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About Puffin
Location:
Porirua
Interests:
HVNZDA range
Occupation:
Electronics engineer

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  1. Mathias
    Mathias liked post by Puffin On thread : Good speed for 257R?
    I used the 115gr NBT for a few years, but for the past eight have used the 115 Berger VLD in my .257. Both have shot very well in a couple of barrels now and have worked out well for me on small to...
    Liked On: 01-01-2023, 06:27 PM
  2. Micky Duck
    Micky Duck liked post by Puffin On thread : Good speed for 257R?
    I used the 115gr NBT for a few years, but for the past eight have used the 115 Berger VLD in my .257. Both have shot very well in a couple of barrels now and have worked out well for me on small to...
    Liked On: 01-01-2023, 06:09 PM
  3. Cordite
    Cordite liked post by Puffin On thread : Historical gear question: When did Macpac change their tent floor material?
    There will be folk on here who pride themselves in being walking encyclopedias of the product development of a vast array of outdoor gear and will know this immediately.
    Liked On: 08-12-2022, 07:12 PM
  4. Micky Duck
    Micky Duck liked post by Puffin On thread : The dinner plate challenge
    Very Nice! That is the way the challenge was intended: one shot, cold barrel, and at a distance and with the method and the target size replicating a particular hunting situation, a dinner...
    Liked On: 03-12-2022, 05:07 PM
  5. 2post
    2post liked post by Puffin On thread : The dinner plate challenge
    Very Nice! That is the way the challenge was intended: one shot, cold barrel, and at a distance and with the method and the target size replicating a particular hunting situation, a dinner...
    Liked On: 02-12-2022, 07:13 PM
  6. Micky Duck
    Micky Duck liked post by Puffin On thread : seeking advice on a suitable caliber and make/model
    The OP was wanting to stretch out to longer ranges — 500m. If we are discussing humane shots on larger game at 500m then I've seen little evidence on here or anywhere else online that it is anything...
    Liked On: 24-10-2022, 07:19 PM
  7. Micky Duck
    Micky Duck liked post by Puffin On thread : Re-Barreling a 96 7x57 Mauser
    To what extent given the demise of the current barrel are you prepared to sacrifice keeping the blued appearance for corrosion resistance? I've put stainless on all my Mausers and for me it was the...
    Liked On: 21-10-2022, 09:40 PM
  8. 2post
    2post liked post by Puffin On thread : seeking advice on a suitable caliber and make/model
    The OP was wanting to stretch out to longer ranges — 500m. If we are discussing humane shots on larger game at 500m then I've seen little evidence on here or anywhere else online that it is anything...
    Liked On: 21-10-2022, 05:23 PM
  9. 2post
    2post liked post by Puffin On thread : seeking advice on a suitable caliber and make/model
    Cartridge choice given what you already have is probably a pretty minor aspect of what you have in mind. Perhaps our help with these sorts of questions could be better directed in emphasising the...
    Liked On: 21-10-2022, 05:22 PM
  10. Shearer
    Shearer liked post by Puffin On thread : seeking advice on a suitable caliber and make/model
    The OP was wanting to stretch out to longer ranges — 500m. If we are discussing humane shots on larger game at 500m then I've seen little evidence on here or anywhere else online that it is anything...
    Liked On: 20-10-2022, 06:41 PM
  11. csmiffy
    csmiffy liked post by Puffin On thread : seeking advice on a suitable caliber and make/model
    The OP was wanting to stretch out to longer ranges — 500m. If we are discussing humane shots on larger game at 500m then I've seen little evidence on here or anywhere else online that it is anything...
    Liked On: 20-10-2022, 06:02 PM
  12. dirkvanvuuren
    dirkvanvuuren liked post by Puffin On thread : seeking advice on a suitable caliber and make/model
    Cartridge choice given what you already have is probably a pretty minor aspect of what you have in mind. Perhaps our help with these sorts of questions could be better directed in emphasising the...
    Liked On: 20-10-2022, 06:00 PM
  13. Makros
    Makros liked post by Puffin On thread : seeking advice on a suitable caliber and make/model
    The OP was wanting to stretch out to longer ranges — 500m. If we are discussing humane shots on larger game at 500m then I've seen little evidence on here or anywhere else online that it is anything...
    Liked On: 20-10-2022, 05:51 PM
  14. Bagheera
    Bagheera liked post by Puffin On thread : seeking advice on a suitable caliber and make/model
    Cartridge choice given what you already have is probably a pretty minor aspect of what you have in mind. Perhaps our help with these sorts of questions could be better directed in emphasising the...
    Liked On: 19-10-2022, 09:59 PM
  15. nor-west
    nor-west liked post by Puffin On thread : Our favourite ever firearms..
    I'm not big on change. The first rifle I owned was a sporterized vz33 Mauser chambered in .257 Roberts RCBS improved. It was the first rifle I'd ever shot that wasn't an air rifle (I don't own a...
    Liked On: 13-10-2022, 10:45 PM

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