I was the same - absolute panic at the thought of lockdown with no NZHS!
Liked On: 18-08-2021, 11:14 AM
I would have thought a square-corner relief cut would be an equal stress raiser
Liked On: 17-08-2021, 11:25 AM
For years commercial meat hunting and culling my attitude was to respect but take the animal, bird or fish as required. But now, I feel somewhat like this chap. I watch the game and actually regret...
Liked On: 16-08-2021, 02:54 PM
One of the best threads in a long time. Thanks to all who contributed.
Liked On: 15-08-2021, 06:29 PM
I lived thru all those years, dairy farming family in rural NZ . Learned on a Lithgow model 12 which I had unsupervised privileges with from age 12, and a box of ammo each month from Dalgety's. The...
Liked On: 15-08-2021, 06:29 PM
Slightly off topic but what about all those sports stores way back when. My old man bought me a TOZ 22 and a sporterised 303 from Turner and LeBruns in Christchurch when I was about 14. Then I...
Liked On: 15-08-2021, 06:27 PM
"almost every town had its sports shop with its array of guns." Finnwolf Yeh amazing how things have changed, a couple of funny stories from our time in Oz,one bloke we worked with had a framed...
Liked On: 14-08-2021, 06:27 PM
I was born in 72.....My old man hunted with a semi 243 that I never saw....used a husky 30/06 and raved about its putting down on spot power,had soft spot for 303 and not the 308...go figure???...
Liked On: 14-08-2021, 11:10 AM
I often went into Tisdall's after school, early 70's. They just don't have shops like that anymore. It was like walking into 'Santa's Gun-Cave', not a stainless barrel in sight
Liked On: 14-08-2021, 11:09 AM
Fixed it.
Liked On: 12-08-2021, 09:32 AM
I don't want anything to do with politicians. They're the cause of this mess.
Liked On: 12-08-2021, 09:11 AM
And $6 for a Mercator
Liked On: 10-08-2021, 02:49 PM
Back in the 1960's .22 and .308 calibre rifles were given a discounted Duty rate because they were calibres manufactured by CAC in Auckland. Whilst the only.308" bore centrefires granted that status...
Liked On: 10-08-2021, 10:52 AM
shhhhhhhh
Liked On: 07-08-2021, 11:29 PM
https://www.doc.govt.nz/parks-and-recreation/things-to-do/hunting/what-to-hunt/tahr/tahr-control-operations/tahr-sightings-maps/ For those that haven't seen the latest cull figures and locations....
Liked On: 07-08-2021, 11:27 PM