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  1. I would consider what you are using it for...What...

    I would consider what you are using it for...What distance are you shooting at ? 100m? 200m? 50m? I will presume for the meantime it is 100m. (ish) Even if you treated your entire number of shots one...
  2. Thread: Salami

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    Yeah, that bit of water can be a pain.....Local...

    Yeah, that bit of water can be a pain.....Local to him would be far more convienient.....
  3. Thread: Salami

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    I know a really good one across the ditch in...

    I know a really good one across the ditch in Blenheim.......
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    Trout I am presuming it was factory ammo? Do you...

    Trout I am presuming it was factory ammo? Do you still have the brass...? The reason I ask is that the only time I have seen a wander like this (and at 100 yards) when we checked the rest of the...
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    With all the talk of 243 I was also going to...

    With all the talk of 243 I was also going to suggest the 6.5x55. They seem more comfortable for slight/ smaller shooters than the likes of 308 etc.

    One point I do agree with is the 22LR. but for...
  6. Thread: New in ChCh

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    Welcome. NZHA is a good start too. Well worth...

    Welcome. NZHA is a good start too. Well worth it. The shotgun range on tuesdays can be fun too....They are pretty helpful too .
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    Rushy I have found these guys great to deal with...

    Rushy I have found these guys great to deal with I dont know how they compare in price to Aoraki, but it looks like they have stock...

    https://ammodirect.co.nz/product-category/38-Special/
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    The new Suzuki Jimni 5 door is listed as Man or...

    The new Suzuki Jimni 5 door is listed as Man or Auto.....and the manual is $5k cheaper....still out of my budget and not what the OP is after....

    But one thing I noticed that is worth looking at...
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    I am going to disaree. Our Nissan March (auto not...

    I am going to disaree. Our Nissan March (auto not cvt) is a 2004 and we have been using it now for 14 years. Barely had to do anything. Rust has never been an issue with ours- I have had a front...
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    Greyman There is a lot of valid advice here. You...

    Greyman There is a lot of valid advice here. You mention that you rae new to hunting but dont say if you are new to shooting or firearms in general. I will presume that this is the case. First get a...
  11. You might be right from a NZ point of view, but...

    You might be right from a NZ point of view, but the daft buggers in Aussie may require an export permit as their ruls make eve n less sense than ours...... A number of years back I had to ship a VZ33...
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    Count yourself lucky...I was driving mine and...

    Count yourself lucky...I was driving mine and noticed a spider walking across the speedo....went to squash it and the damn thing is on the otherside of the glass.....I know I drive like an old lady...
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    Just wait until they get a load of...

    Just wait until they get a load of Airsoft....those guys go out and delibrately shot each other with airguns.....And while some are plastic BB a lot are air guns that fire lead pellets/balls.....
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    I cannot say anything about the flattening, but I...

    I cannot say anything about the flattening, but I have also had 6.5x55 cases do this. With my ones it was a relatively 'normal' load with 42gr powder so not a hot load. With mine, it was only noticed...
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    The 'covid boom was to do with people who would...

    The 'covid boom was to do with people who would travel , not travelling and having surplus $$$ to blow on a boat. (Surplus what now I hear you ask......- Oh to have that as a problem) Anyway, the...
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    SO once they are gone we can replace the whole...

    SO once they are gone we can replace the whole lot with actual reporters who do actual presentation of information in a balanced way without pushing agendas.....? Heres hoping
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    I was using Highland and Norma when I could get...

    I was using Highland and Norma when I could get it. Ended up handloading with 139gr pills. My one was not fussy and would shoot almost anything better than I could....
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    Depts are good at dodging. The suburb we are in...

    Depts are good at dodging. The suburb we are in has a dead end paper road that goes nowhere...so the developer connected a walkway to the other end so it could become a loop. He then offered to plant...
  19. More for those who do not wish to acknowledge...

    More for those who do not wish to acknowledge they have a recoil fetish...
  20. Thread: NZ Hunter

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    I tried recording the first couple on...

    I tried recording the first couple on broadcast...On demand would be better cos TV kept changing the times....started 15min erlier than published....
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    My one used 42.4gr of 2209. This was pushing...

    My one used 42.4gr of 2209. This was pushing 140gr SP (Highland) projectiles out nicely. Probably a bit on the slower side at 2600fps ish but very accurate...But that might just be because it is...
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    Nope- He actually states it is not Vortex

    Nope- He actually states it is not Vortex
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    I suspect a lot of the 'caught' comes from those...

    I suspect a lot of the 'caught' comes from those who have not had much / anything to do with hunting but have had experience or seen fishing where the food is 'caught'....I think in a lot of cases it...
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    Apparently not just the south island....I think...

    Apparently not just the south island....I think the word is actually "They're" as in "They say they are from the North Island?"

    Mind you even I get caught out sometimes ....English can be a proper...
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    I am not sure the suppressor will affect accuracy...

    I am not sure the suppressor will affect accuracy nless your projectile is hitting it or getting very close to it on exiting. And if it is hitting it, then the issue will be with alignment rather...
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