I always clean my riffles after every hunt which means running patches through until clean even if only one shot fired.
Liked On: 15-04-2024, 10:55 PM
There was a comment when Holden was culling in Hawkes Bay he was fastidious about cleanliness and made it known he did not appreciate his collegues who thought washing once every 2 weeks was ample.
Liked On: 15-04-2024, 10:55 PM
keep it up good on ya .222 man from way back still have my original Remington .222 from 1975 still a tack holer second barrel but some 3-4,000 rounds later ( 1000 on new barrel ) wont ever...
Liked On: 15-04-2024, 10:54 PM
Barry the hunter The top rifle is 222 Rem, which I prefer to 223 (I've never owned one) because of lower noise for close proximity shooting, lower recoil so 8 can keep my eye on the target, 222 had...
Liked On: 15-04-2024, 10:54 PM
Barry the hunter Sorry Barry but yes, that the inside which hasn't been cleaned! Bad I know. Usually I clean my rifles each weekend, but I missed last weekend, my bad. Too put it in context and...
Liked On: 15-04-2024, 10:51 PM
After a busy week on the Golf Course, it's gun cleaning day today. Some of the firearms have had 250 - 400 rounds through without clean. A couple got very wet on Thursday night so will need to be...
Liked On: 15-04-2024, 10:49 PM
The front engine job on the Hilux is not hard, don’t let any mechanics convince you otherwise. Belt, tensioner and water pump, motor is dead easy to time. Take the radiator out for maximum room,...
Liked On: 15-04-2024, 10:41 PM
Be very unlikely for a genuine belt to break after 10yrs. Seen some that have done 25-30 and still looked mint. But the cost of a belt and tensioner vs an engine is quite different. I'd personally...
Liked On: 15-04-2024, 10:40 PM
quite the opposite for me, i went to my local tyre/wof guy but he couldnt get coopers in. went to a shop i knew where i had many punctures repaired and they ran thru my choices. i said the mrs wanted...
Liked On: 15-04-2024, 10:39 PM
I shot a big red hind at about 100yard with a 6.5 156gn Berger at 3080fps and that exited the same side as the entry it was a real head scratcher
Liked On: 08-04-2024, 10:47 PM
For a great many years I have been investigating and experimenting with the unusual performance of bullets after they have contacted something. This has also given me a fair bit of 'expert witness'...
Liked On: 08-04-2024, 10:47 PM
So I shot a stag today with a 123gr eldm. Crease shot quartering away. Bullet went through the crease then must have hit something solid on the offside shoulder, quite a lot of bruising under the...
Liked On: 08-04-2024, 10:46 PM
Im sure OP use this handle 247307
Liked On: 08-04-2024, 10:43 PM
cant see any harm in it...after all most stuff taken to butchers to be made into sausages will have been frozen then thawed at least once,your only other option is to bandsaw it into giant steaks...
Liked On: 08-04-2024, 10:38 PM
There’s a few good sika stags on the top right hand side of Ihaka spur at the moment, they’re vocal at 10 am and just on dark They have made their territory scrapes so they’re staying put for the...
Liked On: 08-04-2024, 10:34 PM