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March 13, 1980 (44)
About longshot
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Wairarapa

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  1. Roarless20
    Roarless20 liked post by longshot On thread : Leupold CDS scope Qn about turret.
    Depending on how you like to do things, you could always wrap some insulation tape around it to stop it from spinning.
    Liked On: 12-04-2024, 10:11 AM
  2. G1005060
    G1005060 liked post by longshot On thread : Remington Wingmaster 870LW (.410)
    Its easy enough to give it the sniff test, just ask for a specific photo, i.e. looking down the bore, or with the slide right back. Granted it is just a sniff test, and it won't guarantee that...
    Liked On: 08-04-2024, 08:01 PM
  3. Buzo
    Buzo liked post by longshot On thread : The trouble with holdovers
    I am also unsure of hash marks on the reptile, but I agree with your methods. With my .22 I have simply checked drop in 10yd increments after 50yds. No calculator or MV needed, just real world data...
    Liked On: 05-04-2024, 04:24 PM
  4. Dama dama
    Dama dama liked post by longshot On thread : The trouble with holdovers
    I am also unsure of hash marks on the reptile, but I agree with your methods. With my .22 I have simply checked drop in 10yd increments after 50yds. No calculator or MV needed, just real world data...
    Liked On: 05-04-2024, 12:42 PM
  5. Micky Duck
    Micky Duck liked post by longshot On thread : Some Tararuas pics
    vewwwyvewwyquiet You may or may not get a response from TH, but to partly answer your question, the fastest way to the tops from the eastern side is in from Holdsworth, you can go up past Powell...
    Liked On: 04-04-2024, 06:13 PM
  6. Micky Duck
    Micky Duck liked post by longshot On thread : The trouble with holdovers
    I am also unsure of hash marks on the reptile, but I agree with your methods. With my .22 I have simply checked drop in 10yd increments after 50yds. No calculator or MV needed, just real world data...
    Liked On: 04-04-2024, 02:57 PM
  7. Marty Henry
    Marty Henry liked post by longshot On thread : The trouble with holdovers
    I am also unsure of hash marks on the reptile, but I agree with your methods. With my .22 I have simply checked drop in 10yd increments after 50yds. No calculator or MV needed, just real world data...
    Liked On: 04-04-2024, 02:02 PM
  8. viper
    viper liked post by longshot On thread : The trouble with holdovers
    I am also unsure of hash marks on the reptile, but I agree with your methods. With my .22 I have simply checked drop in 10yd increments after 50yds. No calculator or MV needed, just real world data...
    Liked On: 04-04-2024, 01:54 PM
  9. Micky Duck
    Micky Duck liked post by longshot On thread : Selection of caliber for new shooter(s)
    Once you have both been shooting the .22 a bit, you could ask nicely at the club or here, to have a shot with a few different calibers before you sink money on anything. Best done after you have...
    Liked On: 02-04-2024, 03:20 PM
  10. Arced
    Arced liked post by longshot On thread : New Hunter
    The other thing worth having is a PLB. My partner wouldn't go anywhere in the bush by herself before I got one for her, but on the same weekend that I gave it for her birthday, she decided to do a...
    Liked On: 02-04-2024, 06:37 AM
  11. Mooseman
    Mooseman liked post by longshot On thread : First deer (and some priceless shooting experience)
    Another good honest story and congrats on 1st deer. As far as takeaway lessons, number 2 is the most valid and applies to number 1, the 30cm won't all be wind. There are plenty of people who...
    Liked On: 01-04-2024, 09:10 PM
  12. techno retard
    techno retard liked post by longshot On thread : First deer (and some priceless shooting experience)
    Another good honest story and congrats on 1st deer. As far as takeaway lessons, number 2 is the most valid and applies to number 1, the 30cm won't all be wind. There are plenty of people who...
    Liked On: 01-04-2024, 05:01 PM
  13. jpreou
    jpreou liked post by longshot On thread : Selection of caliber for new shooter(s)
    Beyond 75 takes a bit of practice and skill, but it is achievable. Having a rangefinder and a ballistic reticle makes it fairly easy once you know where the drop is (thats where the practice comes...
    Liked On: 01-04-2024, 03:11 PM
  14. 30.06king
    30.06king liked post by longshot On thread : First deer (and some priceless shooting experience)
    Another good honest story and congrats on 1st deer. As far as takeaway lessons, number 2 is the most valid and applies to number 1, the 30cm won't all be wind. There are plenty of people who...
    Liked On: 01-04-2024, 02:31 PM
  15. Yeetziy
    Yeetziy liked post by longshot On thread : New Hunter
    I have been lost twice in my life, once in the bush when I was five and once as an adult driving in Wellington. Both times I figured my own way out of it. The second time was no easier than the...
    Liked On: 01-04-2024, 02:26 PM
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