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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Alright, post up photos of your first deer, with a bit of a story. Here’s mine. Back in July 1987 I went on a Waikato NZDA organised hunt. We headed in to Waihaha in Pureora. I tagged along with...
Liked On: 13-09-2021, 11:30 AM
Lucky good literature there. It supports what Arthur McBride was saying in promoting the monarchy to the yanks with the Royal line. I see they were quoting the same weight for the Royal...
Liked On: 13-09-2021, 11:24 AM
Here's the picture of the Viscount 7x57 for sale with original box and Pecar scope I might add. Now this box marked as Hunter could well have been how they were delivered to NZ and how most of us...
Liked On: 11-09-2021, 07:25 PM
Yeah why not share the pics of BSA's on here. They are great firearms with a colourful history here in NZ.
Liked On: 11-09-2021, 07:24 PM
Pretty sure bunji called for a new thread on the BSA sporting rifles of yesteryear. I have owned a few Viscount 7x57's and a near new Hunter in 222. I was once a member of an NZ BSA interest group...
Liked On: 11-09-2021, 07:23 PM
11pt stag, another 2 years he maybe a goody 165304
Liked On: 05-09-2021, 02:25 PM