Is epoxy laminated kauri ,epoxy coated and primed with 2 pot finish. Some picks of 3 walnut stocks I made last year. The pale one (m77 mk2) is going to get refinished. I dont know why it came out...
Liked On: 19-01-2024, 04:52 PM
Spent this morning welding in the patches where we cut the wellside off, passenger side is only tacked in as when the greenhouse hit 44c i decided a cold beer was far more Appealing. I'm teaching...
Liked On: 19-01-2024, 04:50 PM
For reasons scarcely believable, Lion Breweries has permanently discontinued the 440ml Brown Bomber. 241945 The 330ml will continue to be available but we all know that’s just not the same. ...
Liked On: 19-01-2024, 04:48 PM
Managed a couple of crossed lines but over all reasonably happy for first attempt. Pretty steep learning curve but sure the next one will come out better (I have 4 more to do) A couple of pics of...
Liked On: 18-01-2024, 06:35 PM
Every year my wife and I take our little girl into the bush. As we started doing it young it's always a chopper trip and mostly Kaimanawas. Last year she got to experience Mangamingi and Otupua, the...
Liked On: 18-01-2024, 06:18 PM
CLASS CLASS CLASS leaves Tikkas Bergaras and dare I say it Sakos for dead - pre 64 action say no more
Liked On: 17-01-2024, 08:58 PM
A little different perspective on your familiar chamois hunt. https://youtu.be/CE09hGHU4no?si=-LjQjx_PYeufgEzO
Liked On: 16-01-2024, 07:03 PM
Sage advice here. A rather spendy beast escaped from me in just that manner some years ago. These days, if ever in doubt, a second shot is made. A little more meat loss beats an animal getting away.
Liked On: 16-01-2024, 06:30 PM
Well done. One bit of advice I would give, go and secure your animals, make sure they are dead, then have your lunch/rest. They can drop spectacularly, but if given time can sometimes recover...
Liked On: 16-01-2024, 06:30 PM
Long time reader and one very excited gent with his first story to post. After a few paid farm hunts and getting reasonably comfortable with the rifle and a bit of hunting experience under the...
Liked On: 16-01-2024, 06:30 PM
Do you hand load ? If you roll your own then the options are much greater/better. In 7mm you should consider 280ai, 284 and 7SAUM, and the new kid on the block, 7PRC. You can get factory ammo for...
Liked On: 16-01-2024, 06:14 PM
Yesterday a client phoned to say, "There are 8 - 10 goats in the QE11 Covenant. Can you come?" I'm supposed to be on holiday and am building a kennel and cage for our new puppy, but my wife said,...
Liked On: 15-01-2024, 06:49 PM
Last summer/autumn was a blank for me for one reason or another. Two trips to my usual spot turned up nothing. Then another into the Tararuas with a good mate end of March and still nothing. The...
Liked On: 15-01-2024, 06:46 PM
The claim for this is better penetration and less pellet deformation. Lead shot is more "efficient" as the slight deformation of the pellets produces an irregular profile that is better at causing...
Liked On: 14-01-2024, 05:56 PM
Back from the road trip, great part of the country and awesome to be able to drive thru the guts of it. Years of fishing to be had on the Acheron. Clarence and Wairua. We only scratched a tiny...
Liked On: 14-01-2024, 12:33 PM