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About Puffin
Location:
Porirua
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HVNZDA range
Occupation:
Electronics engineer

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  1. Puffin
    Puffin liked post by southernman On thread : Show me your lightweight rifle
    243446 My lightweight, 5lbs two oz scoped, highly modified kimber, in .260, manners ultra light stock, someones, custom build they couldn’t pay for. feels like a toy, too light really, bit...
    Liked On: 16-02-2024, 06:59 PM
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    Puffin liked post by Kimber 7mm-08 On thread : How do I set up and use a BRH (or BDC style) reticle?
    No such thing as a stupid question apparently, so here goes.... I just acquired a Swarovski Z3 3-10 with a BRH reticle as I want to try it out on my 17inch Kimber Montana 308 so it is not just a...
    Liked On: 14-02-2024, 05:25 PM
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    Puffin liked post by Wingman On thread : Kiwi made Howa mini ultralight chassis a reality?
    Good stuff mate, glad you are happy with it. If you find yourself shooting of a bag often give Rob a yell and grab a rider for it. It screws into the accessory port in the bottom of the stock. I...
    Liked On: 10-02-2024, 05:10 PM
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    Puffin liked post by NIMROD On thread : Show me your lightweight rifle
    Kimber Montana 308, 14&1/4" barrel, Swarovski 3-9x36 & DPT Mk1.... still a 300yd rifle if your that way inclined :yaeh am not durnk: 130g Barnes's & fast burning 2206H at 2,833fps 242896 242897 ...
    Liked On: 09-02-2024, 07:04 PM
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    Puffin liked post by Nick.m On thread : Show me your lightweight rifle
    242853 Kimber hunter 308, gel removed from stock, barrel 17 inches, maniatis alpine lite suppressor, vx3 2.5-8x36 in talley rings. 2.7kgs absolute dream for carrying through the bush.
    Liked On: 09-02-2024, 07:03 PM
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    Puffin liked post by kiwijames On thread : Orthodera novaezealandiae
    Hey. I've been following this guy for a few weeks now. He (no confidence it is actually he or she but I've named him Murray) lives on my mandarin tree in the garden. I first found him moulting under...
    Liked On: 04-02-2024, 09:14 PM
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    Puffin liked post by Heaphy On thread : Working Lab Pups
    Hi I have a litter of Lab pups on the ground ready to go in the next week or so. Both parents are hunting dogs. Sire Rab, does a lot of Pheasant/Quail hunting (most days of the season)....
    Liked On: 31-01-2024, 04:28 PM
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    Puffin liked post by timattalon On thread : A question on Leraner driving.
    One thing that really helped me was a learning experience. In the 90s I was working as a driver for a rental company and had picked up a secondment for a weekish in Nelson while I was living in...
    Liked On: 30-01-2024, 08:55 PM
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    Puffin liked post by Bagheera On thread : Hunting Rifle
    In theory a real primer will soon get dented in and not cushion the firing pin. Supposedly, commercial snap caps have rubber or spring loaded “primers”. Snap caps are also useful for practising...
    Liked On: 27-01-2024, 01:09 PM
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    Puffin liked post by stug On thread : Forum good buggers
    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, 09:26 PM
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    Puffin liked post by Curti On thread : Pretty cool moment watching a chamois
    Hey guys. Just thought I'd share a nice shot I got of a chamois on a hunt end of last winter. Was a pretty bloody awesome moment in the silent snowfall just both looking around. Didn't take a shot....
    Liked On: 26-01-2024, 10:34 AM
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    Puffin liked post by Waynesworld On thread : Help identify my Krico rifle
    Its a model 260, made in 1962. They came out with a detachable magazine, 260 and a tube magazine, 230. The 260 with walnut is 260A and the beech stock is 260EA I think it was later models that could...
    Liked On: 26-01-2024, 10:33 AM
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    Puffin liked post by Cowboy On thread : How to enjoy the school hols
    As a follow on the last week's story. My girl was hassling he to get her out. Her ultimatum was, "either you take me to catch a marlin or we go for a hunt". They forget at that age that we work. As...
    Liked On: 21-01-2024, 04:31 PM
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    Puffin liked post by zimmer On thread : Old powder wrecked reloading gear.
    The mistake is storing powder like that. The bulk of my powder (~11kgs) is stored away from the house. I don't wish to battle with an insurance company even if my powder had nothing to do with a...
    Liked On: 14-01-2024, 12:41 PM
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    Puffin liked post by JustAnotherSpearo On thread : First deer, one big day
    Hey guys, Thought I'd do a little write up / may be something to look back on in the years to come. Hatched a plan with my brother to have a wee little mission into the Ruahines to try another...
    Liked On: 14-01-2024, 09:04 AM

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