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    I see the buyer's premium on the auction is 25%...

    I see the buyer's premium on the auction is 25% plus VAT. That is just too hungry in my opinion, considering the seller will be paying a commission as well! I think 10% each way is any amount....
  2. CMP's were very common here as farm trucks,...

    CMP's were very common here as farm trucks, hunting wagons, etc. when they were sold off after the war, both Fords and Chevs. The Chevs stood the test of time better than the Ford V8's, but now they...
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    The Stellite liner is the most likely reason. As...

    The Stellite liner is the most likely reason. As a gunsmith I have never found any need to own a bore scope. If something in a barrel is not visible to the trained eye then it is not likely to ever...
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    2500 Euros is about the going rate for original...

    2500 Euros is about the going rate for original MP44's here in NZ (NZ$5000). It looks very tidy and would be one of the batch of ex-East German Border Guards rifles that were released onto the market...
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    Poor bugger! He reminds me of a bunch of GI's we...

    Poor bugger! He reminds me of a bunch of GI's we had doing winter training at Waiouru Training Area in the central North Island back in the '80's. They had come straight from Hawaii and were tent...
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    BAR picture of the day?

    BAR picture of the day?
  7. Thread: Repurposed !

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    It is a standard .303 Mk VI soft-point hunting...

    It is a standard .303 Mk VI soft-point hunting round made by CAC (Colonial Ammunition Company) in Auckland, NZ. They were made for the commercial market using over-run Mk VI ball cases. With the...
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    Nice work!

    Nice work!
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    My father was in the NZ Engineers right through...

    My father was in the NZ Engineers right through the Solomons campaign (Guadalcanal to Nissan Island) and then finished the war lifting minefields in Egypt. This is a poem by Berton Braley that was...
  10. Taping muzzles has been pretty much standard...

    Taping muzzles has been pretty much standard practice for NZ hunting for at least 60 years. It makes no difference to accuracy (tape is usually blown off by air pressure ahead of the bullet) and it...
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    That trigger modification was done to a few...

    That trigger modification was done to a few target No4 Mk 2's, and I have done a couple myself. In addition to the adjustment screws and altered leverage, it required careful modification of the sear...
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    A scarce US Army revolver

    My latest acquisition, a .44 US Army Richards conversion, correct mixed serial numbers and all matching conversion numbers, 142. I don't know its history but it has been in NZ for many years. Despite...
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    Morrie (Maurice George) Gordon was a well-known...

    Morrie (Maurice George) Gordon was a well-known NZ target rifle shooter who won the Gold Medal in the 1974 Commonwealth Games. He also won NZ's premier shooting trophy, the Ballinger Belt, three...
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    The great bulk of the NZ L1A1's were used by the...

    The great bulk of the NZ L1A1's were used by the Army and saw a lot of use (Borneo, Vietnam, etc) and many were rebuilt at Base Ordnance Depot, Trentham. It was the other unit issues (Logistics,...
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    131957 When the Aussie-made L1A1's first came...

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    When the Aussie-made L1A1's first came out in 1959 they were fitted with a non-rotating wooden carry handle, followed by the rotating version, and finally the moulded green plastic version....
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    130723Yes, the Swiss sure make nice things! I had...

    130723Yes, the Swiss sure make nice things! I had 7.5mm Swiss LMG25 with CES and it was magnificent, and the toggle locking system was just like an overgrown Luger.
  17. Thread: Bsa 12/15

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    It was a common practice in rifle clubs to...

    It was a common practice in rifle clubs to shorten the stocks of older rifles for young shooters to get them into the sport. The rifles eventually get sold off and the new owners lengthen them to a...
  18. Thread: More stuff

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    Grand Prix, both Aussie and NZ loaded, are common...

    Grand Prix, both Aussie and NZ loaded, are common here but I have never seen the Rex before. Nice!
  19. Thread: Mystery Item

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    Could they be earthing stakes for electrical...

    Could they be earthing stakes for electrical equipment?
  20. The claim that these calibres are now banned...

    The claim that these calibres are now banned because of the ability to defeat body armour (which is only available to Police & Military in Australia) makes me wonder what they are planning for the...
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    The cavity size does not correspond to any...

    The cavity size does not correspond to any official or experimental hollow point bullet that I have info for. Pretty much all the 'official' styles (issue and experimental) had a cavity 2.5mm wide...
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    Back in the 1920's and 30's there were a variety...

    Back in the 1920's and 30's there were a variety of hollow-pointing tools available from various small-scale makers. These usually took the form of collar that fitted neatly over the nose of the...
  23. AD's (or ND's - negligent discharges as I prefer...

    AD's (or ND's - negligent discharges as I prefer to call them) are a subject that is damn near worthy of it's own dedicated thread! My list of personally witnessed incidents in various circumstances...
  24. The story shows the advantage of experience over...

    The story shows the advantage of experience over theory!
  25. I think the .50 gunner is holding the end of a...

    I think the .50 gunner is holding the end of a hooked tubular body support bracket that is fixed to the left side of the gun mount. It must be a posed photo anyway as the tommy gunner has not cocked...
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