Old rifles are far better shooters than most people imagine and also a challenge to shoot that give a satisfaction not found elsewhere. 183010183011183012183013
Liked On: 07-11-2021, 12:19 PM
182984 Not used often. Been in the family 80+ years, made late 1870s - early 1880s. 450 x 3.25" BPE Damascus Alex Henry barrels. Now shooting Nitro for Black loads with Woodleigh 350gr. It took a...
Liked On: 07-11-2021, 08:56 AM
Ok, Both my sons have carried and shoot deer and Goats with their Grandfathers 1960's Sav 99 in 243. Scope was also 1960's vintage Hertel & Reuss 2.75 x 26.5mm post and rail. Sent it back to...
Liked On: 07-11-2021, 08:55 AM
Big hills little deer, just the way I like it :cool:
Liked On: 07-11-2021, 08:54 AM
I have been wanting to check this spot out for a while now, about the middle of the week I gave my boy a call and asked him if he wanted to come out with the old man for a hunt. He said he had...
Liked On: 07-11-2021, 08:54 AM
Hence the generally bit :) I was chasing a heavily hunted mob that could move freely between DOC and farm land. At the first site of a human, they were gone!
Liked On: 06-11-2021, 06:21 PM
Yip there is alot of A holes out there. If I have components that others use and need and I have spare I always pass on at what I paid. Sent from my CPH1903 using Tapatalk
Liked On: 05-11-2021, 04:24 PM
Greetings All, 182826 This is my Martini chambered in .30-40 Krag. It falls a little outside longshot's criteria of "still out there actively knocking over critters" but this is due to deficiencies...
Liked On: 05-11-2021, 04:19 PM
Thought I might start up something that will hopefully be more entertaining than a superior caliber debate. Basically looking to see what old rifles are still out there actively knocking over...
Liked On: 04-11-2021, 10:39 PM
Inspired by Bagheera's recent post, thought I'd write about yesterday's goat hunt. As you know, we are not blessed with great hunting in Northland. No deer, just pigs and goats. DOC blocks are...
Liked On: 04-11-2021, 08:22 AM
yeah mate mine are still going strong including the "first" double battery one ( 6n 2 something). Thanks mate I will remember about the spares. Actually I think I might have a 2s that doesn't work....
Liked On: 03-11-2021, 11:32 AM
Well I got a surprise yesterday morning - look what was on my doorstep: https://i.imgur.com/trL0fnjh.jpg?1 https://i.imgur.com/k3dGw8nh.jpg?1 The box was squashed and torn half open. The barrel...
Liked On: 03-11-2021, 07:26 AM
AT the 25 -30 deer I shoot a year Im good for at least 15 years :)
Liked On: 01-11-2021, 01:09 PM
Rifle was originally purchased by a fella named Barry Nicholas who was a forest service culler and when that finished up and deer were worth a lot on the hook Barry continued to hunt the weekends for...
Liked On: 27-10-2021, 01:57 PM
Have wanted a "classic" rifle for a while now and kind of kept a half hearted eye on the forum and trademe etc for one to come up and this rifle came up on the forum a few weeks back. I contacted the...
Liked On: 27-10-2021, 01:54 PM