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Reloading / Powder on the Big Island
« on: September 03, 2018, 10:37:08 PM »
All the shops are closed right now, and I'm heading into Kona in the morning.  Looking for some Unique and IMR 3031 - wondering who sells Alliant powders.  J Hara in Kurtistown has IMR/Hogdon, but no other brand.  Wondering if anyone has a complete list of what each store here carries. 
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Hunting / easy to make sheaths for knives
« on: September 03, 2018, 10:19:25 PM »
Just thought I'd share this after reading a post from a month or so ago about hunting knives.  I've been using PVC pipe to make sheaths for knives for years.  I've made sheaths for machetes to bait knives.  All my fishing filet knives have these. 

Disclaimer:  You can get your knife permanently entombed in these when your making them if you're not careful!  You can stick the PVC back in the oven, but that may damage your handle - so think this thru before starting!  It is best to first experiment with one of your wife's good kitchen knives  :D or better maybe an old screwdriver if you want to practice.

Get a piece of PVC pipe a little longer - maybe 2" longer than the exposed steel on your knife.  You can use any diameter, but if you can get a diameter that the knife blade just barely fits in, or a little small, is the best.   The schedule 20 lightweight is the best - lighter than schedule 40 but still plenty durable.

Stick the pipe in a toaster oven set on no more than 300F.  Any hotter and you'll burn the stuff and it produces very toxic fumes.

Check to see when it softens.  While you're waiting, get a couple pieces of lumber - 1x or 2x4 is good, unless you have a machete, then you need something wider, like a 1x6.

You're going to smash the softened PVC around the knife blade with the lumber - so it just needs to be as long as the knife blade or a little longer.

Also, good to wear some gloves - leather or thick cotton.

When the PVC softens, it can get pretty soft, but you don't need it really really soft.  If you take it out too early, you can stick it back in again - I think as many times as you want.

When you think it's soft enough, take it out and quickly stick your knife blade inside, with the end coming over the handle a little bit.  You may need to fiddle with it a bit to get the handle inside if you've got small pipe, but if its soft enough, you've got 15 seconds or so before it cools off too much. 

Don't stick the handle in too far, and you'll have to keep the PVC from closing in around your handle too much - you have to be able to pull the knife out, so use your fingers to stretch the PVC if needed.  You're making kind of a funnel for the handle to seat in.

Before the PVC cools, put the part of the PVC with the blade in it on top of one of the pieces of wood, take the other piece of wood and smash the PVC around the knife.  You don't need to push too hard, but it can touch the steel and won't stick. 

You do need to be sure the knife will slip out - so if your knife is got a gut hook or has some weird shape, this won't work.  Also be sure the PVC doesn't close in behind your handle, or it won't come out.  You can take a hot air gun (torches don't work - burns the PVC) and heat the PVC while shielding your knife handle to shape it how you like. 

You need to hold the lumber pressed together for a minute to let the PVC cool down enough to stiffen up.  It stiffens when the PVC is still too hot to touch. 

As soon as you can, pull your knife out.  If you can't pull it out, you maybe be in trouble.  It is probably stuck around the handle, and you can carefully trim the end with a front cutting wire pliers or tin snips, or if your handle can take the heat (most probably can't), stick it back in the oven with the knife in it.

Hope this helps someone.



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Hunting / Re: Hunter Education Workshops
« on: June 20, 2018, 09:18:08 PM »
There are only 10 people allowed in the workshop.  I'll leave the spot for someone else.
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Hunting / Hunter Education Workshops
« on: June 20, 2018, 06:13:38 PM »
I see that there is an "orientation and overview for hunters" at Pu'u Wa'awa'a here on the Big Island being given by DLNR.  Are these "orientation" classes something that they do occasionally?  I'd be interested in anything like this being held near me.  I couldn't find anything on the DLNR's website either.
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Hunting / Re: 20 inch billy
« on: June 11, 2018, 08:02:26 PM »
sweet!
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Hunting / Re: Are mongoose strictly active in the daytime?
« on: June 11, 2018, 07:57:05 AM »
Bulbul birds!  Oh crap, another introduced pest I have to worry about.  Just looked them up - I guess there everywhere on Oahu, but DLNR website says:

"Big Island: Several sightings around the Mauna Lani area on the Kona side, sighting near Hilo. All sightings should be reported to BIISC or HDOA."

I don't recall ever seeing them here.  I'm down at the southern tip of the Big Island.  I'll try to take out any bulbul I see.  They may be delicious too!


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Hunting / Re: Are mongoose strictly active in the daytime?
« on: June 08, 2018, 07:59:44 AM »
I will try to bait them and see what I get at night.  I have eaten a lot of squirrels in Missouri - very delicious!  And my kids  loved playing with the tanned pelts.

I've heard like drck says that mongoose stink, so I'm not going to eat them.  Just want to clean them out to help the birds.
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Hunting / Are mongoose strictly active in the daytime?
« on: June 07, 2018, 10:07:33 AM »
Do mongoose run around at all at night?  I'm going to put a dent in their population here in Waiohinu, just wondering if there will be any activity at night.
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General Discussion / Re: Laser sights for Handguns
« on: April 21, 2017, 02:50:36 AM »
In the Viridian video posted by Flap Jackson in reply#15 of this thread, if you stop the video just before the bullets hit the target, you can see the bullets hit the target about a foot from his laser dot!  Seems like the manufacturer would have zeroed the laser better than that before making the video,  or am I missing something?
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General Discussion / Moving to Hawai'I with reloading supplies
« on: April 20, 2017, 01:48:53 AM »
I will be moving to Hawai'I soon and have a good stock of reloading supplies, which of course includes powders and primers.  I'm hoping that I can pack these in my container with my other household goods.  Also I have hunting rifles, shotguns and pistols that I'll be bringing also.  Does anyone know for sure if these items can be packed in a 40' container and brought in?  I will check with the HPD also on this.
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General Discussion / Re: Passing...
« on: December 26, 2016, 05:40:45 PM »
Very sorry for the loss of your wonderful puppy. It is a sad time and a lot of us have been there and totally understand your feelings. You will always have the memories of the wonderful times you've had together.


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Hunting / Re: BIG BOARS DOWN - 12 FEB 2016
« on: March 13, 2016, 01:08:29 PM »
Nice ones! :shaka:
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Hunting / Re: Young Boar Down
« on: March 13, 2016, 01:07:10 PM »
Nice shot, nice pig!  Excellent bullet mushroom.  Did it drop or run?
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EXCELLENT ADVENTURE STORY!!!

I finally got thru the whole 23 pages of post.  Awesome shooting Robble!   :shaka:  Wish I were there to be your wingman.  I shoot iguanas here in Key Largo Florida.  They are invasive exotics that are damaging a lot of native plants (vegan critters).  But they are quite tasty, so we grill them.  Wouldn't do that with your rats though.  I shoot a .25 cal Marauder - love the accuracy - killed two out at 41 yards two days ago.  Keep up the good work with vermin control!
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General Discussion / Re: New Member? Introduce yourself here!
« on: March 11, 2016, 05:34:00 PM »
Just joined as I'm an hunter and am planning to move to the Big Island soon.  I will be relocating my  businesses there - building musical instruments and scuba equipment.  As a hunter I eat what I kill, have total respect for the aina, and volunteer with conservation organizations.  I understand there's some disagreement between some hunters and the efforts to stop the pigs, goats and sheep from damaging the native ecosystem.  I've seen the native ecosystem severely damaged by invasive exotics here - I hunt iguanas and lionfish here and have served them to many of my neighbors and visitors to our islands (Florida Keys).  Hope to meet some like minded hunters on this forum.
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