About Ben Waimata

Basic Information


Date of Birth
July 9
About Ben Waimata
Biography:
Married to an Australian and with 4 half-Aussie kids.
Location:
Hawkes Bay
Interests:
banyan trees, all kinds of stuff better not discussed.
Occupation:
Farm forester

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Total Posts
Total Posts
1,764
Posts Per Day
0.71
General Information
Last Activity
Yesterday 10:44 PM
Join Date
29-07-2018
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808 Likes

  1. WaikatoBushman
    WaikatoBushman liked post by Ben Waimata On thread : Semi Auto 22 WMR vs Bolt action 223 for goats
    Back in the semi auto days I looked into this and decided 7.62x39 was the clear winner, having significantly more energy and a far better ability to knock through lightweight leaves etc when bush...
    Liked On: 10-02-2023, 01:09 AM
  2. timattalon
    timattalon liked post by Ben Waimata On thread : Semi Auto 22 WMR vs Bolt action 223 for goats
    Back in the semi auto days I looked into this and decided 7.62x39 was the clear winner, having significantly more energy and a far better ability to knock through lightweight leaves etc when bush...
    Liked On: 09-02-2023, 12:51 PM
  3. kickinwings
    kickinwings liked post by Ben Waimata On thread : Semi Auto 22 WMR vs Bolt action 223 for goats
    Back in the semi auto days I looked into this and decided 7.62x39 was the clear winner, having significantly more energy and a far better ability to knock through lightweight leaves etc when bush...
    Liked On: 09-02-2023, 10:00 AM
  4. Marty Henry
    Marty Henry liked post by Ben Waimata On thread : Semi Auto 22 WMR vs Bolt action 223 for goats
    Back in the semi auto days I looked into this and decided 7.62x39 was the clear winner, having significantly more energy and a far better ability to knock through lightweight leaves etc when bush...
    Liked On: 09-02-2023, 08:29 AM
  5. Dama dama
    Dama dama liked post by Ben Waimata On thread : Semi Auto 22 WMR vs Bolt action 223 for goats
    I regret never buying a mini14.
    Liked On: 07-02-2023, 11:54 AM
  6. WaikatoBushman
    WaikatoBushman liked post by Ben Waimata On thread : Semi Auto 22 WMR vs Bolt action 223 for goats
    I regret never buying a mini14.
    Liked On: 06-02-2023, 08:23 PM
  7. Billbob
    Billbob liked post by Ben Waimata On thread : Deer in Strange Places
    There are deer spreading all over HB. Spoke to one guy from HBRC biosecurity team who said the only places in HB you will not find deer are the centre of Hastings and Napier, everywhere else, you can...
    Liked On: 17-01-2023, 05:58 PM
  8. XR500
    XR500 liked post by Ben Waimata On thread : Red dot for hunting
    I've got a vortex spitfire Gen 2 prism on my .223 at the moment. It seems the perfect compromise for my use. 3x magnification, 1moa etched/illuminated dot, and the entire optic is smaller and lighter...
    Liked On: 15-01-2023, 09:22 PM
  9. Micky Duck
    Micky Duck liked post by Ben Waimata On thread : Red dot for hunting
    I've got a vortex spitfire Gen 2 prism on my .223 at the moment. It seems the perfect compromise for my use. 3x magnification, 1moa etched/illuminated dot, and the entire optic is smaller and lighter...
    Liked On: 15-01-2023, 01:45 PM
  10. csmiffy
    csmiffy liked post by Ben Waimata On thread : Red dot for hunting
    I've got a vortex spitfire Gen 2 prism on my .223 at the moment. It seems the perfect compromise for my use. 3x magnification, 1moa etched/illuminated dot, and the entire optic is smaller and lighter...
    Liked On: 15-01-2023, 09:12 AM
  11. 7mmwsm
    7mmwsm liked post by Ben Waimata On thread : Advice on handling meat after the kill
    And right there is a great reason not to get too excited about experiencing all cultural events.
    Liked On: 29-11-2022, 07:46 AM
  12. No.3
    No.3 liked post by Ben Waimata On thread : Advice on handling meat after the kill
    And right there is a great reason not to get too excited about experiencing all cultural events.
    Liked On: 28-11-2022, 10:01 PM
  13. GoodKeenMan
    GoodKeenMan liked post by Ben Waimata On thread : Utas .223
    Maybe with an election coming up next year we should all be putting a lot of effort into getting semi autos back. At least to a wider extent than now. Just reading fed farmers news, there are...
    Liked On: 28-11-2022, 08:10 AM
  14. dogmatix
    dogmatix liked post by Ben Waimata On thread : Utas .223
    noisy loading has always been the major downside to semi autos for hunting.
    Liked On: 21-11-2022, 08:51 PM
  15. keneff
    keneff liked post by Ben Waimata On thread : Deer in Strange Places
    There are deer spreading all over HB. Spoke to one guy from HBRC biosecurity team who said the only places in HB you will not find deer are the centre of Hastings and Napier, everywhere else, you can...
    Liked On: 19-11-2022, 11:14 AM

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