Having shot a decent amount (300+ rounds) in an indoor tube range over a few sessions, what I would say is you have to have two of three known quantities in place to make testing worthwhile, i.e...
Liked On: 08-10-2023, 08:51 PM
Bloody gold I was lucky enough to meet 2 Ed's Ed Shilen and Ed mcGivern Ed Shilen knew more about rifles than any person I have met since Ed mcGivern ( book - fast and fancifull handgun-...
Liked On: 08-10-2023, 08:50 PM
I have made chisel handles from Rimu when I was young and didn't know better and they did not last at all. Split pretty quickly without hitting them at all. I also made some tool handles from manuka...
Liked On: 08-10-2023, 08:46 PM
I'm not quite at the zimmer frame yet :P Though I might be a tad crippled tomorrow- just sprayed 60 litres on thistles on steep slopes today. A lot of in and out of the SxS..
Liked On: 08-10-2023, 08:45 PM
Here's a bit of hawthorne I made into a walking stick. I was chopping up some of the neighbour's old hawthorne trees, some up to ~350mm trunk. In a thicket, one had fallen over at some stage and one...
Liked On: 08-10-2023, 08:45 PM
As you are close, I can offer Ausi hardwood powerpole / crossarms - couple of sorts, Kanuka and old Oak
Liked On: 08-10-2023, 08:45 PM
All my ancient chisels (great greay uncle's circa WWI) have a steel ring around the top of the wooden handles to stop splitting.
Liked On: 08-10-2023, 08:43 PM
they do sometimes turn up one of out hunters left bolt on the running board of the hilux while he put rifle in gun bag drove of got home no bolt went straight back and yep bolt lying in dust on...
Liked On: 08-10-2023, 08:42 PM
Cripes - just imagine the result if this Winny bolt "goes feral" and mates with all the Tikka ones out there, hybrid vigor and all that, we'll be doomed! (sorry OP, couldn't resist)
Liked On: 08-10-2023, 08:42 PM
They don't just fall out of a model 70 either.....just saying :yaeh am not durnk:
Liked On: 08-10-2023, 08:41 PM
Only a couple weeks ago I couldn't even get $1000 for mine......bloody glad I kept it
Liked On: 08-10-2023, 08:41 PM
It's a carbine. Same as mine, for fifteen hundred bucks I'll throw in the rest of the rifle as well. Best I can do. Cheers.
Liked On: 08-10-2023, 08:41 PM
mate lost his sako finnbear bolt and 3 years later his Mum was giving his place a clean up - there it was under his mattress
Liked On: 08-10-2023, 08:41 PM
Quick arvo fish with the Son today In close Mapua end of Rabbit island. A few panni snaps, one decent one. Fair few sand sharks about. 235018 235019 More kahawai than you could poke a stick at...
Liked On: 08-10-2023, 08:35 PM
It's just good to be out isn't it?! My story from yesterday... My mate had an issue with his sounder, so he canned the trip and took the boat in to town to get it fixed. He called me a little bit...
Liked On: 08-10-2023, 08:35 PM