That is so good. When I first started out unsupervised (10 or so and blessed with 1000 odd acres) my old man would only give me 3 rounds for the .22, no mag, no scope. I thought he was the meanest...
Liked On: 15-08-2021, 07:37 PM
The animals in the 70s weren't nearly as literate as they are today. I never had a deer, a big pig etc get up after I'd shot him and tell me "that 308 has poor BC and is not a good choice", or...
Liked On: 14-08-2021, 07:03 PM
https://www.trademe.co.nz/a/marketplace/sports/hunting-shooting/rifles/centrefire/listing/3214244673?bof=VgCGrFTo Spoiler alert. someone tried drilling a sling swivel through the stock and couldnt...
Liked On: 14-08-2021, 12:57 PM
2800fps would have 7" drop at 300 yards if was 3" high at 125 ....not to shabby at all. ol Nick Harvey had great things to say about this loading. it beats old 180grn load in 30/06 by quite a bit...
Liked On: 14-08-2021, 12:54 PM
Greetings Phil_H, There was a 6.8 x57 Chinese Mauser from 1908 some of which were made by Mauser so this may have been the rifle you had. Projectile dia was .277 inches. There was supposedly a...
Liked On: 14-08-2021, 09:51 AM
sure he wasn't a sika or red? :P Assume you meant fellow
Liked On: 14-08-2021, 08:32 AM
Greetings bumblefoot, I see from some old gym records that Jan 2008, aged 58, I was 122.8kg so you are ahead of me. Well done. Regards Grandpamac.
Liked On: 13-08-2021, 07:03 PM
I seem to be sharing a lot of your experiences. Originally 1.86 metres (shrunk about 30 mm) with weight that has bobbed around. Maxed at 138 kg about twenty years ago and back down to 111 kg...
Liked On: 12-08-2021, 07:50 PM
Forgot to include this. 174853 GPM
Liked On: 12-08-2021, 06:53 PM
Greetings All, It has been a while since my last post on this thread so I thought I should do an update. The bush walks petered out in May due to the colder weather and competition from a very large...
Liked On: 12-08-2021, 06:44 PM
Nikko Stirling scopes from 55Six are excellent. Run 5 different versions and have owned plenty of others over the years, never once let me down. IMO they have better glass than a $800 scope from a...
Liked On: 12-08-2021, 11:32 AM
Second hand Bushnell Elite 3500. Better glass than any of the others you have on the list
Liked On: 12-08-2021, 11:32 AM
I thought everyone hunted with spears in the 1970's.
Liked On: 11-08-2021, 09:03 AM
My first car was 13 pound! 3 weeks wages!
Liked On: 11-08-2021, 08:52 AM
174702 174703 I just won this .... Happy days !!!
Liked On: 10-08-2021, 09:58 PM