Some from the weekend. Not on DOC land, so they don't count in my mind- but I'm not a trophy hunter in any event so the meat is the point of the exercise. 248645 248646 248647
Liked On: 24-04-2024, 11:07 AM
For the last two weeks since my Easter roar hunting trip with my son https://www.nzhuntingandshooting.co.nz/f17/you-cant-eat-antlers-103569/ , I've been getting questions from my son as to why I...
Liked On: 16-04-2024, 08:51 AM
Shot this spiker on last day of seven day trip, right on the main divide in South Westland. Thought my stag from the same area in 2022 was going to be hard to beat. Think this is his brother or...
Liked On: 12-04-2024, 08:26 PM
Ok you're all onto it. This is a collection of real 3-shot groups, fired with no sight adjustments between groups. These groups were shot at 53m with a .22LR, from a bipod/rear bag in a prone...
Liked On: 11-04-2024, 11:07 AM
Went out this morning to check the SAUM for an upcoming trip. 1 shot @ 449m, prone with a sling and my front hand resting on a pack - as I do hunting. Haven't shot a deer past 25m with the...
Liked On: 08-04-2024, 04:45 PM
Thoughts? it is a physical impossibility that the bullet remains unaffected if you can detect wind. Winddrift can be called "horisontal gravity", meaning it's there every time.
Liked On: 03-04-2024, 09:10 AM
Curiosity got the better of me so I tried some 80gr ELD-M in the Howa. Pretty happy with the results, velocities should be around 2650-2700fps. Hope to validate and chronograph later in the week....
Liked On: 17-03-2024, 07:34 PM
Cheers for all the good feedback guys...I work for Rivers to Ranges now. Carbon finish is available now. They are weighing in at about 500-510 grams with a microcell recoil pad or 550gm with the...
Liked On: 04-03-2024, 10:10 PM
Mature stags should be fine now however there is always an exception to the rule. The mature stags will shed antlers earlier, consequently growing hard antler earlier. If some havent begun to strip...
Liked On: 27-02-2024, 10:00 PM
Since the .223 on Deer thread goes so well, may as well start a .223 handloads thread. I have never done any load development with this rifle before - I just shot the load as provided by Kiwi...
Liked On: 15-02-2024, 03:55 PM
Get very good at cleaning the bottle or be prepared to lose it to the friendly airline X-ray team Any slight smell of fuel and it belongs to their bin
Liked On: 09-02-2024, 06:46 AM
Nobody has mentioned the mighty 7mmWSM, I’m feeling left out :( But yeah, not the best option if you don’t reload. Even if you do it’s a pain to get brass. I agree with Jus re. 7mm being ideal...
Liked On: 16-01-2024, 09:16 PM
Continued On the way before the low saddle I passed a family group heading the opposite direction, and near the hut I passed a fit looking couple also coming the other way who were on a big 6 day...
Liked On: 08-01-2024, 12:43 PM
Bella the 10 month Lab has never been deerstalking. Ive held her back getting the basics right. She hadn't been on a quad or spent the night in a hut. Ive never dragged a skin and had her trail it....
Liked On: 29-12-2023, 08:43 PM
There’s a hornady podcast that talks about this. I think they address it in the podcast regarding their 4dof app. I never paid too much attention as I don’t have a problem with my actual trajectory...
Liked On: 24-12-2023, 09:51 AM