I have a Kolbe p max, it is one of the rare instrument other than the oehler that could relyably read pressure for the average consumer.
Liked On: 13-04-2025, 09:12 AM
Stag I hind called with the odd roar in to 15m away on Wednesday down masterton ways. Pretty quiet roar wise while I was down, nothing super fired up but got this stag pretty noisy and excited on my...
Liked On: 12-04-2025, 10:58 PM
Oehler 43 and their newer model, and the pressure trace 2 both use piezoelectric strain gauges that are glued to the exterior of a rifle barrel. The gauge deforms and creates a change in...
Liked On: 12-04-2025, 10:26 PM
A mate and I decided to go for a sika mission into some new country for us the, famed Clement’s mill Rd! Put a big shift in on Tuesday avo in appalling weather walking about 4 hours into an area I...
Liked On: 12-04-2025, 08:08 PM
After poring over maps for a fair whack of time and hoping my preferred area of the Northern Ruahines wouldn’t get 1080’d I found out the drop was postponed. I had looked at a series of faces from...
Liked On: 09-04-2025, 11:37 AM
I dont sorry but suspect the usual no fly zone south of the Tamkaki in dannevirke will still apply. I wrote a trip report a year ago about a tops trips were the feedback on the shoot and scoot that...
Liked On: 08-04-2025, 09:10 PM
Somehow bumped into this excellent vid on Youtube......algorithms... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UC-Duno4qxc Amazing to be so close for so long :cool:
Liked On: 08-04-2025, 08:49 PM
I had similar experience with 200eldx as Kelton mentioned in another thread, unless bone was hit there was little expansion and deer ran off and needed tracking. Went back to 208amax, majority are...
Liked On: 08-04-2025, 10:57 AM
I actually caught that one and it was a good listen iv had issues with them going to fast in magnums and they clearly underlined that each weight was designed cartridge specific at factory loaded...
Liked On: 08-04-2025, 08:30 AM
One of the more recent Hornady podcasts mentioned that the 178 ELD-X was designed with 308 speeds in mind. The 200 is designed to be shot out of a 30 cal magnum which for its primary market in North...
Liked On: 08-04-2025, 08:29 AM
I'd go 178s to claw back a bit of velocity, 178s or 200s will both slay out to further than your likely to shoot. I prefer the m's and as long as you're not doing warp 9 at 50 yards you're good to...
Liked On: 08-04-2025, 08:29 AM
I shoot the 178 eldx out of my wsm, 3050mv. excellent performer on reds. From 70m out to 836m, every thing falls over quickly
Liked On: 08-04-2025, 08:29 AM
Shot a pair of reds with the 178 eldx from my wsm. 2900 mv. About 100m and 200m. 200m in the crease blew chunks of lung out the far side and it ran about 40m. The one at 100m was a hilar shot causing...
Liked On: 08-04-2025, 08:28 AM
Got to wonder if if the countrys running rampant with straw buyers why so many gun shops are closing down. Plus surley theres no such thing as paying someone not to check a container.? How about that...
Liked On: 05-04-2025, 04:24 PM
The last time I heard of a straw buyer that made it to the news for buying guns and onselling them to unlicenced people (gang members?) was NOT picked up by the register as it had not started yet....
Liked On: 05-04-2025, 04:24 PM