There’s a decade old thread in here somewhere I started when I bought Ellie, my beautiful GSP. I updated it recently mentioning we lost her to cancer late last year. She was a pedigree and...
Liked On: 27-04-2024, 06:25 PM
Greetings, Powder measures and stick powders are not the best of friends as you have discovered and trickling up to the exact charge is the usual fix. This is made easier with a proper powder...
Liked On: 27-04-2024, 06:04 PM
Everytime I go out with the brother in law , who has been hunting for years , we never see anything ! Go out with a mate to a local spot and hello , two fellow deer come out right on dark . Didnt...
Liked On: 27-04-2024, 02:41 PM
Love black gully , but it has a Russian black cloud camp ground vibe Sent from my Nokia X20 using Tapatalk
Liked On: 27-04-2024, 02:41 PM
Despite being reasonably successful throughout the rest of the Blueys, I've never had any luck (and quite a bit of bad luck) in Black Gully.
Liked On: 27-04-2024, 02:40 PM
Sorry I should clarify. I have a decent knife set (scanpan) that I got as a wedding gift 15 years ago. They are still going strong and are easy to sharpen. I guess I’m just a bit bored with them....
Liked On: 27-04-2024, 01:44 PM
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Liked On: 26-04-2024, 09:17 PM
Thanks for recommending Southern Alps Taxidermy we appreciate the good word :) Just to clarify, this season we are not offering exporting services- only taking in local work with a focus on...
Liked On: 26-04-2024, 09:17 PM
there is also 375 Jaguar (375-08) I think 8.6Blk is interesting but you need to run expensive solid machined projectiles to get the best from it. More a specialist cartridge for a special...
Liked On: 26-04-2024, 09:11 PM
Every spot I go to is bad luck, for the deer that is :fire:
Liked On: 26-04-2024, 09:11 PM
Pair of swaros in the rangitata up bush ck but might of got washed down to main river, 10x30
Liked On: 26-04-2024, 09:10 PM
Give the heavier projectiles a go anyway. I shot 75gr A Max out of a 1:9 Marlin XS7. Tiny groups. Have been experimenting with 88gr ELD's out of a 1:8 Howa and have had them group well, no indication...
Liked On: 26-04-2024, 08:29 PM
I have built 2 one for myself and one for a mate he sourced the barrels One of which was 1-3” and the other is 1-1” He kept the 1-3” and can shoot a larger range of projectiles Where as I...
Liked On: 26-04-2024, 08:13 PM
Yes. Taken mine out to 800m on gongs with subs. I'm getting nice uniform necks and extremely good ES/SD numbers with both subs and supers. Wildly varying groups by switching powders though. E.g....
Liked On: 26-04-2024, 08:12 PM
Well I am actually waiting for some 338 maker bullet due in April from Owl optics. So until I got these and shoot them I can’t tell you what it does on deer. So far i have shot 300 gr sierra MK...
Liked On: 26-04-2024, 08:11 PM