The Tikkas I've seen or owned that had an accuracy problem are very few. Normally, the plastic stocked ones can be made to shoot better by removing the two little bedding points in the barrel...
Liked On: 06-07-2021, 08:13 AM
I have found the biggest influence on ES is the quality of the brass and neck tension consistency. There is annealing and then there is annealing done properly - big difference. I use Lapua and...
Liked On: 05-07-2021, 07:51 PM
I always found 139/140 gr bullets to be best overall in the 7mm/08 and I used one for nearly years on all sized deer and never lost an animal.
Liked On: 15-06-2021, 01:22 PM
I always found 139/140 gr bullets to be best overall in the 7mm/08 and I used one for nearly years on all sized deer and never lost an animal.
Liked On: 15-06-2021, 12:56 AM
I always found 139/140 gr bullets to be best overall in the 7mm/08 and I used one for nearly years on all sized deer and never lost an animal.
Liked On: 15-06-2021, 12:47 AM
I had one of these in 4x which I bought in 1990 from the US after reading an article in Australia Shooter magazine by Nick Harvey. They were made for the American market with a 1" tube that is...
Liked On: 14-06-2021, 12:54 PM
I had one of these in 4x which I bought in 1990 from the US after reading an article in Australia Shooter magazine by Nick Harvey. They were made for the American market with a 1" tube that is...
Liked On: 14-06-2021, 09:36 AM
They're great to use on an overcast or very cold day in the bush. The trouble is trying to find the deer in the scope once you see a small part of it with the thermal. That takes some practise....
Liked On: 14-06-2021, 09:33 AM
Used the 140 ELD-M's on four sika stags. 85m-235m. All dropped on the spot and all bullets penetrated right through the shoulders leaving a reasonable sized hole. I now prefer them to the 143 ELD-X...
Liked On: 11-06-2021, 09:34 PM
Used the 140 ELD-M's on four sika stags. 85m-235m. All dropped on the spot and all bullets penetrated right through the shoulders leaving a reasonable sized hole. I now prefer them to the 143 ELD-X...
Liked On: 10-06-2021, 08:13 PM
I have a Big Agnes Fly Creek Platinum 2 person tent with a footprint. Never used - put it up in the back yard when I bought it from the gearshop two years ago to see how easy it was to erect. Then...
Liked On: 09-06-2021, 12:00 PM
I have a Big Agnes Fly Creek Platinum 2 person tent with a footprint. Never used - put it up in the back yard when I bought it from the gearshop two years ago to see how easy it was to erect. Then...
Liked On: 08-06-2021, 09:58 PM
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They were 2k when I bought mine about 2 years ago. Made right here in NZ. Excellent people to deal with. The advantage of annealing is not so much about increasing case life but more to do with...
Liked On: 19-05-2021, 11:28 AM