Greetings BenTheBuilder, I too have been there. There are two measurements that you have not given us that will help. 1. The length of a case to datum that has been fired in your rifle, and if...
Liked On: 12-08-2023, 04:01 PM
For me, as a card carrying old fudd, my preference would be for a 2.5 or 3 fixed power scope. I was glad to see some others had plumped for these. If you are the sort of hunter that leaves your scope...
Liked On: 12-08-2023, 03:54 PM
Greetings BenTheBuilder, I too have been there. There are two measurements that you have not given us that will help. 1. The length of a case to datum that has been fired in your rifle, and if...
Liked On: 12-08-2023, 03:50 PM
For me, as a card carrying old fudd, my preference would be for a 2.5 or 3 fixed power scope. I was glad to see some others had plumped for these. If you are the sort of hunter that leaves your scope...
Liked On: 12-08-2023, 03:02 PM
Greetings All, The latest copy of NZ Outdoor appeared on my chair the other day. In it was an article by Dave Baldwin on his latest Bushman's Bible Journey. He and others visited huts in the North...
Liked On: 12-08-2023, 03:12 AM
Greetings STC, Cast lead projectiles are a whole new rabbit warren, perhaps best left until later. Sub sonics have a pretty loopy trajectory so ranges will not be long. Looking at the two...
Liked On: 11-08-2023, 05:59 PM
Greetings Again, Cold and windy today (old age pensioners are sensitive to this) so I dug out the article mentioned above which appeared in 1987. The cartridge was the .240 Gibbs. This is the .25-06...
Liked On: 11-08-2023, 01:04 PM
Greetings Sharki and all, There was a very good article in Handloader decades back dealing with this which the writer called "Secondary Explosion Effect". At the time opinions varied as to whether...
Liked On: 11-08-2023, 10:57 AM
Greetings, The robins and fantails can be pretty friendly as well. A lot of places in the Kawekas and Blowhard Bush if you sit down for a grandpa rest the Robins will turn up to see what you are...
Liked On: 11-08-2023, 02:19 AM
Greetings All, I was just looking at doing some more trimming on some of the branches from the trees around our garage. I had just leant the pole saw against a branch I wanted to cut and something...
Liked On: 11-08-2023, 01:39 AM
The clincher is probably the availability of rifles. Not much choice in new .222 rifles these days. GPM.
Liked On: 10-08-2023, 11:27 PM
Greetings Nathan F, It is hard to find anything that does not work in the 150 to 165 grain range. Use what shoots well. GPM.
Liked On: 09-08-2023, 11:24 PM
The clincher is probably the availability of rifles. Not much choice in new .222 rifles these days. GPM.
Liked On: 09-08-2023, 09:58 PM
Greetings all, Although the Uberti 73 is made of modern steels it is still a springy action. There will be a pressure limit that the case can take without stretching in that action. Once exceeded...
Liked On: 09-08-2023, 10:44 AM
The clincher is probably the availability of rifles. Not much choice in new .222 rifles these days. GPM.
Liked On: 08-08-2023, 05:59 PM