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Hi, just converted my Super 10 MKIII trigger from two stage to single stage (extended middle screw). Gun seems to function perfectly. Can anyone see any problems with this conversion - please let me know before I use it extensively. Cheers

Wikipedia "A bullet is a projectile propelled by a firearm, sling, or air gun. Bullets do not normally contain explosives[1], but damage the intended target by impact and penetration. The word "bullet" is sometimes used to refer to ammunition generally, or to a cartridge, which is a combination of the bullet, case/shell, powder, and primer" From what Im reading you have to account for the ammunition and components you have. Over her i can work into a gunshop, produce my licence and buy prettymuchwhat I want. When I was shooting F class it was 2 kg of powder and 500 or 1000 Amax projectiles at a time. Things sem a lot different over there

Hi, add this one to the list http://www.adi-powders.com.au/handloaders-guide/ Many of the Hogdon powders are rebadged ADI powders eg Benchmark2 is benchmark, Ar2208 is Varget and I believe Ar2206H is H4895. Anyway check out the powder equivalents table. Cheers

Hi, I have a heavy barrel 17 MKIV built on a sako A1 action. Cheap to run, gives me 3800fps with a moderate load and 25gn projectiles. Much quieter then the 17 rem, much easier on barrels and cases. Extremely accurate and kills way above its size. Wind is nowhere near the factor that a lot of people think as the bullet gets downrange extremely quickly. Cheers

Hi Dave, Sure looks like a model 1. The curve on the magazine well plate and the position of the safety give it away.The 5 shot mag will feed better than the 10. Out here the steel 5 shot mags are sought after to replace the current plastic things. The 52 indicates it was manufactured in 1952. If you want to improve your trigger I can send pics on how its done - the trigger is not like current ones and I dont think there is a kit available. You have an excellent rifle - look after it and it will give you another 60 years of service. Cheers Ian

Hi Dave, If is marked BRNO and is a model 1 then you have probably the best brno/cz made. Out here model 1 brno's are prized above all others as the metal work is far superior to the current guns. It should have a date stamp on the left hand side of the barrel just in front of the receiver, mine is dated 1950 and still shoots subhalf inch groups at 50m off the bench. The magazine well/trigger guard is different to current models .It has a longer trigger guard/magazine well plate as well as a curved section that the currnent cz's dont. If it is a model 1 or an early model 2 then you should find a ball bearing at the root of the bolt handle. Doubt if you will find a plastic (yuk) stock for it.Do the wood one up - strip with paint stripper, gently rub back, steam out any dings and refinish with red root oil. Cheers

Hi, I have a lyman digital scale/powder thrower unit. Very accurate and very fast for nitro loads. For my 40/65 sharps I use a redding benchrest thrower and then trickle onto a digital scale. BP cartridge loads far more critical than nitro. For small grain powders such as benchmark the redding benchrest thrower will give you very accurate charges. Cheers

Varget is made in Australia by ADI. Over here it is called AR2208. Many ADI powders are rebadged and sold overseas ie your benchmark is our Benchmark II. You can get the info you want for any load using Varget from this link. http://www.adi-powders.com.au/handloaders-guide/ Cheers

Your going to love the fireball, I have the mach IV (same thing) I use 18.5 gn benchmark with 25 gn hornady hollow points. Kills far above its weight. Cheers

Dont know if this is of any used http://www.usedguns.com.au/used_guns_whats_new.html There is a new one listed for $150 AUSabout 2/3 of the way down the Whats New tag. Not sure about your import laws. Cheers

I have 3 presses - a turret simplex master an O frame Simplex master O frame RCBS. I use them all. I reload 8 calibres. O frames are far more rigid than turrets and cast iron far more rigid than aluminium. You can "spring" aluminium presses on large or badly lubed cases. Lee collet dies are very good, redding competition bushing dies are excellent. A custom made gun will only shoot its potential when fed with high quality handloads - fed **** it will shoot ****. Quality handloads taylored to a gun will invariably shoot to guns potential - target or hunting. There are guys in our club shooting possibles and double possibles in F class open at 300 metres(10 shot groups meauring 3/4 moa at 300M) and not Quality guns with quality handloads give quality results. Cheers

Buy the best you can afford - the Lee press you looked is OK but nowhere near the quality of http://www.sportsmanguncentre.co.uk/produc...7810120'29/ It has everything you want and will last a lifetime. Cast iron presses are far better than cast aluminium. Cheers

Any good 8x56 European glass No4 reticle no parallex adjustment - way to go. Cheers

The Hornet is more obsolete than the 222 - not many new guns around - also older guns take 223 projectiles rather than 224. Case is headspaced on the rim so if you have a oversize chamber then you can suffer with head separation. Brass is very thin and case has little shoulder - sometimes you can crush the case while seating the projectile. There are still many firearm manufacturers making 222's and ammo is still made. I have a 17mkII, 17MkIV, 223, 22br. They are work guns. These will all do what this thread has been talking about (the BR creates rabbit red mist though) Cheers

Buy a good secondhand 222 and load it back to hornet velocities using 35 grain Vmax projectiles - kills foxes and doesnt destroy head shot rabbits. Easier to reload than the hornet. If you want to go exotic - 17rem fireball(17MachIV) or the ultimate small caliber rabbit /fox gun (and you will have to have a 222 rechambered to this) 221 fireball. Cheers