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   Lucky liked post by mudgripz On thread : When men were men

   Boar with good tusks can do alot of damage - he's an animal to treat with great respect. Back in the 60s we had several pigdogs killed - ripped when approaching from front rather than sides for ear...

   Liked On: 16-10-2021, 05:52 PM

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   Lucky liked post by Cowboy On thread : When men were men

   I just noticed the rifle against the wagon. Wonder if its this one. He gave me his old rifle many years back181230

   Liked On: 16-10-2021, 05:50 PM

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   Lucky liked post by time out On thread : When men were men

   Brings back some great memories of Ted Rout and Bernie Bowater – Bernie with the hind quarters and Ted beside his blue land rover. We did a few trips up Takapari Road following along behind the...

   Liked On: 16-10-2021, 05:49 PM

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   Lucky liked post by Snowgrass On thread : When men were men

   Went to look at a 2nd hand trailer to buy in Chch one day a few years ago. Started talking to the old fella selling it about hunting as he had a few hunting photos in the garage. He was telling me...

   Liked On: 16-10-2021, 05:48 PM

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   Lucky liked post by gilly On thread : When men were men

   Ok. Another instalment of my privilege to spend time with an old school meat hunter. Ian Mitchell AKA Mitch was a meat hunter in Fiordland, particularly Lake Hauroko and around the Tarries, The...

   Liked On: 16-10-2021, 05:48 PM

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   Lucky liked post by Cowboy On thread : When men were men

   They really are. Yeah he's been working around the world and came back for the Covid era. Stayed on his yacht here in the harbor below my house. Flew out to Germany and then Sri Lanka for work just...

   Liked On: 16-10-2021, 05:43 PM

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   Lucky liked post by time out On thread : When men were men

   A good title for your thread Micky Duck. This is one of the men that I will always remember as a “real good man” – Henry Irwin who lived in the bush behind Tokomaru just south of Palmerston North –...

   Liked On: 16-10-2021, 05:40 PM

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   Lucky liked post by gilly On thread : When men were men

   My contribution. I reckon Venison Hunters is the best book I’ve read on that era. But… About 40 years ago I was really lucky to spend a weekend with an ex West Coast culler, Selwyn Bucknell. He is...

   Liked On: 16-10-2021, 05:35 PM

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   Lucky liked post by Danny On thread : When men were men

   Yep yep all good stuff there. Rex wrote a few good chopper books and one guy well mentioned in those books would take me away into the hills for missions, scary being a whipper with him and his pilot...

   Liked On: 16-10-2021, 05:33 PM

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    Lucky liked post by norsk On thread : Oberndorf Mauser

    Its my main hunting Rifle, i look after it but it still comes on week long backpack hunts. I just oil it every night

    Liked On: 04-10-2021, 09:48 AM

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    Lucky liked post by norsk On thread : Oberndorf Mauser

    I have posted this before but it kind of fits into this thread: Pre war small ring Mauser, originally a Military Carbine made by Erfurt. Converted into a Sporter by Wolf in Austria in the 1930s. ...

    Liked On: 04-10-2021, 09:47 AM

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    Lucky liked post by norsk On thread : Oberndorf Mauser

    A tidy Mannlicher in a modern caliber would be around $1000 to $1500 in Scandinavia, an old one in an uncommon caliber about half that. Unless its very special ( engraved, in its case etc) then it...

    Liked On: 03-10-2021, 10:41 AM

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    Lucky liked post by BSA270 On thread : BSA centrefire variants

    178650178651 Interesting old book 1971 by Frank de Haas Has a good section on commercial turn bolt actions and rifles. Has a great section on BSA rifles including a page on the Majestic parts and...

    Liked On: 15-09-2021, 02:40 PM

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    Lucky liked post by BSA270 On thread : BSA centrefire variants

    There are about 6 pages on the BSA models I could put on this section if members are interested but will take a bit of room to do so. May help with a lot of queries regarding models, dates etc....

    Liked On: 15-09-2021, 02:40 PM

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    Lucky liked post by Mathias On thread : BSA centrefire variants

    Talking about scopes, I bought a B. Nickel 4x36 #4 reticle off Ryan Songhurst a few months ago. All in anticipation that the right period rifle (BSA or Sako) will show up for sale. Lovely optically...

    Liked On: 14-09-2021, 07:55 PM

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