After going out last week I managed to get another trip again last evening. Wife must be happy at the moment but then again our daughter has just returned from the World Special Olympic games on...
Liked On: 02-07-2023, 10:13 AM
The farm hunting debate after my last post was entertaining. I decided to give this public land "proper" hunting a go myself. As I stepped onto the public land, all sensors went haywire. The DEER...
Liked On: 02-07-2023, 09:00 AM
For many years there has be an informal sighting-in area on DoC land near St Arnaud. Just recently there has been some work done on the range and with it changes in the conditions of its use. For...
Liked On: 30-06-2023, 02:02 PM
Further to my previous post I’ll paste some basic correspondence to/from DOC. It’s not hard to ask the question aye. Hello We only issue permits to hunt with firearms. Any other firearm use...
Liked On: 28-06-2023, 02:30 PM
The phrase "tilting at windmills" comes to mind reading this thread. If organisations require info like this for membership then you have a choice (its yours after all) to join.....or not. Common...
Liked On: 28-06-2023, 02:28 PM
Hi all, Thought I would show off a couple of projects I have been working on over the last wee while, First is a MKIII Ross that I received as a barreled action with no stock. It has been...
Liked On: 26-06-2023, 07:15 PM
Well done, I do a bit of both public and private, long and short range....and have to say sometimes it can actually be harder on the farm so skills come in to play, skills you use in public, private,...
Liked On: 26-06-2023, 09:34 AM
When I was a young fella living in Afrikaans territory, I learned an old expression.... 'n boer maak 'n plan. "A farmer makes a plan." I'm no farmer but I like a good plan. I get the snobbery...
Liked On: 25-06-2023, 11:16 PM
I've tried a few, Tikka, Sako, Howa, Ruger, AR style...all good rifles but have settled on a Howa Mini Carbon with 16inch barrel, DPT, Talleys and a Swarovski Z3.....accurate and bloody light, a real...
Liked On: 22-06-2023, 03:25 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uXs3vJt129M I don't think Rogee has a patch on these guys Enjoy :beer:
Liked On: 19-06-2023, 02:59 AM
Ok so here goes. If your using a big heavy projectile at 170 yards or at 10 yards or at 500 yards.its NOT the velocity it hits at that makes it expand so much as what it hits. You said behind...
Liked On: 18-06-2023, 11:14 AM
That makes a lot of sense. I will just adjust my approach for the next one.
Liked On: 18-06-2023, 11:13 AM
I think when people talk about how projectiles behave on game its a tough question to answer objectively because everyones going to have an opinion, potentially a bad experience & its not always the...
Liked On: 18-06-2023, 09:19 AM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wbtkDI79izQ As a long time .308 fan I found their results surprising. It looks like the 6.5 is maturing into a pretty decent round. Although I still think .308...
Liked On: 12-06-2023, 07:25 PM
Despite shooting my first white tail in 5 trips to the island, this really was the highlight of the trip. Hope you enjoy it as much as I did. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n85D31_yp7o
Liked On: 11-06-2023, 09:25 AM