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    best material for a 1911 barrel ? Stainless vs Carbon steel

    TrueFlite (local New Zealand rifle barrel machiner/reseller), uses S/S barrels of 416R material. The barrels fitted to various actions (Barnard, Defiance, et al), have won competitions, in most major countries around the world. Apparently, 416R stainless has easy machineable qualities, but good...
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    New Gun Law Success?

    It happened in Australia after Port Arthur, Tasmania. It happened in New Zealand last year, after Christchurch. Australia - Liberal Gov't (roughly equivalent to the GOP Republicans), for vote catching. In New Zealand - Labour/Greens Gov't ( roughly equivalent to Democrats), for the same reason...
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    Gotta love the .308 cartridge!!

    Also using the same one piece cleaning rod and making the appropriate marks, measured one turn for 10" of travel.
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    Gotta love the .308 cartridge!!

    My Parker Hale barrel measures out at 22" from bolt face to muzzle, measured on a one piece cleaning rod and measured from tip to pencil mark
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    Gotta love the .308 cartridge!!

    Gunflnt1 - the Omark has a tight chamber, freebored for 150-155gn bullets with 13" twist. The Parker Hale has a SAAM/CIP spec chamber and eats anything upto 250gn, 10" twist barrel. Was thinking I might move them on for a 260R or 6.5 Swede. The latest, greatest don't do anything for me - love...
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    Gotta love the .308 cartridge!!

    I have two 308's. An Australian Omark actioned target rifle (out to 1000yds), and a Parker Hale Safari deLuxe hunting rifle. Both shoot better than I can LOL.
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    Handgun issues in New Zealand

    Hi all Living in New Zealand, law abiding firearms owners are being selected, politically, for a Coalition Gov't's planned return to power in elections due 2021. As such, AR, AK style firearms are now 'prohibited' firearms under legislation called an 'Order in Council', which bypasses...
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