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Re: What did you do today?

Post by bigpete » 29 May 2023, 8:00 am

Die Judicii wrote:
bigpete wrote:They're not pretty but at least they look like a proper rifle and are LIGHT


You've obviously never tried any of the Varmint models.
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I didn't buy a varmint rifle. I already have a heavy as weathetby vanguard 22-250 for that sort of thing. I bought a howa superlite. 5.74lb scoped and empty.
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Re: What did you do today?

Post by Lazarus » 30 May 2023, 2:23 pm

Made a start on another Persian this morning.

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Re: What did you do today?

Post by Die Judicii » 30 May 2023, 8:25 pm

Constable Plod will get you Laz,,,,,,,,,,
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Re: What did you do today?

Post by Lazarus » 30 May 2023, 8:53 pm

Die Judicii wrote:Constable Plod will get you Laz,,,,,,,,,,
Mass manufacture of weapons of small destruction. (MMWSD) :lol:


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Re: What did you do today?

Post by Shootermick » 30 May 2023, 9:31 pm

No1Mk3 wrote:Re-located my old prime mover, my mate has retired and sold his yard so I had to move my truck, upset an awful lot of spiders! It's now in a paddock on a mates farm, might make a good hide for knocking foxes?


What’s the old truck No1?
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Re: What did you do today?

Post by Shootermick » 01 Jun 2023, 6:27 pm

Finally finished work a bit earlier today, not much daylight at the end of the day at the moment.
Took the red dot off my 10/22 and put a new scope on it. Sighted it in, and 200 rounds later, it got too dark. So cool. Just the standard barrel, in a Magpul stock. How I wish I could have a bigger mag than the ten shot though.
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Re: What did you do today?

Post by Lazarus » 01 Jun 2023, 9:11 pm

Just the surface finish and the edge to go on this one.

Fillet knives next.


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Re: What did you do today?

Post by Flyonline » 02 Jun 2023, 8:43 pm

Took my 8yo daughter and went to pull the trail cam today after work. I was pleasantly impressed by how much she's picked of my ramblings each time we go out somewhere (fishing, walking, game cameras etc.). She started pointing stuff out to me (scat, tracks, weird fungi and the like), some of which I hadn't seen and was often right and very interested in the bush and it's happenings. I was explaining how and why the deer were moving from up in the gullies down into the farmland to feed and I was hoping to use the game camera to work out times of movement and how many/what was around and she immediately asked "is this is where you want to wait for them so you can shoot them?"

After looping around a bit we ended up on the same track we'd walked in on, and I asked her which way to go and she immediately pointed in the right direction and when I asked how she knew pointed out that we'd walked in uphill. I have vivid memories of doing similar things with my dad at a similar age (fishing related rather than hunting) but he was/is a student of the bush so hopefully I can pass the same love of it onto her, as well as some great memories like I have.
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Re: What did you do today?

Post by bigpete » 03 Jun 2023, 1:19 pm

Good memories Flyonline.

I took the new howa for a spin. Very nice to carry and did what was asked of it.
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Re: What did you do today?

Post by Billo » 03 Jun 2023, 1:31 pm

Lazarus wrote:Made a start on another Persian this morning.

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Nice one Lazarus, what timber ya gunna use ?
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Re: What did you do today?

Post by bigpete » 04 Jun 2023, 3:33 pm

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Today I uploaded some photos i took of a pair of Buff Banded Rail that I lucked upon yesterday driving down to the Goolwa Barrages. Absolutely beautiful birds.
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Re: What did you do today?

Post by deye243 » 04 Jun 2023, 6:16 pm

bigpete wrote:
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Today I uploaded some photos i took of a pair of Buff Banded Rail that I lucked upon yesterday driving down to the Goolwa Barrages. Absolutely beautiful birds.

Yes very nice pete
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Re: What did you do today?

Post by Oldbloke » 04 Jun 2023, 6:47 pm

Excellent BP
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Re: What did you do today?

Post by Flyonline » 04 Jun 2023, 6:54 pm

Nice Pete, are they hard to find? I've only had a couple of encounters with rails.

Hit the local creek chasing the last few days of trout season in the hopes that the spawners would be out and about but the day didn't pan out like planned with fish free rising to caddis (I think) and they weren't at all interested in big hairy things (the fly, not me :lol: ) but happily took any white caddisy looking thing. Ended up with 10 or so to 28cm which is typical creek size for around here and missed/didn't strike on a stack more.

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Hooked up my new Moroka rifle sling, it took a bit of mucking around to get it somewhere I was happy with and I can see some modification of the gun boot coming up as the strap comes off one side, so causes the boot to get all scrunched up and twisted under load. It will also take a little to get used to getting the rifle free without hanging up, it's not difficult but I'll just have to remember to free the butt before trying to shoulder it. Otherwise it looks like it takes a lot of the weight off my shoulders so all good there!!!
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Re: What did you do today?

Post by Wm.Traynor » 04 Jun 2023, 7:13 pm

Oldbloke wrote:Excellent BP


I was going to say that :thumbsup: :D
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Re: What did you do today?

Post by bigpete » 08 Jun 2023, 1:36 pm

Thanks guys. Its a small hobby but I enjoy it.

Today I wandered down the beach to flick metal lures at salmon trout. Before I went I made sure I set some marks on my rod for 25cm ( what I THOUGHT was the legal minimum ). Worked my up and down the beach a few times,had a couple reach the 25cm mark and threw a lot back just under before I realised that 21cm was the real limit ffs :roll:
Anyway ended up with a few for lunch which was a nice change
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Re: What did you do today?

Post by Wm.Traynor » 08 Jun 2023, 7:08 pm

Very good haul and the meat looks good too :D :thumbsup:
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Re: What did you do today?

Post by bigpete » 09 Jun 2023, 10:22 am

Another quick lure casting session netted another bunch of salmon trout for my lunch today. Really loving my holidays ! :D
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Re: What did you do today?

Post by bigpete » 11 Jun 2023, 12:10 pm

Spent a couple of hours down the beach just after day break flicking lures again,no wind and I had the beach to myself ! Guess I'm having salmon trout for lunch again today :D
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Re: What did you do today?

Post by Wm.Traynor » 12 Jun 2023, 9:01 am

I hope you've got a big appetite, bigpete :drinks: :D
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Re: What did you do today?

Post by bigpete » 12 Jun 2023, 11:13 am

Wm.Traynor wrote:I hope you've got a big appetite, bigpete :drinks: :D


Luckily I'm feeding 2 people lol.
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Re: What did you do today?

Post by Lazarus » 13 Jun 2023, 4:12 pm

I finished a small fish fillet knife to pair with the big meat slicer, so I gave them both a tatt each to celebrate.

The big one is from a solid chainsaw bar and the little one is from the skin of a laminated saw bar


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Re: What did you do today?

Post by Wm.Traynor » 13 Jun 2023, 7:11 pm

They look good :D
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Re: What did you do today?

Post by deye243 » 13 Jun 2023, 9:26 pm

Lazarus wrote:I finished a small fish fillet knife to pair with the big meat slicer, so I gave them both a tatt each to celebrate.

The big one is from a solid chainsaw bar and the little one is from the skin of a laminated saw bar


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Laz how do they heat treat the reason I ask is chainsaw bars file just as easy as mild steel .
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Re: What did you do today?

Post by Gamerancher » 15 Jun 2023, 8:54 am

Finished up the final touches on these ready for their respective owners.

6.5" Bowie, 1084 steel, stabilised Ringed Gidgee handle scales

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5" Hunter, 80CrV2 steel, stabilised York Gum burl scales

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9" Hand-forged pig-sticker, 5160 steel, G10 guard, pommel and spacers. Stabilised and dyed maple handle.

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Re: What did you do today?

Post by Wm.Traynor » 15 Jun 2023, 7:00 pm

Gamerancher, that is incredible :drinks: You are obviously a pro :thumbsup:
p.s. what is York Gum?
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Re: What did you do today?

Post by Gamerancher » 15 Jun 2023, 8:43 pm

No, not a pro, It's just something I have always had an interest in. I used to make some knives out of my worn out rasps when I was shoeing horses many moons ago. I met a Master bladesmith at a shooting competition in the U.S a few years ago and he "lit the fire" for me again I suppose. I mostly make them to order.
York Gum is a eucalypt native to W.A.
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Re: What did you do today?

Post by Wm.Traynor » 16 Jun 2023, 8:42 am

Gamerancher wrote:No, not a pro, It's just something I have always had an interest in. I used to make some knives out of my worn out rasps when I was shoeing horses many moons ago. I met a Master bladesmith at a shooting competition in the U.S a few years ago and he "lit the fire" for me again I suppose. I mostly make them to order.
York Gum is a eucalypt native to W.A.


Thanks mate :D
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Re: What did you do today?

Post by Wallaby stew » 16 Jun 2023, 11:00 am

Cast up a batch of 44/40 for the invading ferals along the back boundary
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Re: What did you do today?

Post by bigpete » 16 Jun 2023, 3:27 pm

Well,not today,but yesterday,I shot this 19x19 sambar stag with a 165gn SGK out of my howa superlite offhand from 120m.
Been 22 years since I last hunted sambar and only the second one I've got on the ground. Pretty chuffed ! :D
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