Steelisreal and I decimated a mob of pigs at the weekend. They were 200m away and I used a 20" Grendel, shooting 100gr NBT's at 2800fps. Contrary to what Bagheera is saying, the trajectory of that is...
Liked On: 19-09-2019, 11:40 AM
I like it in theory but practically I think you are better off with a creedmoor, always easier to load a cartridge down than up. I think the lighter factory loadings would be similar recoil to the...
Liked On: 19-09-2019, 11:35 AM
As a 16 year old in the 90's I used to bike down the road with gun on my back heading off to a local farm to shoot bunnies and never ever got a bad reaction and the same goes about 15-18 months ago...
Liked On: 17-09-2019, 01:24 PM
I'm with Tussock. We've come a long way (?) since 1967 when I left my parent's home in an Auckland suburb on a Friday afternoon to go hunting throughout the South Island. Wearing a large backpack and...
Liked On: 17-09-2019, 11:04 AM
No, why would I? I'm not doing anything illegal and I have a genuine reason to carry it. The old bat who pulled a face probably always does. Her mate gave us a smile and the rest of the people were...
Liked On: 17-09-2019, 11:00 AM
Went into for a stalk up Wairere falls on March 24th no bad looks at the road end or while walking up and it was like Queen Street. If you have a nice big patch on your back though not so sure:O_O:...
Liked On: 17-09-2019, 10:56 AM
A bit of a story for me on this one. in 1980 when I was 15 my father bought a 1949 BRNO 22 Hornet at a farm clearing sale for me. A beautiful rifle with the hair trigger function and in pretty good...
Liked On: 13-09-2019, 02:51 PM
Haven't been in the hills since end of April. Have been hunting the Tararuas for a while. began at school in the early 60s, tramping, then got 303 at 14 or so, and carted that around, eventually...
Liked On: 09-09-2019, 08:01 PM
Shoot it out to 500m and actually see how much you have to dial for zero. Then get the custom dial made.
Liked On: 09-09-2019, 01:34 PM
Interesting. I’ve got a couple of short action 85s, one of which I‘ve owned for 12 years, and I’ve never had a problem. They eject reliably regardless of how quick the bolt is cycled
Liked On: 04-09-2019, 11:56 PM
Interesting thread for the Waikato .... not sure about the scope, might need to change countries, or if you are seeing hyenas in Waikato maybe check with your doc for a change to the meds haha...
Liked On: 03-09-2019, 12:56 PM
For those of you who are interested in getting some decent peep sights, Skinner make 2 versions that fit the vast majority of rifles. The "rimfire" version fits onto a 3/8 dovetail, and will work...
Liked On: 01-09-2019, 11:02 PM
mikee I use this. (https://www.brownells.com/gunsmith-tools-supplies/metal-prep-coloring/metal-bluing/touch-up-pens/super-black-instant-touch-up-pen-prod4942.aspx) Seems to work well. The Wattyl...
Liked On: 01-09-2019, 10:39 PM
https://www.doc.govt.nz/parks-and-recreation/things-to-do/hunting/what-to-hunt/tahr/tahr-control-operations/
Liked On: 28-08-2019, 02:12 PM
Shot a load of 6.5x55 on the weekend and got round to reloading it today. First case feels a little different going into the die and comes out well different. I know theres a lot of interest in 6.5...
Liked On: 26-08-2019, 04:26 PM