Savage are now making the Mod.12 varmint rifle in 22-250 with a 1:9 twist so you can run heavier bullets to take better advantage of the extra grunt over a 223. Much more useful than the 1:12 to 1:14...
Liked On: 08-02-2016, 08:59 PM
Interesting analogy to some firearms accidents too, where people haven't realised the mental shortcuts and assumptions they're making (ie with target ID) until its too late, and sometimes not even...
Liked On: 08-02-2016, 06:16 PM
Savage are now making the Mod.12 varmint rifle in 22-250 with a 1:9 twist so you can run heavier bullets to take better advantage of the extra grunt over a 223. Much more useful than the 1:12 to 1:14...
Liked On: 08-02-2016, 06:10 PM
There is also a nice Kershaw on a hill above Fairlie where some scrubby matagouri removed it from its sheath. And a Mora (complete with sheath) somewhere in the Hokonuis, I still don't know how that...
Liked On: 07-02-2016, 08:37 AM
Brains are pretty interesting things eh!
Liked On: 06-02-2016, 10:38 PM
Brains are pretty interesting things eh!
Liked On: 06-02-2016, 08:38 PM
Just go to a bakery with windows, and park the car in sight of them. Or if the vehicle is locked & alarmed and you're in hearing range of the alarm, that should also count as attended. If I have a...
Liked On: 04-02-2016, 05:26 PM
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Liked On: 01-02-2016, 02:56 AM
4136 Went up on an angle from the right (2nd gear low range), wee bump on the steepest bit and she took off backwards with the wheels going forwards. Grabbed reverse and eventually managed to...
Liked On: 01-02-2016, 02:40 AM
Quite liked this sunset on Saturday night: https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1595/24449789616_d4236fc5a0_o.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/DfxyCQ)Te Anau sunset (https://flic.kr/p/DfxyCQ) by Ben...
Liked On: 29-01-2016, 05:39 PM
Had a cracker of an 11-day walk into the Olivine Wilderness Area over new years. Unarmed, but you'd have trouble covering that much ground and still having time to hunt anyway! Started from the...
Liked On: 28-01-2016, 08:18 PM
Took it out for a check/sight-in yesterday, still likes the same loads which is handy - shot 6mm group with the 53vmax and 12mm with the 68bthp so I'm happy :D Had a tinker with the Mk2 BTVS 22 as...
Liked On: 26-01-2016, 06:48 AM
Quite liked this sunset on Saturday night: https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1595/24449789616_d4236fc5a0_o.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/DfxyCQ)Te Anau sunset (https://flic.kr/p/DfxyCQ) by Ben...
Liked On: 25-01-2016, 12:32 PM
If you have a topo map and both you and the animal are on clearly identifiable features you can have a decent estimate. But thats a big if, and still not that precise.
Liked On: 24-01-2016, 09:46 PM
Had a cracker of an 11-day walk into the Olivine Wilderness Area over new years. Unarmed, but you'd have trouble covering that much ground and still having time to hunt anyway! Started from the...
Liked On: 21-01-2016, 07:31 AM