Got a candidate too, but not as tidy as Bluebaiter222 7x57 BSA Viscount by chance too...[emoji16] https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20240123/ce144f1479aeb49c7ea78129901cded5.jpg Sent from my...
Liked On: 23-01-2024, 09:40 PM
Here ya go Brian.A Pomgolian knockoff of Heer Mauser's 98 design.Built in a factory in Birmingham in '55.The Brumbys had the sence to chamber it in Paul's excellent 7mil cartridge.No need to reinvent...
Liked On: 23-01-2024, 09:40 PM
I had a look in the back of my safes and found a few hiding, unused, unloved… A reminder of the days when you found bits cheap and cobbled together rifles which ultimately cost a fair bit! ...
Liked On: 23-01-2024, 07:34 PM
Slap it in reverse,right hand down abit,use the current to push you slightly out down stream into the shellows.Dont fight the water,use it to yr advantage.In reverse you have the engine weight above...
Liked On: 23-01-2024, 07:06 PM
Man people are brave on the internet . .. . I have been lucky enough to have hunted with Pommy, including in some very thick scrub, and can safely say he is one of the most disciplined guys I have...
Liked On: 23-01-2024, 06:56 PM
Just an update have loaded up 8 rounds of 55.5gr and 56gr. Considering it only has a 22.5" barrel I am pretty happy with sitting just on or just under 3000fps with acceptable accuracy. If they group...
Liked On: 23-01-2024, 01:22 PM
A bit of info off the gun works website. https://www.gunworks.co.nz/registry-info.html
Liked On: 22-01-2024, 10:28 PM
Crikey dickens! Respectfully, could someone kindly start a new thread titled "The complete history of Mauser actions, and comparisons and perceived benefits of push feed Vs controlled feed"? Poor...
Liked On: 22-01-2024, 10:24 PM
As others have probably already said, a 270 is a big cartridge, easily large enough for the biggest bull you might encounter. 140 or 150 gr loads seem pretty available, in the country around there...
Liked On: 22-01-2024, 10:22 PM
I wouldn't get too bothered on whether the action type you should have is "push feed" or "controlled round feed". Either is fine in rifle calibres for NZ deer. There are rifle makes available with...
Liked On: 21-01-2024, 07:55 AM
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, 07:04 PM
Have been out hunting a grand total of one time since moving back to Oamaru last June so I decided bugger it I'm going for a nosey no matter what last Thursday. The weather was forecast to be bloody...
Liked On: 13-01-2024, 07:01 PM
You have to be very careful with borescopes, they will show you a whole lot of magnified "issues" that aren't All that matters is what the rifle (and driver) will do on the target I have seen...
Liked On: 11-01-2024, 09:58 PM
That would be nice and eliminate hardware which I prefer.
Liked On: 11-01-2024, 08:46 PM
Here are today's results from "experiments". 241353 The CZ 6.8 SPC is wearing one of the el-cheapo surplus slings (I think American, about $5), because it's 32mm wide I had to splash out and...
Liked On: 11-01-2024, 08:21 PM