Gidday, Was just in the factory shop at duck shooting opening weekend. They’re changing the material because they’re getting a lot of reports of ripped jackets. I took a look and you definitely...
Liked On: 19-07-2023, 01:18 PM
We used to eat semi wild peacock for xmas dinner and it was excellent. This method works for peacock, turkey, goose and is from Heston Blumenthal : Youngish bird, light brine overnight in 20ltr...
Liked On: 17-07-2023, 11:17 AM
Someone asked a question about this so I looked back at some old pics. I hunted the Ruahines a lot over the winters during the meat hunting era. By myself and with a mate. 45-50 odd years ago. ...
Liked On: 13-07-2023, 05:46 PM
No Customs worry if total price under $1000. I've bought in a few lately from UK and (shudder) China. If over $1000 total expect to get reamed for customs fee, and GST @ 15% added on. USA is...
Liked On: 10-07-2023, 12:02 PM
Alright, here's the plover I got on Saturday, posted about it in the 'what pesties did you bowl over today' thread. I'm owning up to my promise of cooking one asap after I put up a post a while ago...
Liked On: 08-07-2023, 06:15 PM
Field Ranges in NZ - Reduced Danger Area Example The intent of this post is to demonstrate there is a Reduced Danger Area system that can be used under the NZ Firearms Safety Authority range...
Liked On: 07-07-2023, 11:40 AM
My wildcat leaning is towards a 375 because of reasonable bullet options But it needs to be rimmed So I was thinking a 9.3x74R case necked up to 375 A nice sized good quality case but not as...
Liked On: 04-07-2023, 06:41 PM
I agree...my chambers are all tight requiring neck turned brass, and Redding S type dies with loose bushings just can't and never produced zero runout on the necks.......FLS first and then if you...
Liked On: 03-07-2023, 10:27 PM
Give the die a little bit of float using an o-ring. The Lee lock rings are good for this. Give the bushing a little bit of float by not screwing the plug down on top of it hard. Anneal and neck turn...
Liked On: 03-07-2023, 10:24 PM
Spent a good part of my day testing this Wildcat hard.. My new cartridge holds 49.0gr of H2O, I spent a lot of time researching start and max loads of all the similar volume cartridges I could...
Liked On: 25-06-2023, 05:17 PM
When I purchased my used Desert Tech rifle it came with a few barrels, one of which was a 24" Trueflite .22-243 with a 1-8" twist built by Robbie Tiffen. It had clearly seen some use as the throat...
Liked On: 25-06-2023, 05:09 PM
It comes into context when you consider rifle prices. Back in 91 when I bought my winchester lightweight 243 they were about 900ish from memory and definitely not that dear compared to nowhere...
Liked On: 23-06-2023, 02:48 AM
2219 for anything 50 grains or under. BM2 or 8208 for anything up to 60 grains. 8208 or 2206H for up to 77 grains. 2208 for anything heavier. Plenty of deer have been shot with plain 55gr...
Liked On: 22-06-2023, 08:09 PM
Hey guys, I’ve noticed that there are a number of guys having a go at making their own stocks. I thought I’d use the chance to pass on what I have learned now that I’m getting out of the game....
Liked On: 21-06-2023, 02:11 PM
So made my own annealing machine that I copped off a link on the stalking directory here in the uk. https://www.thestalkingdirectory.co.uk/threads/diy-annealing-machine.143812/ I modified it...
Liked On: 19-06-2023, 11:53 AM