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About EmpireSafaris
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“I don’t care a damn about these people who can split a pea at three hundred yards. What I want to know about is how good he is on a charging buffalo at six feet."

Philip Percival

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    EmpireSafaris liked post by akaroa1 On thread : Vintage rifles blooded
    I'm away on the hot and sunny West Coast for the week ( came to get away from the Canterbury heat ! ) and only brought a couple of my Vintage Single Shot Rifles. Field's 450 no1 Express ( 140 year...
    Liked On: 21-02-2024, 07:01 PM
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    EmpireSafaris liked post by gundoc On thread : Any vintage ammo experts on here.
    Full packets in tidy condition have some collector value. Please put some pictures up.
    Liked On: 20-02-2024, 07:14 PM
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    EmpireSafaris liked post by Hugy2023 On thread : My 2024 Season
    Same furry result - different caliber
    Liked On: 20-02-2024, 07:13 PM
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    EmpireSafaris liked post by Marty Henry On thread : My 2024 Season
    I've often been tempted to shoot quail but never have, they amuse me too much. Plovers on the other hand....
    Liked On: 20-02-2024, 07:13 PM
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    EmpireSafaris liked post by Twodiffs On thread : Old school hunting
    Hope you don't mind bumblefoot, pls remove if not ok. Guy on the right is my uncle, my family settled in Mokihinui, Hector, Millerton on the West Coast in the early 1900's. So this photo is around...
    Liked On: 10-02-2024, 07:40 PM
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    EmpireSafaris liked post by Louie On thread : Old school hunting
    243400
    Liked On: 10-02-2024, 07:40 PM
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    EmpireSafaris liked post by bumblefoot On thread : Old school hunting
    I saw this pic on the FB NZ deer cullers page; and for some reason just love it.... Using the great 7.7 Rimmed Creedmoor of course! ;) 243386
    Liked On: 10-02-2024, 07:40 PM
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    EmpireSafaris liked post by gundoc On thread : Old school hunting
    I started deerstalking with a fully wooded .303 that was my 16th birthday (1963) present from my father, which cost him just under 10 Pounds from Turner & LeBrun for a new FTR'd BSA No.1 Mk.III*....
    Liked On: 10-02-2024, 07:40 PM
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    EmpireSafaris liked post by cb14 On thread : USA Hunting 2024
    Anyone heading to USA to hunt this year? I’ve put in for the wyoming elk (bull and cow) draw for my son and I. Will then look at the deer and pronghorn draw depending on the elk draw results. ...
    Liked On: 10-02-2024, 07:39 PM
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    EmpireSafaris liked post by sneeze On thread : Show me your lightweight rifle
    And a light weight rifle to get things back on track. Cooper M92. 24 inch Non abbreviated barrel. Light weight earplugs instead of a suppressor . A touch under 7lbs. 242940
    Liked On: 02-02-2024, 04:54 PM
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    EmpireSafaris liked post by JohnDuxbury On thread : 9.3x62 loading
    I have a good load for my Husky 1600 in 9.3x62, with 285 grain PPU round noses doing 2380 fps, which will do anything I need a 9.3 Mauser for, I reckon. But, it depends on the availablility of...
    Liked On: 01-02-2024, 09:23 PM
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    EmpireSafaris liked post by mkm On thread : What little pesties did you bowl over today?
    Three possums in three nights than this wee girl this morning. Have a hen pheasant with poults at foot running around home. Chance of survival just drastically increased, I hope! 242582
    Liked On: 01-02-2024, 09:09 PM
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    EmpireSafaris liked post by Philipo On thread : Show me your lightweight rifle
    Yup 100%, real light weigh rifles are great to carry but yes there is a technique to shooting them & they will never be as accurate as their heavier brothers. Most LW's I've had have been short...
    Liked On: 01-02-2024, 03:15 PM
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    EmpireSafaris liked post by Lucky On thread : Show me your lightweight rifle
    Not under 3 , tad over 3.3 with the suppressor on though 242642
    Liked On: 01-02-2024, 03:14 PM
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    EmpireSafaris liked post by Nick.m On thread : Show me your lightweight rifle
    242853 Kimber hunter 308, gel removed from stock, barrel 17 inches, maniatis alpine lite suppressor, vx3 2.5-8x36 in talley rings. 2.7kgs absolute dream for carrying through the bush.
    Liked On: 01-02-2024, 03:13 PM

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