It's pretty hard for an old codger with a cupboard full of rifles to justify any new scope let alone and expensive one. I fortune does smile on me however it will be definitely be a first focal plane...
Liked On: 08-03-2020, 12:51 PM
Greetings All, Isn't it great that mention of an animal that may have died out in NZ decades ago can still generate interest. Moose, or Elk as they are known in Scandinavia, clearly survived and...
Liked On: 07-03-2020, 08:47 AM
Greetings Again All, A few more thoughts. Happily there still seems to be plenty of interest in owning and using them. Unfortunately the numbers of rifles in suitable condition is limited. I was...
Liked On: 03-03-2020, 05:16 PM
Many years ago Paua softening was accomplished by placing the cleaned Paua in a mutton bag and administering a few stout wacks with the back of a Tomahawk The mutton bag was to stop the Paua from...
Liked On: 02-03-2020, 06:13 PM
Greetings All, Glad to see that the .303 still generates more than wide spread yawns. In responce or support to the previous posts here is another tuppence worth from me. The reason most .303 rifles...
Liked On: 02-03-2020, 03:24 PM
Greetings csmiffy, Both of my .303 rifles shoot the Hornady 174 grain round nose very well with my light loads. The scoped rifle which has a like new two groove barrel shoots the 150 grain Norma...
Liked On: 01-03-2020, 11:10 AM
Greetings All, I have just started some more load development for my 7 mm SAUM that has been a safe queen for rather too long.131772 The rifle is a Remington 700 Sendero aquired in 2004....
Liked On: 01-03-2020, 11:04 AM
Greetings All, I hesitated to show photos off my reloading set up but here they are:131587131588131589 The desk is an old school desk that has been used temporarily for almost 20 years. Load...
Liked On: 27-02-2020, 01:25 PM
Greetings All, I hesitated to show photos off my reloading set up but here they are:131587131588131589 The desk is an old school desk that has been used temporarily for almost 20 years. Load...
Liked On: 27-02-2020, 01:05 PM
Greetings Mooseman, Only a bit off fresh sign yesterday. It was a gentlemen's hours wander so sightings we neither expected or experienced. There are however decent numbers of deer in the area,...
Liked On: 26-02-2020, 06:37 PM
Thanks Gentlemen, This area is a favourite spot of mine and only 50 km from home. North of the Tutaekuri River, only a few km away is the old Kaweka Hut site where I have spent a bit of time over...
Liked On: 26-02-2020, 06:37 PM
131489 Greetings All, Went for a short walk to the Kuripapango Lakes today, looking for a few spots an old fudd could have a little hunt now that the temperature has dropped a little. The lakes...
Liked On: 26-02-2020, 09:33 AM
Greetings Mooseman, Only a bit off fresh sign yesterday. It was a gentlemen's hours wander so sightings we neither expected or experienced. There are however decent numbers of deer in the area,...
Liked On: 26-02-2020, 09:05 AM
Thanks Gentlemen, This area is a favourite spot of mine and only 50 km from home. North of the Tutaekuri River, only a few km away is the old Kaweka Hut site where I have spent a bit of time over...
Liked On: 26-02-2020, 09:05 AM
131489 Greetings All, Went for a short walk to the Kuripapango Lakes today, looking for a few spots an old fudd could have a little hunt now that the temperature has dropped a little. The lakes...
Liked On: 26-02-2020, 09:04 AM