses. I don't know why I bother wasting my time with you.:p Seriously though. How many new threads have you had 0 responses to? Maybe it's time to drag them out of the depths. What do you do to get...
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    First gun. What age?

    G'day. What age were you when you got your first gun? What age were your kids or others? What type of gun was it?
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    What is your range setup?

    G'day. What do you take to the range? How do you set things up? Who just sets up in a padock, or in the scrub like I do? I have a small Station (30x80 km sq) that the cockie lets me shoot on. Show us some photos of your range and your setup? I went to a proper range once (I was under 10) so I...
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    The boy, the dog and me.

    G'day. I took my son and our dog out to a nearby Station and got some pet food Sunday afternoon. I only had .22lr with me this time, without a scope either. The grass/Spinafex is tall (2-3 feet) and green at the moment thanks to all the rain we have been having. We worked our way around some...
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    Deadly Blanks

    G'day. I read a thread about loading cases that had the word BLANK head-stamped on the case. (Assuming it could be done.) My intention is not to condemn the person that made the original post, but to see what people think of this practice. Your input is appreciated either for or against.
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    Flash hole ?

    G'day. I have a question for the more experienced re-loader. What is the effect of flash hole diameter ? If the flash hole is larger then normal, would this increase the area that chamber pressure has to push on the primer? Would a larger flash hole allow for better (faster) ignition? What...
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    Deer culling, 400/year

    G'day, just got off the phone with my father who is doing the 'grey nomad' thing around Tassie. He told me about a Yank that works for the C.S.I.R.O. that goes out and helps a local cocky trying to control the wild Deer population. They get a permit to cull 400 a year and the population is...
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