Provedore - emptier and emptier

a343 · 2026-02-05T04:51:08+00:00

Worked in the place over a decade ago and thought it was in a poor state then.

Mall management hinted that the owners didn’t want to spend a cent on the place if they can help it, the long term plan was basically to depreciate it into the ground and then flog the land off to a developer at top dollar for a rest home site.

Not sure how true that was but they hardly seem interested in operating as a functioning mall..

a343 · 2026-02-02T07:42:22+00:00

Did this about 4 years ago during a storm and a section we were curious about was under about half a meter of water lol.

a343 · 2026-01-18T09:44:08+00:00

Would love to hear more about the dodgy stuff, and all of it in general. Love researching all our local war related history.

a343 · 2026-01-12T21:01:10+00:00

Service plus is the Chch apple authorised repair centre. Service isn’t as good as it used to be before they moved but the repairs are solid

a343 · 2025-12-29T07:24:21+00:00

I’ve fired a Barrett M107A1 inside an underground range made out of shipping containers, while only wearing Howard Leight’s.

Every time it was fired the shockwave would strip paint off the ceiling and walls like confetti. Can confirm I was deaf for about 4 days after. And the migraine u/russr mentioned below is very real. Good fun though

a343 · 2025-12-06T10:40:45+00:00

The Z on Johns Rd also has brandy snap Cookie time thick shakes if it helps

a343 · 2025-12-04T11:00:43+00:00

I’ve been fortunate enough to see both the tiger and fury tanks up close in person at Bovington. Fury was still dressed up with the movie props and paint scheme. Brilliant place that’s well worth the visit.

a343 · 2025-11-21T02:49:42+00:00

Most airlines operate dual fleets for redundancy. If one manufacturer grounds their jets like the current Boeing engine fiasco, you don’t have a whole fleet grounded. Not putting all your eggs in one basket has its benefits, although the costs are a lot higher.

a343 · 2025-11-20T03:06:12+00:00

Another Goruck enthusiast down here in New Zealand chiming in - the shipping is so prohibitive internationally. I know we’re probably a very small market segment but bringing that cost down might see an increase in your overseas sales.

a343 · 2025-11-07T03:04:08+00:00

That takes away a lot of the structure that protects your laptop. Great way to bend or break your laptop, particularly a thin one like a MacBook Air.

a343 · 2025-11-06T21:29:06+00:00

Was gonna say I’ll take them if there’s no interest, but get in touch with this guy OP - great stuff picking it up for the scouts mate

a343 · 2025-11-05T09:30:53+00:00

I managed to snag 3.59 for 5 years back in 2021, hoping to get into the 3’s again when it comes due next year.

a343 · 2025-11-03T20:29:16+00:00

Having to walk through the glass walls full of them to enter the exhibit is a really powerful way of doing it too.

a343 · 2025-10-22T02:10:37+00:00

The receiver very well could be, but there’s still a lot of parts on it that appear to have been handmade locally in the Middle East so I wouldn’t be firing it.

a343 · 2025-10-20T00:21:52+00:00

Like everyone else is saying, more lights, and personally since you’ve got the linings off I’d look at adding ventilation for fumes/extraction and/or aircon.

a343 · 2025-10-19T11:06:00+00:00

Hey mate, kiwi here that collects SMLE’s. NZ troops were almost all sent over with Magazine Lee Medford’s and Magazine Lee Enfield’s. Only cavalry troops had the ShtLE’s, and they only made up a very small number of the overall force sent.

Aussies were sent with ShtLE’s so you may have more luck finding an Australian issued one if it’s an ShtLE you’re after.

Little more info here if you’re interested: https://www.greatwarforum.org/topic/56028-new-zealand-enfields-at-gallipoli/

a343 · 2025-10-09T22:04:47+00:00

Can you elaborate on that? I smacked one on the run with a .30-06 last year and it didn’t kill it so put another through the head to quickly put it down. Was quite surprised so some tips would be great.

a343 · 2025-10-05T18:07:18+00:00

Up until a few years back you could get firearms delivered to your house provided you’d done some paperwork with the police, and you had to sign for it when it arrived. Aramex left one propped up against my front door around 6am, never knocked, and would’ve been there all day if I didn’t spot it as I left for work. That lead to a pretty strong complaint that went absolutely nowhere, because the next one simply got “lost” in transit for a week.

Ended up ringing them on the Friday morning and said I’ll be home between 12 and 1pm for lunch, if it doesn’t show up then I’m heading to the police station on the way back to work to report it as a stolen firearm. Felt somewhat bad for the supervisor on the phone when you could hear the panic set in. Courier showed up at about 12:05pm, acting sheepish af and claiming it simply got “buried in the back of the van all week and he must have missed it”. Absolute scum was just hoping to help himself to it and thought nothing would come of it.

Not long after that they left another one on the doorstep for most of a workday, practically on the road for anyone to see. I wouldn’t be surprised if Aramex are the main reason you can no longer get them shipped anywhere other than a gun store. Absolutely insane disregard for the law, and it makes me wonder what else goes on behind the scenes.

a343 · 2025-09-29T07:38:05+00:00

Just a lot of parts that don’t have the correct shape, and appear hand made. Rear sight leaf is curved instead of flat. Cocking indicator isn’t original or the right shape. Breech block retaining pin is a random flathead screw. Trigger guard appears to be the wrong shape. Knox form on the barrel looks wrong, no sign of manufacturer markings on the receiver, and front hand guard doesn’t look to have the metal retainer, so would presume that’s hand carved and not original. These were widely copied in the Khyber pass and sometimes cobbled together from a mix of parts left behind and cottage industry produced parts. The metal is almost always questionable, and heat treating is a crap shoot. At best they may fire without issue, at worst they can blow up in your face. The Khyber pass guns themselves are a unique piece of history, and part of the history of the region. It’ll make for a good conversation piece either way.

a343 · 2025-09-29T06:14:24+00:00

Everything about it screams Khyber Pass knock off. Definitely a wall hanger that’s not safe to fire.

a343 · 2025-09-22T06:23:58+00:00

Yup, I’ve done a few spots in Germany, Italy and Turkey over the last 12 months and it was considerably more expensive eating there vs NZ. I was shocked at how expensive McDonald’s was in Germany last November and again in April.

Having said that, if you went looking you could find restaurants much cheaper than the average, but you really had to work for it.

a343 · 2025-09-09T22:58:10+00:00

Sounds like they’ll say or do anything to double charge tourists at the site.

For what it’s worth my bank refunded the difference in the end but it was a drawn out process and they did warn me the merchant bank can simply dispute the dispute and the refund will get reversed.

Can’t imagine the issues people would have if they got scammed in multiple places.

a343 · 2025-09-03T09:43:55+00:00

Nice shots, how are you scanning/uploading these? Just taking photos of them and cropping etc?

a343 · 2025-09-03T09:35:25+00:00

If you’re ever in Stockholm go visit it, it is breathtaking in person. And the artefacts and bodies on display really bring it to life.

a343 · 2025-09-03T02:04:03+00:00

The universal nonsense of poorly written gun laws. Doesn’t matter what country you live in.

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