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Topic: put a feeding bucket out. |
Aloysius
Replies: 60
Views: 43532
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Forum: Waterfowl Hunting Posted: Tue May 05, 2026 1:27 am Subject: Re: put a feeding bucket out. |
| Yep, and steel shot makes everything much more bloody. That's why I'm using more often the PCP airrifle if possible, it gives cleaner game. |
Topic: put a feeding bucket out. |
Aloysius
Replies: 60
Views: 43532
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Forum: Waterfowl Hunting Posted: Mon May 04, 2026 2:28 am Subject: Re: put a feeding bucket out. |
| Elvis, my friend often hunts with a .410 and he can shoot ducks high in the air, but he mostly uses #4 lead shot or those factory Winchester 3" Xpert high velocity (1400 fps!) 3/8 oz. steel shot. Winc ... |
Topic: VERY QUIET IN HERE |
Aloysius
Replies: 565
Views: 261596
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Forum: Spam-O-Rama Posted: Sun May 03, 2026 5:12 am Subject: Re: VERY QUIET IN HERE |
70 grains of BP? When my memory is correct: that used to be the load for a Lee Enfield in .303 Br... but NOT with a 450 grs bullet!
And I'm also convinced that a .303 MIGHT expand but a .50 will n ... |
Topic: VERY QUIET IN HERE |
Aloysius
Replies: 565
Views: 261596
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Forum: Spam-O-Rama Posted: Mon Apr 20, 2026 10:54 am Subject: Re: VERY QUIET IN HERE |
| Dallan, I would strongly recommend to look into Lee's Reloading Manual as he gives a complete other view on reloading reduced loads. When most people think about a small amount of relative fast powder ... |
Topic: hush puppies |
Aloysius
Replies: 28
Views: 14581
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Forum: Gun & Firearm Discussions Posted: Mon Apr 06, 2026 1:46 am Subject: Re: hush puppies |
| For the .222 Baikal: it's a pity mine is saying "no" to the heavy bullets. I'm not so favoring the 55 grs for hunting and Sierra's 63 grs SMP is not stabilized in the Baikal. When your rifle should li ... |
Topic: Voting registration? |
Aloysius
Replies: 6
Views: 465
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Forum: Spam-O-Rama Posted: Mon Mar 16, 2026 5:12 am Subject: Re: Voting registration? |
| Here it's the opposite: we can vote "blanco" but we have to go unless it's physically not possible, but then we can authorize someone else to vote for you or get some prove of your medical doctor or y ... |
Topic: Quiet |
Aloysius
Replies: 15
Views: 1254
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Forum: Spam-O-Rama Posted: Sat Mar 07, 2026 7:17 am Subject: Re: Quiet |
| Vince, I agree. But the only thing that makes me doubting a bit is the question if my country is still worth to defend... on the other hand I don't see that many foreign governments I realy could admi ... |
Topic: New 308 |
Aloysius
Replies: 63
Views: 12674
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Forum: Reloading Ammunition Posted: Tue Feb 24, 2026 10:28 am Subject: Re: New 308 |
| Vince, you're this old and still doesn't know that at our age we're sometimes better of with a vet than with a real doctor? As I see how many times they have been cutting your body the past few year, ... |
Topic: Its all Vinces fault |
Aloysius
Replies: 68
Views: 35466
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Forum: General Posted: Tue Feb 10, 2026 7:24 am Subject: Re: Its all Vinces fault |
| Vince, it might help to have a look for something else that's also called 'side-by-side'... I bought Segways's Fugleman but a quad might be better and much cheaper for you. We have a lot of rain in ou ... |
Topic: Its all Vinces fault |
Aloysius
Replies: 68
Views: 35466
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Forum: General Posted: Mon Feb 09, 2026 10:24 am Subject: Re: Its all Vinces fault |
Vince, how would you feel when others decide for you that you're to old to hunt and let you stay at home when they go out and have fun?
Some moments the heart is saying different things than the he ... |
Topic: Scored a compound bow |
Aloysius
Replies: 9
Views: 1160
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Forum: Primitive Weapons Hunting Posted: Mon Jan 19, 2026 7:28 am Subject: Re: Scored a compound bow |
geland, now it's starting all over again: practise... practise... practise!!!
and when you think you can handle it, you still need to practise... practise... practise!!!
And first thing to do: put i ... |
Topic: Christmas and New Year |
Aloysius
Replies: 16
Views: 1541
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Forum: Spam-O-Rama Posted: Fri Jan 02, 2026 10:42 am Subject: Re: Christmas and New Year |
Yep, we've made it... again!
And now up to the next one!
The stupid thing is that the grandsons grow faster and faster and I seem to get smaller and smaller lungs...
but I'm lucky I don't have t ... |
Topic: Australian Firearms Laws |
Aloysius
Replies: 19
Views: 1759
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Forum: General Posted: Tue Dec 16, 2025 8:16 am Subject: Re: Australian Firearms Laws |
We have seen the same reaction overhere a few times.
The strange thing is that when they use a car or a truck instead of a gun, you don't get similar reactions...
after the ban on lead shot, they ... |
Topic: Christmas and New Year |
Aloysius
Replies: 16
Views: 1541
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Forum: Spam-O-Rama Posted: Sat Dec 13, 2025 9:29 am Subject: Re: Christmas and New Year |
We don't say it very often, but I think we are all thankful for the spot you created (and keep on running) here on the net.
It seems it's been promoted to replace the old workers by young ones, but ... |
Topic: Feeling a bit ordinary today |
Aloysius
Replies: 21
Views: 2163
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Forum: Spam-O-Rama Posted: Sun Nov 16, 2025 11:26 am Subject: Re: Feeling a bit ordinary today |
| By the way when you want to laugh: due to some strange verdict of a judge in the highest court we are now no longer allowed to reload our own ammo unless we have the same permit as a real ammofactory, ... |
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