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by Aughnanure
Tue Aug 16, 2022 11:14 pm
Forum: Veterans Remember
Topic: Military careers
Replies: 2
Views: 464

Military careers

Military careers are often affected by circumstances and unknown forces as well as our own ability or lack thereof. I once was in 13 National Service Training Bn. doing my “Nashos”. There was a Company Hygiene private who seemed to be in a deadend job. Years later I met him on the train and he was a...
by Aughnanure
Mon Aug 15, 2022 4:50 am
Forum: Black Powder Firearms
Topic: Can't wait!
Replies: 12
Views: 1304

Re: Can't wait!

Fire it with a nice White, not Sauterne. :)
by Aughnanure
Sat Aug 13, 2022 10:59 pm
Forum: Black Powder Firearms
Topic: Can't wait!
Replies: 12
Views: 1304

Re: Can't wait!

Looks to be a well made piece, not the top end of the market but definitely in the dependable, user section; a useful self defence weapon.
by Aughnanure
Sat Aug 13, 2022 4:04 am
Forum: Veterans Remember
Topic: In the swim!
Replies: 3
Views: 541

Re: In the swim!

I have written some of them down, must do more whilst there is still time but not the ones that my wife doesn’t need to read :bigsmile:
by Aughnanure
Fri Aug 12, 2022 5:26 am
Forum: Veterans Remember
Topic: In the swim!
Replies: 3
Views: 541

In the swim!

I was thinking about when 3RAR returned to Australia in 1954 abord the P&O ship “New Australia”. She had a swimming pool, almost of Olympic proportions, deep down in the lowest hold level. As the ship pitched the water used to form a huge wave, great though risky sport. Colonel Buckler had issue...
by Aughnanure
Mon Aug 08, 2022 8:36 pm
Forum: Black Powder Firearms
Topic: Can't wait!
Replies: 12
Views: 1304

Re: Can't wait!

Value for money, I’d say.
Are you going to fire it?
by Aughnanure
Mon Aug 08, 2022 8:13 pm
Forum: Black Powder Firearms
Topic: My latest target rifle
Replies: 2
Views: 464

Re: My latest target rifle

Thanks again, Duncan. The second photo got in there by mistake and I couldn’t get rid of it. Gone now Eoin! Will be doing some serious shooting with this but no hunting, haven’t weighed it yet but I can only just, shakily, hold it offhand. Spot on with me being the only kid on the block with one of ...
by Aughnanure
Mon Aug 08, 2022 5:22 am
Forum: Black Powder Firearms
Topic: My latest target rifle
Replies: 2
Views: 464

My latest target rifle

Late last year a muzzle loading underhammer target rifle came up for sale on USED GUNS a local trading site. It is a Hopkins and Allen (so named, but H&A never made anything like these), a friend who has passed way, rebuilt this rife and fitted a .50. barrel made by the Lithgow Small Arms Co (Sl...
by Aughnanure
Mon Aug 08, 2022 4:49 am
Forum: The After Hours Funnies
Topic: Random Meaningless Pictures-Lets See Them
Replies: 2080
Views: 857821

Re: Random Meaningless Pictures-Lets See Them

Aughnanure wrote: Sun Aug 07, 2022 3:30 am I ate some when I was eighteen, haven’t since and that was seventy years ago; says somrthing.:bigsmile:
by Aughnanure
Sun Aug 07, 2022 3:30 am
Forum: The After Hours Funnies
Topic: Random Meaningless Pictures-Lets See Them
Replies: 2080
Views: 857821

Re: Random Meaningless Pictures-Lets See Them

I are some when I was eighteen, haven’t since and that was seventy years ago; says somrthing.:bigsmile: