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- 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...
- 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.
- 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.
- 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
- 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...
- 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?
Are you going to fire it?
- 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 ...
- 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...
- 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.
- 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.