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  1. J

    Help! with cleaning my musket

    No I'm not but you can try spinach if you wish
  2. J

    Help! with cleaning my musket

    Olive Oil ! As a renowned oil company logo says - "Oils ain't Oils" In the land downunder shoppers are being conned with inexpensive 'Olive Oil' Check yours out, I suggest putting a couple of spoonfuls on a plate and place it in the refrigerator overnight. Most times when you inspect it later...
  3. J

    G'day from Australia

    G'day & welcome 'croweater' from an expat now living 'bananna bender country'. You are always welcome to visit a great club in SE Qld. (provided you bring some Swiss pwd with you)😉
  4. J

    Two virgins at the range!

    Try this - with your glasses on, hold a pencil at arms length in your dominant hand & FOCUS on the point of the pencil - now with you other hand use your index or little finger and try to 'touch' your dominant eye pupil. That will give you the best position on your glasses to stick the patch.
  5. J

    Want to put a Vernier rear sight on a Parker Hale Whitworth

    I'm a total dunce when you start talking about thread sizes, pitch etc but the screws provided were matched to suit the site base - the wood thread may be a bit coarser than your typical hardware store screw but that's where my knowledge is limited. I have also purchased wood screws from...
  6. J

    Want to put a Vernier rear sight on a Parker Hale Whitworth

    The main thing that really solved the problems was when I spoke with Lee Shaver and advised him of what I wanted to achieve and my rifle details. Lee was able to recommend the correct sight base for the rifle and supply the correct wood screws to match. The sight is screwed directly on to the...
  7. J

    Want to put a Vernier rear sight on a Parker Hale Whitworth

    I shoot a Parker Hale Volunteer & a mate in our club shoots a P/H Whitworth (both 1978 stamped). Initially we both fitted Pedersoli tang base extensions and mounted our vernier on them. The tang bases come with a longer tang screw but you can be trapped as later Pedersoli screws are a different...
  8. J

    Questions about the fly (in a lock, not your pants)

    OK, beat me to death if you wish; I am used to it & not offended. By observation my P/H Enfield lock is not fitted with a fly. But my P/H Volunteer certainly does (single trigger) - Following a recent lock repair the lock was refitted by an armourer kept snagging on the half cock sear when...
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