winchester all day long...the marlins in 30/30 at least are diferent ammunition wise,pretty certain they prefer it shorter. mate has one of that vintage and its feeding of rounds is piggy compared to...
Liked On: 08-06-2021, 10:05 PM
No one has mentioned the weight of nightforce yet.
Liked On: 08-06-2021, 09:35 PM
I use my bird dogs on deer a bit (not their primary purpose) as a result they tend to hunt 20-50m in front of me. All of the deer i have shot over them have been standing watching the dog. Main...
Liked On: 05-06-2021, 08:33 PM
Federal Blue box 80 grain always seems to shoot ok.
Liked On: 05-06-2021, 06:08 PM
Less UV being reflected from the clothing. Modern clothes washing powders have UV enhancers in them to fool the naked eye into thinking the clothing is brighter, and hence cleaner. Trouble being the...
Liked On: 05-06-2021, 06:05 PM
My .30/06 runs 168 grain BTHP at 2950 fps in a 26" barrel with AR2213SC.
Liked On: 02-06-2021, 08:33 PM
I'm surprised no-one has mentioned UV yet. Most game animals are very sensitive to colour in the UV spectrum past blue. Problem is most mainstream clothes washing powder/liquids have UV brighteners...
Liked On: 27-05-2021, 06:30 PM
THINK it was Fred Bear...American bowhunting legend said"the best camoflage is..sit still and shut up"
Liked On: 27-05-2021, 06:28 PM
Dirty or faded orange is a similar colour to a red deer in the bush.
Liked On: 27-05-2021, 06:25 PM
I was one of the 1st to do Vac pack meat for bush use I reckon ?? Was great as when got to camp - put it in creek near camp and would keep for weeks Used to get a Taumarunui butcher to do it in...
Liked On: 25-05-2021, 08:27 PM
Go to mitre 10 and get venetian blind cord. Specially good for boots with small eyelets.
Liked On: 25-05-2021, 08:24 PM
I like the "tent pitch" with my siltarp, stands up to a tonne of wind and is nice and comfortable and dry and really easy to setup 167661 167662 https://youtu.be/yMAtpWQdVbY
Liked On: 25-05-2021, 08:21 PM
Perhaps we should copy Muhammad Ali who wore weighted boots for training and swapped out to standard weight for fights. I think he put 5lb steel in each boot ?
Liked On: 24-05-2021, 08:33 PM
Parts of your story MD remind me of when I was a young fella, about 13-14 from memory and I had a bit of a "forbidden love" with one of the local shepherds daughter. One stage I pushed my old xr200...
Liked On: 23-05-2021, 03:28 PM
not too far away from there..in another valley slightly further downstream....friends of family were bored and started looking atthe old newspapers lining walls and laying around...article on burial...
Liked On: 23-05-2021, 03:26 PM