Hows it going?

Hi Guys and Girls

My name Shaun, Im 30 and live in Cambridge. I've got a wife and 3 daughters.... :oh noes:
I'm pretty new to this hunting thing, I grew up in town and lived a towny life. I always enjoyed watched hunting shows on tv and the past few years have really found and interest where i would buy magazines and read books on hunting. I've done the odd bit of possum and rabbit shooting 1 season of duck shooting and plenty of clay bird social afternoons in the past.

My father in-law was a keen hunter in his midlife but had really let himself go physically and stopped altogether. He was struck with Pancreatic Cancer nearly 3 years ago, with having my family go through these battles and know that you get a new lease on life once you're out the other side of a Cancer battle. I told him I wanted him to teach me and take me out.
I went about getting my firearms licence and he had his 14 hour surgery, done his chemo and was given the all clear. Never cure'd but his cell counts where well bellow normal.
With loosing 20+kg in his battle he was able to eat properly and be more active.
We planned his first outing for Easter this year and hit Tongariro Forestry for the Roar. My 1st Roar, and my 1st time getting out into the bush for more than a day walk. We spent 3 nights out there and I loved it. Had an amazing adventure and although its no trophy i managed to shot my 1st stag a young 6 pointer, But well worth the trip and has put plenty of food on the table for the extended family as well.

Thats a bit of a run down on me. I thought I'd join the forums to;
A. Gain more knowledge and hear from peoples experiences
B. Learn more about Firearms, gps, and all the extras.
C. Find some bargains that dont incur tardme taxes.... :D

Cheers

Welcome Projects, cracker intro and soak it up man.

Good sh*t man. Get amongst it. Pretty good group of chaps that hang out here. Some know a bit about hunting, the rest of us make it up and sound good :thumbsup:

Thanks for the welcome guys.
One thing i have picked up on in my short time is that hunters a genuine good blokes who arent afraid to share a yarn or 2, look forward to hearing plenty of them on here. I also found out that you guys are tough as nails and i have a lot to do to catch up, hopefully all in good time. I played a bit of rugby in my time and although its been awhile I dont think ive let myself go too much. But it was a real eye opener for me carrying my kill back to the bike, I cannot think of any other way to train for those hard slogs with an animal on your back apart from getting out there and doing it.

Well done mate, better late than never, i took up hunting at 55, so glad i didnt miss out......good luck and be safe.....:thumbsup:

Welcome, yeah nice intro. keep it up.

Great intro Projects. Welcome aboard....

Hey @Projects welcome mate you will learn a lot of useful stuff from the guys on here

Thanks again for the welcomes.
Had a browse through the site and wow there's a lot of good reads on here. I can see myself loosing a lot of "work" time reading through some threads.

Great intro there, im sure the trip out did your father in law more good than the doctors. This forum is full of good bastards, why not hook your FIL up as well youll both enjoy it.

Welcome fellah. JoshC was being modest by the way.

Welcome and get out there and enjoy the sport, you never know what's around the corner.

Welcome to the forum....there is a few of them out there but this one strikes the right balance of knowledge sharing and piss taking IMO.

Congrats on the Stag.:thumbsup:

Thanks guys. Sure does seem like a good bunch of guys here, glad its not too serious though and there's a good bit of banter.
I do like that on the birthday list for today there was a bunch of 40's and 50's year olds. Give me confidence there's a wealth of knowledge and experience in here mixed with a fair bit of Bull Shit as well im guessing....

My father inlaw wouldnt know how to sign up for something like this let alone know how it works. He knows how to use trademe, ebay and search the weather and swell reports. He sure did enjoy getting back into the bush. Family friend came in with us as well, 80 year old man. We stayed in the Ten Man hut which this old guy built with his mates back in the the early 80's. So heard some really good yarns from him while being in there.

I borrowed my mates rifle which is a Savage Axis 7mm08. Shot straight and done the job so i cant complain (90m standing shot no rest, 3rd time pulling the trigger on a high powered caliber). But I'm going to be seeking some advice on getting my own soon, obviously im fond of the 7mm08 round now that it done me well. Is this a bad round to stick with?

Are savages bad? there's a Weather Warrior I've been keeping an eye on the past week.

Now you gone done it ;) 7-08 and Savage axis in one post ;)

oh no.... once a sinner, always a sinner. ??

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Originally Posted by berg243

shoot with what you feel comfortable with theres guys on here that will have shot deer with anything from a 22 to some massive cannon from over a kilometre away.if it fits you and you like it use it.

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I agree, with the exception of the 22.

Welcome nice to have another on board:thumbsup: good to hear you got a stag in the roar:)
Ok rifles himmmm
I'd say find an action that you like and feel safe and familiar with.
Also one that you can bed easily (makes it more accurate).
Also that you can adjust the trigger or replace upgrade at a latter date.
Caliber wise 708 minimum I would stay clear of anything lighter until you have some more experience.

Now that I've posted this watch out for the bites they won't be to long in coming :XD:

Welcome Project good on you getting into hunting its an awesome sport and im sure your father inlaw will enjoy getting back into it.
As for rifle cal anything but a .270 and as long as its a Tikk and you will be fine.

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See didn't take long for a bite:P

I think thats the problem i have, there's so many different calibers. I feel confident with the 7mm08 a Tikka would be nice, I'll just have to keep my eyes out for something.
I have a bit more to learn, bedding a rifle? I can bed my wife easily but a rifle... Might need to research a little on breaking in and bedding a new rifle i think.

One reason i was looking at the savage weather warrior was the accutrigger and accustock it came with.
I can always adapt and experiment with other rounds and rifles later on. I don't think I've read on here once that someone had too many firearms... Haha.

Now I'm over 5 posts i think i can post pictures now. This was the young one i took over Easter, No beast but its my trophy, I even saved the shell case as a momento. I'll never forget that experience and managing to do it all by myself. I did forget to take a camera with me so the only photo's i got was when we were home.

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Just click on the icon that has a tree inside a frame and upload straight from your PC, all I see from anyone using photobucket now is the 100%full 3rd Party hosting warning

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Did it work for you that time?

Yip, nice 1st stag mate :thumbsup:

Nice stag well done! PS nothing wrong with a Savage :thumbsup:

Have a look at the Nathan Foster books Extensive Field-Tested Rifle & Cartridge Research - BallisticStudies.com

Welcome bro. I just lost someone close to Pancreatic- It was tough going.
Hope to see you continue to post up and or even pop over these ways one weekend for a shoot or a hunt.


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You will find that a Tikka won't need to be beded neither of mine are, and a second hand one in what ever cal will see you right.
Just as important or even more important is a good quality scope.

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Thanks Danny, Sorry to hear of your loss. Never nice to have someone loose that battle, its tough seeing someone waste away.

I can see myself really enjoying this place and the company here. Thats the plan be to eventually have myself set up with all my gear, so i dont need to borrow anything and just be able to get out there and meet people or just be alone.