Greetings dogmatix and all, I had not seen half cock on bolt action rifles mentioned fo a bit and hoped it had died a natural death. Back in the .303 days the Lee Enfield had both a half cock notch...
Liked On: 05-12-2024, 02:22 AM
I'm not sure you're quite understanding the point some of us are trying to make - it's not a smartarse "pussy shooter" thing it's just the dynamics of the big guns and how the stock design can make...
Liked On: 05-12-2024, 12:48 AM
Here's my 2 cents.. Having had a few different scopes, VX3/5/6, Z5, Z8i, V4 and a few others. Keep it simple! You don't need a huge big scope on your rifle to hunt deer/chamois/tahr etc and with a...
Liked On: 04-12-2024, 11:00 PM
Second year hunting; shoot anything you can carry. Worry about being a grumpy old man once you’ve shoot 100! Honestly you did the right thing. There’s miles to many deer around, they’re better in...
Liked On: 03-12-2024, 11:12 AM
Don't get hung up about it. It is your decision, and your conscience that will dictate whether you pull the trigger or not. I have shot animals that, in hind sight, I perhaps should have left and...
Liked On: 03-12-2024, 11:11 AM
Goes to show how amazingly tough deer are. Good work on the tracking and sticking with it. One thing I've learnt also is following up too quickly and bumping them out can lead to very lengthy tracks...
Liked On: 01-12-2024, 12:39 AM
My family and I were invited to do an overnight tramp with another family to Kahikitea Lodge just south of Oamaru. It was nestled in the middle of a hunting block I haven’t yet explored, so I gained...
Liked On: 31-10-2024, 03:27 AM
What he said... :) In former times the twig on the animal also indicated that is was touched and claimed by the hunter who harvested it. We consider quarry to be free and not property until it is...
Liked On: 25-10-2024, 07:24 PM
No idea haven't met them its all done online but from reading comments from other motorhomers they are all positive, but I'm not going to push my luck regarding hunting here. As I don't want to wreck...
Liked On: 16-10-2024, 08:27 PM
Hey... I would not be to sure about the clever part... But I am pretty sure that I do not need to tell someone else "how it is done". ;) Just sharing my experience and what works for me with my...
Liked On: 16-10-2024, 05:56 AM
I've just got back from down there and heading back tomorrow whitebaiting even made the weather news pic on sunday night. Did overnight thermal hunt on way down missed first one carried on and got...
Liked On: 15-10-2024, 11:30 PM
I had a pair of zeiss diafun binoculars fog a few years ago and they really didn’t want to know about it. Wouldn’t buy Zeiss again out of principle. More user friendly options out there.
Liked On: 06-10-2024, 12:02 PM
Hello, were talking gun's here, where does common sense feature into the decision?
Liked On: 29-09-2024, 08:43 PM
I note the 2 items on your wish list = #1 shoot out to 300m and #2 light weight. As others have mentioned 708 is very capable at ranges you state, & further. But you need the right projectiles &...
Liked On: 29-09-2024, 08:42 PM
Na, all good, not a dig at you - was just making sure the OP didn't mistake it for bolt half-open like many do. The thread covers your mod, agree it's a balancing act, and that's what I meant by...
Liked On: 19-09-2024, 07:17 PM