Hi all, Keen to share a rifle I’ve owned for a short time now. I had been looking for one of these model 1’s for a while but hadn’t found one in the right condition until recently. I threw a...
Liked On: 07-02-2022, 06:32 PM
There’s no one I enjoy hunting with more than my wife. It’s an occasion I look forward to and wish could come around more often, but life being busy as it is we’re usually looking at just a...
Liked On: 05-02-2022, 11:39 AM
Brian says "that its good to miss one every now and again, 'cos it brings you back down to earth". Never a truer word said. And I was getting a bit cocky. We were heading off to do a days' lamb...
Liked On: 05-02-2022, 08:59 AM
189018 For a forum member, something different. Brief was something light, easy to clean and light. Modified Kephart, skeletonised handle, 12c27n, weights nothing and versatile.
Liked On: 31-01-2022, 07:34 AM
Big 14 from a couple of years back, been safely boxed up from taxidermist for last 12 months waiting for his chance to get to Taupo and go up on the walk. In rating the beast was a blast, I’d...
Liked On: 30-01-2022, 06:49 AM
Been struggling over the last year to get out in the hills as much as I would like. With a small window available to me without wifey or kids I headed to a popular roadend for a quick overnighter. I...
Liked On: 29-01-2022, 09:45 PM
A couple of weeks ago Oliver and I walked around Ruapehu. It is a neat walk with the scenery constantly changing as you move around the mountain. 189003 189004 189005 I carried a rifle with me...
Liked On: 29-01-2022, 09:36 PM
188796 First of the 2022 orders. Mamba in 1084. Green micarta and stabilized curly birch from Finland. G10 liners and pins. Heading to Southland and a very active hunter.
Liked On: 29-01-2022, 08:07 AM
Thanks for all the info, looks like this adventure will be a bit of fun. Will def keep it in original shape. This was a well used rifle around Te Anau pre/during Deer cull days. And I never got to...
Liked On: 27-01-2022, 08:21 AM
I wanted to make something different for the wife and over the Christmas period. Settled on a Japanese style Nakiri kitchen knife. My first crack at working with stainless Damascus also. Turned...
Liked On: 22-01-2022, 11:16 AM
Just happens I did take a pic 188389cull due to deformation
Liked On: 22-01-2022, 08:23 AM
....you're over thinking things. Get a 308, get some factory ammo, and go hunting. Reloading is a rabbit hole to go down later on....
Liked On: 21-01-2022, 06:06 PM
Life is good indeed.:)
Liked On: 21-01-2022, 11:10 AM
I'm blessed in so many ways. Family, friends, and ok health. And even to the extent of being asked to home sit a sheep station homestead on the coast for 10 days. "feed the dogs, feed the horses,...
Liked On: 21-01-2022, 11:10 AM
Took the chance to do a quick overnighter on Friday, with the intention of hopefully getting 2022 off to a positive start. I've had a few 'getting older' injuries of late, so expectations were fairly...
Liked On: 17-01-2022, 07:16 AM