I did do an interesting comparison of foot pounds of recoil with this shotgun 16 gauge 350 grain slugs at 1500 fps in a sub 5 pound gun 30 foot pounds Lined and chambered 45-60 ( well my...
Liked On: 07-05-2024, 09:21 AM
The sambar stag I shot in January with the 223. 185m headshot (all I could see). I've posted this in the '223 on deer' thread previously. 29" long on the unbroken side and 29.5" spread. 249699...
Liked On: 06-05-2024, 10:31 PM
The triple deuce I load for I use 748. It is a magical powder like BM2 for 223.
Liked On: 06-05-2024, 10:26 PM
Couple of sika stags I shot in April. A young 7 pointer with the bent nose gene. 249696 And my PB sika. 30"wide & 28.5" long 10 pointer (two snags coming off the brow tines)(His skull is 10"...
Liked On: 06-05-2024, 09:37 PM
Another frost and even heavier fog this morning, like till midday ffs! Anyway I decided to do a lot of calling blind and it worked somewhat. Finished the day with 4 mallard and 4 parries. Over the...
Liked On: 06-05-2024, 09:18 PM
Bit of a dry opening weekend here in Manawatu. Was a bluebird with day not a cloud or breeze and hardly any ducks in my particular corner. I ended up spending the day repairing a dam which had been...
Liked On: 06-05-2024, 09:17 PM
Good opening weekend in Otago on a back water off the Clutha, got our 2 man limit of mallards by 11:30 on Saturday and managed another 43 by lunch on Sunday. Calls got a workout but the birds...
Liked On: 06-05-2024, 09:17 PM
We got 12 mallards opening morning in the Waikato- better than average for our pond. We stopped shooting by 9am as was crystal clear and calm and nothing flying. For the evening shoot we didn't see a...
Liked On: 06-05-2024, 09:16 PM
Good Weekend with the family and dogs in the Manawatu. Alot of shooters reporting lower than average bags and the ducks being very cagey. Most birds shot were mature rather than juveniles which...
Liked On: 06-05-2024, 09:16 PM
Great weekend in Mid Canterbury, three shooters hit around 80 for opening day, a quiet patch around 2-4pm and then it picked up until dark again. Sunday pushed the numbers up to 100 I believe (I was...
Liked On: 06-05-2024, 09:16 PM
You need to paint the lube on while the skin is wet. I never tack the skin out, but put a thick towel on a table and put the skin hair side down on it to dry out. I use the breaking tool to push...
Liked On: 06-05-2024, 09:14 PM
who died and made you headmaster eh???
Liked On: 06-05-2024, 09:10 PM
249528
Liked On: 06-05-2024, 09:07 PM
Got my license at hunting and fishing and got myself a free Gerber knife, sweeet
Liked On: 06-05-2024, 09:07 PM
yep it is and brass is really good too
Liked On: 06-05-2024, 08:38 PM