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
That's one ginormous rabbit 181826
Liked On: 26-10-2021, 09:15 AM
Hi All I'd like to share the project I started since the 2021 lock down. The idea is taken from the AutoTrickler v2, but using the Hornady vibratory trickler instead of the the rotary trickler. ...
Liked On: 12-10-2021, 08:05 PM
I've got things I should be doing outside (well that's what I'm told) but here's some more measurements. Make what you like of them. 180157
Liked On: 01-10-2021, 09:20 AM
Hi there, thank you for the nice comments on my bullets. I try to make the best bullets I can so its nice to get good feedback. The 6.5mm are still happening but I am at the mercy of the die makers...
Liked On: 16-09-2021, 11:29 AM
2 tyres, chain, round gong, some concrete. Suspend a round gong inside the farther away tyre. Collect spalled lead with no digging required. Anchoring the tyres with some rebar pegs may be...
Liked On: 27-08-2021, 12:25 PM
Ive been faffing around with a bunch of Lee Enfields of late, returning the best of them to full wood and parting out others etc. Its been a while since I did any work on these old girls and I wanted...
Liked On: 27-08-2021, 09:34 AM
There is over 0.360 of the bullet in the neck, being a BT approx 0.230 is bearing surface which is still greater than bullet dia of 0.264. 176068
Liked On: 24-08-2021, 02:40 PM
The way you cut through the skin can determine how much hair gets on the meat. I try to cut from in to out rather than out to in. This help reduce the amount of actual hair I am cutting.
Liked On: 19-08-2021, 01:54 PM
I reckon a .308 would do the trick….[emoji848] Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Liked On: 16-08-2021, 03:27 PM