4x32 Kahles, bought new from Wilhelm Arms and Optics in the late 80's, no one would give you a thankyou for such a scope today but it has never moved despite knocks and crashes over banks etc
Liked On: 31-03-2022, 09:55 PM
My beautiful Tilly was euthanised on Monday. 4 weeks short of being 13. 252 deer with me. She has spent 5 weeks in the backyard recovering from paralysis in the hind legs which only very marginally...
Liked On: 30-03-2022, 10:22 PM
Just had first crack at dry aging some kingis and snapper. Mates been doing it for a while and swears by it. Not for everyone, but if you’re a foodie or a tinkerer well worth a crack Normally...
Liked On: 24-03-2022, 05:27 PM
These sorts of reminders are good for us all.
Liked On: 24-03-2022, 05:23 PM
Exactly why I posted about this event - if it saves it happening to somebody I’d be happy.
Liked On: 24-03-2022, 05:22 PM
We all can make mistakes and I made a sort-of mistake last evening. Mrs Finnwolf and I were out after rabbits, shot one with my wee Sako 22, worked the bolt and put it into the half-cocked...
Liked On: 24-03-2022, 05:22 PM
Greetings All, It has been several months since my last post on this thread so I thought I should do an update. Progress on fitness continued through the balance of 2021 but crashed and burned...
Liked On: 23-03-2022, 01:20 PM
A couple of Raukumara stags from last week and my son with a Hawkes Bay private land stag. 193018 193019 193020
Liked On: 21-03-2022, 06:15 PM
Got this guy at the end of February, he took a decent tumble after the shot and snapped a couple of tines of and his main beam. Never seen such a fat stag from kaikoura. 192915 192916 192917
Liked On: 21-03-2022, 06:14 PM
An old boy in good nick taken recently on Public Land. 192556 192557 192558
Liked On: 21-03-2022, 06:13 PM
I got my new Tikka 223 1.8 twist with a Z5 scope yesterday and today I headed out for a sight in then a hunt. I tried 5 different types of ammo, a 50gr 3 55gr's and a 60gr hornady whitetail which...
Liked On: 21-03-2022, 08:01 AM
Galvanic corrosion between dissimilar materials often causes the projectiles to “ stick” in the brass over time The trick to getting them apart is put them in a seating die and seat them 5 thou...
Liked On: 18-03-2022, 09:46 PM
I had no definite ID on either the "gent" or the vehicle. By the time I got there he was long gone and the Mrs was too spooked to get the rego number she had been walking up the hill on the gravel to...
Liked On: 15-03-2022, 04:04 PM
+1 for piercing the darkness and agree, the wiring seems to be a weak link. Had 3 ledlenser all die due to wiring issues
Liked On: 08-03-2022, 04:32 PM
I’d steer away from anything with external wiring from the battery pack to the light module as in my experience this is a weakness and likely to get damaged. Haven’t had a good run with led...
Liked On: 08-03-2022, 04:32 PM