Day 8 – Thursday 8th December Out the door at 7am, and despite the poor forecast and a very cold easterly, it was surprisingly pleasant if you were out of the wind. I headed down the bottom of the...
Liked On: 16-12-2022, 06:32 PM
I've never been in favour of higher magnification scopes on hunting rifles, seen too many stuff ups over 35 years of guiding. You dont need high magnification to shoot a long ways out, but you do...
Liked On: 16-12-2022, 05:42 PM
Good read and photos there Cigar.Look after those knees,i allways carry a few pain killers.Sounds like you had a lot of gear to carry around.Pretend you are not using a chopper,Your pack load will...
Liked On: 16-12-2022, 05:38 PM
Yep, that's correct, that's the price for both ways (in and out) for the chopper, for 1-4 people (with 4 you ain't taking much gear!), but there is a 10% discount for NZDA members. Half the price for...
Liked On: 16-12-2022, 05:38 PM
Helisika quote for 2 to Back Ridge. Eye watering. $2020 incl GST for the H500 (max 400kg payload) + DOC land fees of $50.60 each.
Liked On: 16-12-2022, 05:37 PM
Day 6 – Tuesday 6th December Up early and out the hut door at 5:30am, to find the world buried deep in a thick mist. Oh well, back to the hut for breakfast. Later on I wandered out again and walked...
Liked On: 16-12-2022, 05:37 PM
Day 3 – Saturday 3rd December After a fairly good sleep, apart from the sore knees and a 3:30am teeth-chattering dash to the longdrop, I got up fairly late again and had breakfast, then headed out...
Liked On: 16-12-2022, 05:34 PM
Day 1 – Thursday 1st December Left Hamilton just before 9am and travelled down to Taupo. A quick lunch at the bypass service centre then out to the helicopter base. Flew in about 1pm. A fairly...
Liked On: 16-12-2022, 05:31 PM
In the fullness of time the profiles of the offenders will be fully recorded. The interview with their father was revealing. It’s already pretty clear how terribly far down the rabbit hole these...
Liked On: 16-12-2022, 05:09 PM
I swapped because i couldn't get comfortable, which meant I wasn't holding the rifle well and my suppressed 6.5 CM kicked me like the .44 buffalo gun I shot on the weekend. My right eye is better...
Liked On: 16-12-2022, 04:59 PM
When I built up this Hilux for overland travel, one of the first things I added was a Fuel Manager 100 diesel pre-filter with water trap and alarm. Today, 6½ years later, the alarm went off for...
Liked On: 16-12-2022, 04:56 PM
If your shooting position is uncomfortable, that needs fixing before you start firing or you will never get past sighted in. Once you do this the rest will follow. If you struggle there as in the...
Liked On: 15-12-2022, 05:52 PM
thats my favorite way to shoot too
Liked On: 15-12-2022, 05:46 PM
Just for a bit of context, this is a 5 shot group I shot the other day with factory ammo. Would have been 30-45 seconds at the most. Once I’m comfortable I just shoot, no mucking around for any...
Liked On: 15-12-2022, 05:46 PM
Shooting off a bench is easy so long as you have a bipod or a decent bag for the forend. If its a hunting set up, then use a bag. A sleeping bag stuffed in to its stuff sack works good, or a daypack...
Liked On: 15-12-2022, 05:45 PM