Or, he could just buy a Sako :)
Liked On: 25-03-2024, 08:22 AM
Wel well well, some good advice n opinions but sorry there's is no such thing as a 7mm PRC Springfeild yet ( they were meant to be in the country last year but still haven't be manufactured ) & no...
Liked On: 23-03-2024, 12:06 PM
Thats sad news. I brought one rifle off him and he was great to deal with. Rest in peace.
Liked On: 02-01-2024, 05:40 PM
Sad news, good bugga… shot ducks next to his place a few times. Always a good stop off … Gretna pub and see what Giles had in the rack.
Liked On: 02-01-2024, 05:40 PM
Such sad and unfair news. I always stopped in Taihape to chat with Giles and usually made a purchase or two as he always had something that was below the competition. If you had something in mind he...
Liked On: 02-01-2024, 05:40 PM
RIP Giles. Sad news
Liked On: 28-12-2023, 05:59 PM
that just rocked my world . have bought a few rifles of giles over the years. always made a point of planning our away trips to be going thru taihape when he was open. will miss our chats and worldly...
Liked On: 28-12-2023, 05:59 PM
RIP Giles. I have been calling in there ever since I was little with my Brother and Dad on the way duckshooting at 'the Taihape farm' at Mataroa. My kids now call it 'the Taihape hunting shop'...
Liked On: 27-12-2023, 02:41 PM
We too always popped in to buy his wares and to chat. He did me some very sharp deals, including free delivery to Hamurana when we lived there. Our two sons, when training at Waiouru, referred to...
Liked On: 26-12-2023, 03:20 PM
Thanks for letting us know. Yes, sad news. As with many others from out of town it seems, Wife would go to Brown Sugar while I "will just pop next door for a few minutes" — but of course it never...
Liked On: 26-12-2023, 02:36 PM
He has no one to take over! Sent from my SM-A226B using Tapatalk
Liked On: 26-12-2023, 10:18 AM
I couldnt believe it when buzzman messaged me. As like other locals I've spent many hours in the shop talking with Giles and spent a couple hours chatting on his last day. He was a very astute...
Liked On: 26-12-2023, 10:18 AM
I don’t get to Taihape all that frequently but always stopped in for a gander when I did. It is far too often you hear about someone retiring and then passing away in short order. RIP.
Liked On: 26-12-2023, 09:20 AM
Oh man, that sucks!. Brought my first decent scope from him many years ago, and a lot of stuff since. It was sad to hear he was selling up, even sadder to hear of his passing. RIP Giles Sent from...
Liked On: 26-12-2023, 09:19 AM
I would try and make a point of stopping and have a look around in his shop when going through gumboot town. RIP Giles
Liked On: 26-12-2023, 07:52 AM