I'm very impressed by the performance of the 117 grain Hammer Hunter bullet out of my 22" .270wsm. Velocity is 3,450 fps using R19. Here are some pics of the terminal performance from Saturday. ...
Liked On: 10-01-2023, 06:06 PM
More old pics from the meat days... Puketois 214148 Tararua head 214149
Liked On: 10-01-2023, 05:46 PM
Here's my Remington rolling block no.5 303 ready to go hunting Fitted a Marbles tang sight 213857 Made a custom globe front sight 213859 50m two shots with staff at lowest elevation
Liked On: 10-01-2023, 05:41 PM
RUMPY took me out today.rifle is zeroed.no more excuses to miss.the trust bank special 30/30 is a winner[ATTACH]
Liked On: 09-01-2023, 06:37 PM
Iv never read a full book in my life,read lots of hunting and fishing mags.Id probley buy a hunting book written by Tahr tho,Be a bloody good read as long as it had lots of photos,i like...
Liked On: 09-01-2023, 06:32 PM
It's surprising where those trebly pills can end up.A had a bomb up in the Poulter one evening on a mob in fairly open country where I could only reduce the range belly crawl fashion down to about 2...
Liked On: 09-01-2023, 06:24 PM
Spent some time in the Caples Valley in, I think, 1964-5, with an open sighted No. 4 Mk1 .303 Lee Enfield that I'd modified: Monte Carlo butt, and a shortened, tapered fore end. I thought this deer...
Liked On: 09-01-2023, 06:14 PM
53 years ago I shot my first deer too! And used a 222 but it was a Sako.
Liked On: 09-01-2023, 06:11 PM
and you ARE STILL bringing out venison for other people to consume,(and not being paid to do it)...and a hell of a lot more of it than most of the rest of us combined shoot too. said it before and...
Liked On: 09-01-2023, 06:11 PM
I get a few jibes on here about hunting private land mainly now. I can understand why 'cos its what they hear and see of me - but I really busted my arse on public land for longer than the nay-sayers...
Liked On: 09-01-2023, 06:09 PM
These are the first 2 deer that I shot and sold. I was 21 It was in the head waters of the Mangahao in the Tararuas. About 5 hour walk to where I shot them. The rifle is a Brno .222. I shoulder...
Liked On: 09-01-2023, 06:07 PM
In what has become an annual tradition mopheadrob, uk_exile and I headed in on a 4-day hunt into the Puketeraki area. 3 years ago on this trip, I shot a deer using mopheadrob's rifle but could not...
Liked On: 05-01-2023, 06:11 PM
Here's one at 141m, sitting using a tree for a rest. Again, a shot we would expect to make but on the other hand we haven't always. After a couple of hours pushing through scrub I decided I...
Liked On: 05-01-2023, 12:41 PM
Have it back now and still goes over 13. So all is well and looks good on the wall. 210292210294
Liked On: 05-01-2023, 12:31 PM
1. If the winds good and you can hear the animal its worth a sneak in, I've shot both reds and sika after an initial spook this way. Sometimes if they aren't sure what you are they'll run a bit then...
Liked On: 02-01-2023, 08:08 PM