Hey guys, Thought I'd do a little write up / may be something to look back on in the years to come. Hatched a plan with my brother to have a wee little mission into the Ruahines to try another...
Liked On: 13-01-2024, 03:25 PM
I’ve really rate my One Planet Cocoon. Had it for several years now and found it excellent as balance between light weight & compact, & warmth
Liked On: 10-01-2024, 05:29 PM
I've never track tested my Element but I have verified it at lots of different ranges and it's always worked. No need to post the pic again, but I dialled in the 2.5 moa required and head shot a...
Liked On: 09-01-2024, 07:40 AM
Determination drove me back to NZ, I just knew a bull was achievable, so the first thing I did after setting up camp was to start the process from the beginning. Put my felt blanked up, used a field...
Liked On: 06-01-2024, 09:44 AM
I may be on outlier here, but I'd start with goats. It can be a great confidence booster to shoot your first animal, any animal. You'll pick up the basics of bush stalking and dressing/butchering a...
Liked On: 03-01-2024, 06:59 AM
The scope is for my Reindyr gun,because you can only hunt them between 7am and 7pm low light ability is not a crucial requirement. illuminated recticle is really nice because you might be picking a...
Liked On: 24-12-2023, 07:05 PM
This poll interesting because it shows me shooting distance has NOT changed alot since 60s-70s. 50% of animals in this poll were shot between 0-100m, about 73% shot 0-200m, and 85% shot within 300m....
Liked On: 24-12-2023, 02:03 PM
The last one I shot was at 30 metres, but it was only because it was obscuring my view of the one 600 metres away that I wanted to shoot with my expensive gear. This comment made in honour of Mr...
Liked On: 24-12-2023, 02:03 PM
Some years back a mate and I both had .270s, I used to swear by a centre of shoulder shot that broke bone and put animals straight down. He hated that shot and aimed o put a bullet in behind the...
Liked On: 23-12-2023, 06:49 PM
330m on a young goat a couple of weekends ago. I have been following this thread, unsure if I wanted to weigh in on the conversation, but now I think I will. I think that testing ones ability to...
Liked On: 23-12-2023, 06:42 PM
I kept a tally over the last trip’s deer & goats as part of an informal look at whether or not we are making any difference on these particular properties (the feeling is definitely yes, we are). ...
Liked On: 23-12-2023, 06:20 PM
Speer BTSP, no question. Soft, reliable expansion, beautiful mushrooms, good BC. Close range shots might not exit a good sized deer, but the shock transfer flattens the animal DRT. Has...
Liked On: 22-12-2023, 09:13 PM
Well kicked off load development for the Weathered Weatherby WSM today. Started by checking my jam measurement.....threw that out the window as the jam is much longer than both the magazine and...
Liked On: 17-12-2023, 07:41 PM
One like this https://i.postimg.cc/ZY61P4s4/IMG-0408.jpg (https://postimages.org/)
Liked On: 15-12-2023, 09:52 PM
More photos please. This is epic. Sent from my SM-G780G using Tapatalk
Liked On: 15-12-2023, 09:52 PM