I shoot the 50gr TTSX with my 1:14" 220 Swift and they're fantastic on deer. I pull the tips out which is very easy. Fantastic deer combination! 187078
Liked On: 03-01-2022, 01:45 PM
My current trot with 53gr Barnes on all deer is simply amazing. Forgot how effective a pill and deadly it was to shoot. Just mows them down. Hardly any sound with the DPT.
Liked On: 02-01-2022, 04:08 PM
With the beaut forecast over the weekend I negotiated spousal approval for a quick overnighter into the foothills the weekend before xmas. This was contingent on taking dog and boy to give Mum and...
Liked On: 29-12-2021, 08:30 PM
61gr starting, 64.5gr max according to hodgdonreloading.com. max will have you somewhere around the 2700fps mark
Liked On: 23-12-2021, 07:38 AM
Dry conditions left me frustrated on my last goat hunt. Every footstep through dried leaves was painfully noisy. I spooked two animals and came away with nothing. Usual caveat, I know goats can be...
Liked On: 17-12-2021, 08:19 AM
Fixed it for you... 185903
Liked On: 15-12-2021, 09:29 AM
Hi guys, We traded a 6 month old boar for a "giant" boar for the freezer, the pork stinks, and tastes like it smells. But being part Dutch, it will not go to waste, we don't have a dog, so that's...
Liked On: 06-12-2021, 10:13 AM
Another bucket of 100+ year old war horse parts turned into a 1940s 45acp Delisle Commando carbine. This replica is pretty close to the real deal and took many hours of work. There was a couple of...
Liked On: 19-11-2021, 03:48 PM
Too many to list I have plenty of vintage rifles and really only collect ones that aren't genuine collectors pieces Prefer the ones I can restore and repair and use for what they were intended for...
Liked On: 05-11-2021, 09:37 AM
Inspired by Bagheera's recent post, thought I'd write about yesterday's goat hunt. As you know, we are not blessed with great hunting in Northland. No deer, just pigs and goats. DOC blocks are...
Liked On: 03-11-2021, 02:42 PM
Bloody good shot taking all into account, well done.
Liked On: 02-11-2021, 09:37 AM
Have wanted a "classic" rifle for a while now and kind of kept a half hearted eye on the forum and trademe etc for one to come up and this rifle came up on the forum a few weeks back. I contacted the...
Liked On: 27-10-2021, 07:54 AM
This trip was planned for the first week of the school holidays but work got in the way again and then the second weekend of the school holidays but I ended up working right through so I could take...
Liked On: 26-10-2021, 03:07 PM
When lambing is over and some grass is growing 2 things happen - I'm allowed back into my farm spots and the cockies start complaining about the number of deer they are seeing. So last Thursday I...
Liked On: 26-10-2021, 11:43 AM
and look, there's a deer fast asleep in the tussock right behind you.
Liked On: 26-10-2021, 09:15 AM