after the war and at the start of the culling glory days i guess the guys , as good kiwis do , made do with what they could get (ex mil 303) later our market got flooded with 8x57s as the euro...
Liked On: 09-01-2023, 02:37 PM
How old are you two, you have to be kidding. The 7x57 was quite popular, and theres still a bunch of them floating around. It just got overwritten by the .308 in new rifles, and then the imports were...
Liked On: 09-01-2023, 10:22 AM
First time I've scored 25 in a skeet comp today. Pretty happy with that. Might've got HOA too, but choked in the shoot off. Too much adrenaline for a C grader shooting off against A grader. Next time.
Liked On: 09-01-2023, 09:07 AM
gadgetman being cheeky... Nice shooting Nick - gotta be happy with that. Alot of the Marlin 22LR/17HMR/22WMR rimfires are accurate for sporters - you will however get the occasional dud like any...
Liked On: 08-01-2023, 04:37 PM
Hind from last night 69gn smk. See hunting reports for the autopsy 213951213951
Liked On: 08-01-2023, 12:58 PM
I still have the Marlin I got from mudgripz.... Done a hell of a lot of shooting now, and its still a laser. No you can't have it back Mike :yaeh am not durnk:
Liked On: 08-01-2023, 10:43 AM
I slid off the drive trying to be a hero and hoon up in 2wd. Thats what you get for being a smart arse.
Liked On: 07-01-2023, 08:47 PM
I been reading mudgripz various threads and posts about rimfires, and it has payed off today. I saw a very tidy Marlin 25MN in my local retailer, and they let me test is out before I handed over the...
Liked On: 07-01-2023, 03:38 PM
nah,Im not going to say Sorry...the old boy has no more steep hills to climb,the grades will be gentle and a cold beer waiting at the top for him.he will be happy and at peace. go fishing and...
Liked On: 06-01-2023, 03:13 PM
In what has become an annual tradition mopheadrob, uk_exile and I headed in on a 4-day hunt into the Puketeraki area. 3 years ago on this trip, I shot a deer using mopheadrob's rifle but could not...
Liked On: 05-01-2023, 08:27 PM
Yeap, I can't remember where or who too though haha
Liked On: 05-01-2023, 07:37 PM
The beam has a knife edge axle that sits in ceramic vee blocks. A build-up of dust there can cause problems. Once cleaned, your scales should live under a dust cover when not being used.
Liked On: 05-01-2023, 04:36 PM
100 yrs on and still a go to calibre........ got to appreciate that:thumbsup:
Liked On: 05-01-2023, 11:07 AM
The idea is to secure against a casual opportunist thief. Not much anyone can do to combat a battery angle grinder, no matter how thick the steel (or someone running a tow rope down your hallway)
Liked On: 05-01-2023, 09:58 AM
Hi csmiffy the forend is usually measured from the from face of the receiver.
Liked On: 05-01-2023, 09:17 AM