John is only interested in making barrels and does profiling and threading but I am not sure if he will cut flutes. You would have to ask him. I think my barrel is going to cost me just on 700...
Liked On: 07-02-2021, 11:59 PM
Success! Had to stick it in a vice, wrap a wet towel around the stock while one of us hit the receiver with a blowtorch and another worked the bolt loose with a rattle gun. Bit of a mission
Liked On: 05-02-2021, 10:44 PM
I spoke to NZ Asia this morning pointing out that if I could help it, I would rather not take the scope into a H&F store, but just send the scope to them in Nelson directly. However, NZ Asia said...
Liked On: 02-02-2021, 12:17 PM
me too, I get sea sick just standing on the beach :sick: sad really as I love seafood.
Liked On: 02-02-2021, 11:19 AM
Yep, Workshop Innovation and Gunworks get most of my shooting money, and I've never had a reason to complain about service, products or prices from either of them.
Liked On: 30-01-2021, 12:35 AM
If you decide to shoot the results of this experiment (which I don't recommend) please don't do it with anybody else close, its a shame to injure yourself (and this is Dawin award territory IMO) ,...
Liked On: 29-01-2021, 10:39 PM
the barnes WONT do anything a cup n core cant do better... Ive used them 3 times in 270 (110grn).....they work,nothing spectacular,less meat damage,but no real advantage. 2 chammy with single shot...
Liked On: 26-01-2021, 10:57 PM
Yeah, Brian has been great. And a good teacher - I now know the difference between a bearer and a joist, and a rafter and a purlin. :) Son Craig has been handy on the tools too - he and Brian built...
Liked On: 25-01-2021, 10:54 PM
:) Being an old fuddy duddy I hold tight to the no "guns and wine" rule. Besides, the camp stretchers were probably not up to the likely consequences :)
Liked On: 24-01-2021, 11:23 PM
.223 is one caliber that in my experience even the cheapest rifles seem to shoot well in. A Sako 75 would be nice but I bet it wouldn't outshoot a Savage (for instance) at half the price (which come...
Liked On: 24-01-2021, 10:56 PM
yea mate its from where your thinking :) funny thing is i remember nick talking about this and i just found this A spiker we shot about 2014 158590
Liked On: 21-01-2021, 08:33 PM
Lucky - I have a full box of Sierra 100 gn spitzers #1620 and maybe half a bix of #1625 100 Gn boattails if thay are any use to you - Ken Waters in "Pet Loads" says they will stabilize in the 1:14...
Liked On: 19-01-2021, 11:11 PM
My M12 Mauser makes the rest feel like their bolts are wrapped in sandpaper and dipped in golden syrup. And the trigger makes the rest feel like PTO hitches on an old Fergie.
Liked On: 16-01-2021, 11:38 PM
Great stuff Mooseman. Love your regular posts. Good to get on the board for 2021! This one is from the south wairarapa Public land yearling spiker, good to see a few deer out and about on Sunday...
Liked On: 13-01-2021, 07:40 PM
A couple of weekends (4th) back we set out to finish checking all the cameras before they got to far into 2021, this makes sorting last years and this years into folders easier. I had four to check...
Liked On: 13-01-2021, 07:39 PM