Heaviest I used were 150ts, much more effective on game then the 130ts.
Liked On: 28-01-2024, 11:25 PM
I put some 170 EOL through my 85 finnlight 270wsm (10 twist) and they shot OK just couldn't get them going much quicker than 2600 without getting pressure, I'm sure the case was capable I just didn't...
Liked On: 28-01-2024, 11:21 PM
I can confirm Tahr is a ‘good bugger’. He arranged a ‘not another forum hunt’ about 16 years ago on the old forum where I shot my first deer. Then some years later he showed me how to reload my own...
Liked On: 26-01-2024, 05:19 PM
I had come up to Masterton to see my parents and had to stay longer than I expected. For a break I reached out to Tahr to see if I could tag along on one of his hunts. He was going to be hunting...
Liked On: 26-01-2024, 12:19 PM
242325 Husqvarna 1600, 308. Manufactured in 1960, sold out of Tuckers Sports in Ashburton in 1961. Kahles Helia 1.5-6. May have had 4 boxes of ammo through it in all those years. A lightweight...
Liked On: 24-01-2024, 10:24 PM
Thank you Dicko for saving the day!
Liked On: 23-01-2024, 09:23 PM
Up to page 3 and no more mausers to look at.
Liked On: 23-01-2024, 09:20 PM
Mauser action ffs,bloody old vintage car rattley gear box action.This is year 2024,slipslide and fire away another good 308 rd. Pre 64 actions ffs barry,you must be 120yrs old.Go to a big gun shop...
Liked On: 22-01-2024, 12:41 AM
One could buy a better rifle than a tikka.But not every body has thousands of spare dollers either.
Liked On: 22-01-2024, 12:40 AM
Barry the hunter, you should give less advice. It is not set in concrete that a newcomer to hunting needs to get themselves an antiquated controlled feed rifle in a cartridge such as 7x57, 25-06,...
Liked On: 22-01-2024, 12:39 AM
I have a tika 308,gunworks suppresser,$600 scope on top.Buy ammo and shoot deer.Simple as,nothing complicated.
Liked On: 22-01-2024, 12:36 AM
When I was in rail, 650 ton empty rake up and 2450 ton of logs return for a little under 300L of fuel if I recall - about 55 truck and trailer loads and the same thing - drift down the hill as far as...
Liked On: 21-01-2024, 08:58 PM
Too hot here to leave meat very long I have a 12v Dometic fridge/freezer in the Ute and get the best cuts to it as fast as I can Then I lie in the creek for 30 mins :)
Liked On: 21-01-2024, 06:05 PM
Couple of grass thieves last evening. 77TMK 237 yds. After dusk and shooting light but fine with the Arken NV in daytime mode. 242055 242056
Liked On: 21-01-2024, 03:52 PM
akaroa1, would also love to own a Hagn. I looked at the one in Australia for sale two or three years ago. It had been rebarrelled many years ago and in keeping. I’ve got a couple of Dakota M10’s...
Liked On: 19-01-2024, 10:47 PM