Have you given it a proper clean, take it back to steel and start again? Get rid of all carbon and crud and see what it does then. My experience with very few variations is normally the things take...
Liked On: 19-04-2024, 04:10 PM
breakfree CLP may be your new best friend...... couple of patches with couple of drops of it on a spear jag,then a clean patch,then another with few drops to protect the bore in storage..and put it...
Liked On: 19-04-2024, 04:10 PM
Your 3rd hand rumours are not to far off! Wouldn't call myself a tourist though, was there to hunt! Don't set up trail cameras but a mate did once on a trip there 4 years ago. Yes I set up a fly...
Liked On: 07-03-2024, 03:56 PM
https://i.ibb.co/N64X0Z2/IMG-9089.jpg (https://ibb.co/SXL2kRw)
Liked On: 07-03-2024, 03:54 PM
Big alright but doesn't look very even. Might not score as highly as it should. This is another big Island head. The photo was taken by a friend of mine a couple of years ago. 166284
Liked On: 07-03-2024, 03:52 PM
166267 Not mine..... Have heard it was taken on the open block not far from town, likely to break a few records
Liked On: 07-03-2024, 03:49 PM
I may have figured what I have done wrong. A couple of guys I know were told by the agent they buggered their trail cams by moving through off, test and on too quickly and not letting Tcams brain to...
Liked On: 07-03-2024, 03:26 PM
Yep , he wants $2k for it as it is , overpriced in that condition unfortunately
Liked On: 04-03-2024, 02:11 PM
Just get a tikka 7-08 :thumbsup:
Liked On: 04-03-2024, 02:10 PM
A little update on my .280ai. I went for that hunt in South Australia. We did not see Reds or have any confirmation they were on the place my mate has access too but they might travel through or...
Liked On: 28-02-2024, 01:21 PM
My 280ai 24in bbl runs 2980 fps with N560 & 162AMAX .... so about 20 -30 fps slower than 7mmRM. Bare rifle weighs 6lbs. I run 150gn Swift Sirocco or 150gn Partitions (> 3000 fps) for close up bush...
Liked On: 28-02-2024, 01:20 PM
NZ deer are soft mate, not like back home where we need big guns. if you shoot straight a 243 will do everything you encounter in NZ. I starter on 308 when i got to NZ, went though 243, 270, 300wm,...
Liked On: 28-02-2024, 01:08 PM
you have 150grn ballistic tips..... long story short,they just work. your 280ai is close enough to the mighty .270 winchester for me to say it will work just fine. STOP OVERTHINKING IT.... The deer...
Liked On: 28-02-2024, 01:07 PM
You're doing good. Wraparound pattern on the foreend is harder than people think. Its like paddling to Australia in a bathtub and hoping you'll hit Sydney. Your best friend when checkering is a...
Liked On: 12-02-2024, 08:54 AM
Many thanks for those pics. The stocks look amazing. Good enough to be commercial products.
Liked On: 12-02-2024, 08:51 AM