I've just done a test run with RL16 pushing the 150gr eldx, Started at 52.5gr and worked up in 0.5gr increments, the majic started at 53.5gr of powder at an avg of 2940fps, still have 54 an 54.5gr...
Liked On: 25-03-2022, 06:21 AM
I got my new Tikka 223 1.8 twist with a Z5 scope yesterday and today I headed out for a sight in then a hunt. I tried 5 different types of ammo, a 50gr 3 55gr's and a 60gr hornady whitetail which...
Liked On: 21-03-2022, 06:56 PM
Hey, havnt done much stories laterly, prob because only been on 2 hunts all year(more fishing and resting lol). But its that time of the year again and i always give it a good crack to secure a stag...
Liked On: 21-03-2022, 05:12 PM
I’d been looking forward to what’s becoming an annual trip with mopheadrob and CamD into DOC’s Puketeraki hunting block. This trip didn’t disappoint. Good weather, good company …………and some deer 😊 ...
Liked On: 21-03-2022, 03:33 PM
Hi all, Had a few missions destinations planed on different weather forecasts and wind was from the south much of the trip and the spot x plan 2 was chosen with 5 headwaters. It a fairly popular...
Liked On: 21-03-2022, 01:21 PM
I’ve just got back from a Hutt Valley Deerstalkers trip into the Ruahines, the purpose of the trip was to show that recreational hunters can contribute to game management in high population areas. Me...
Liked On: 20-03-2022, 12:50 PM
So its been awhile since I've ventured into the lovely Kaimai supplejack bush that I learned to love and hate back in 2013. Family additions, the desire to chase Sika over reds, becoming a manager,...
Liked On: 07-03-2022, 10:15 PM
Finally got back out in the hills this week, mainly to put some k's in and start building some fitness for the roar, but hoping to also come across a mature Taranaki Public land buck! I certainly...
Liked On: 06-03-2022, 08:10 PM
I've ben following these threads on the 284 for while now and eventually got one myself. I've been playing around with superformance and this thread has been interesting. Im not loading myself for...
Liked On: 22-02-2022, 10:30 PM
Earlier this week I took the day off work to have my first crack of the year pursuing hard antler Sika stags with mawzer308 . It’s suffice to say the day that unfolded is one we won’t won’t forget. I...
Liked On: 19-02-2022, 07:22 AM
I've told my boy over and over, don't mess with nature unless you're serious about killing an animal and eating it. On this occasion, he didn't listen and I made a short video to document what...
Liked On: 14-02-2022, 03:40 AM
Earlry in January we were out for a hunt and we spotted a couple of deer in the open, a spiker and one other that mooched off into the bush. Just as it disappeared I thought I saw a decent bit of...
Liked On: 13-02-2022, 04:27 PM
Fooled this one in a nice bit of water. 188930 Took the #no 3 black fury. 188931 Long bugger but not in very good condition. 188932
Liked On: 01-02-2022, 03:28 PM
A slow retrieve on the "kilwell zed" lure. 189194 189195
Liked On: 01-02-2022, 03:28 PM
Greetings Forestry, Tahf and all, I did some load development for the 7mm-08 in the early 1980's. The owner had been using W760 which was the go to powder for the cartridge in its early days. He was...
Liked On: 22-01-2022, 05:25 PM