This one is a Howa lightweight cut down to 17.5 for the DPT mag suppressor to be flush. I run 120g NBT hand loaded. Originally it was for horseback hunting but now wears a walnut stock and is just...
Liked On: 01-04-2023, 03:39 PM
We headed back to camp happy to have anchored a stag and precious meat on the first day, the wind was picking up and the temp dropping so we took shelter between the 2 trucks and had a feed of bbq...
Liked On: 01-04-2023, 03:23 PM
Well I have been in the hills for the last week on the tops at the front of Lees Valley, things are changing on the private block I have hunted for the last few years, this years roar is likely the...
Liked On: 31-03-2023, 07:55 PM
I brought another Stevens 044 1/2 22 LR last Sunday. It took me two hours Monday to make the required urgent repairs. This foolish hare was just eating windfall apples in my orchard and became...
Liked On: 31-03-2023, 07:16 PM
Going off at a small tangent here I picked up a wee Ryobi Superlight Magnesium 355 MG reel at a market this morning. Fly fishing is not and will never be a thing for me, so if you know of anyone...
Liked On: 30-03-2023, 01:41 PM
Greetings All, Sixty years ago on this very day and in the evening my father, uncle and I departed on my first ever overnight trip into the Kawekas. I have previously posted about this trip and my...
Liked On: 29-03-2023, 04:59 PM
Four generations of my family have shot with the same shotgun at the same clay target club.
Liked On: 28-03-2023, 01:20 AM
Not sure where best to put this. My 23 yr son said the other day he was finding the bush hunting too easy and wondered out loud about shooting for awhile with open sights. I thought for a moment and...
Liked On: 28-03-2023, 01:20 AM
Sunday I went to the Timaru Antique Arms Auction to pick up a couple of purchases from a guy coming up from Southland. There was also an item in the auction that I was interested in bidding on if I...
Liked On: 27-03-2023, 08:16 PM
This weekend just past finished off an Elmax blank I made four+ years ago (Uddeholm Elmax: C 1.7%; Si 0.8%; Mn 0.3%; Cr 18%; Mo 1.0%; V 3.0%). Overall length 243 mm, blade length 120 mm, blade...
Liked On: 27-03-2023, 04:02 PM
Cool place alright. We walked down from the Turimawiwi river. Just have to time the tides right.
Liked On: 27-03-2023, 03:21 PM
Look at that grin, well done young fella. Good on you Stingray and Rocktoy for getting Aaron onto a fish like that, one he will remember for sure
Liked On: 27-03-2023, 03:20 PM
The tide of change … Down to okiwi for a quick overnighter , wind was puffing and the sea was a mess when I stopped at the top of the hill for a look about, got to the batch unpacked and enjoyed...
Liked On: 26-03-2023, 10:46 PM
219663 16 pounds of happiness! Not a lure to be seen! Mates use baits! :thumbsup:
Liked On: 26-03-2023, 10:45 PM
My wife just purchased a new Tikka 6.5 PRC 24" to replace her Browning 6.5 PRC 26" she just sold. I loaded up a ladder taking a guesstimate based on what worked in the browning hoping it would be...
Liked On: 25-03-2023, 05:56 PM