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  1. Roarless20
    Roarless20 liked post by Scott Cowan On thread : Longer Range Shots
    Wind for me is tricky to read in a hunting scenario cause it always changes. So if the wind is up I get closer, if it’s light I’ll shoot deer out to 820y. I set up a target a few weeks ago as I got a...
    Liked On: 05-04-2024, 08:13 AM
  2. Fisherman
    Fisherman liked post by Scott Cowan On thread : Longer Range Shots
    Wind for me is tricky to read in a hunting scenario cause it always changes. So if the wind is up I get closer, if it’s light I’ll shoot deer out to 820y. I set up a target a few weeks ago as I got a...
    Liked On: 04-04-2024, 08:52 PM
  3. stagstalker
    stagstalker liked post by Scott Cowan On thread : Barrel reprofile
    I’ve had 2 done by Truflite over the past 5years, great job and I was surprised at the low cost. Can’t remember what I paid but I do remember being surprised. The guys down there do great work with...
    Liked On: 09-12-2023, 06:18 PM
  4. Shearer
    Shearer liked post by Scott Cowan On thread : Comparing the old with the new.
    My 2 cents - I have a tikka LSA55 and a new Howa superlite sitting side by side. Tikka action is smoother, far superior trigger that has no creep like the howa and breaks crisper. Fit and finish on...
    Liked On: 09-11-2023, 08:39 PM
  5. Micky Duck
    Micky Duck liked post by Scott Cowan On thread : Zastava mini AR carbon lightweight build
    2.8kg scoped and suppressed. I took the bipod off to weigh it. Stock is 550g aprox from memory. Barrel is a heavier than factory fluted 1:8 twist krieger about 16”. To lighten it further I have a...
    Liked On: 31-10-2023, 12:15 PM
  6. paremata
    paremata liked post by Scott Cowan On thread : Mahogany for rifle stock?
    I’ve made them from mahogany, elm, Tasmanian Blackwood. The Blackwood is the nicest of those, even nicer than walnut at times - relatively close to Hawaiian koa. The Blackwood is heavy tho, but if...
    Liked On: 30-10-2023, 10:31 PM
  7. tetawa
    tetawa liked post by Scott Cowan On thread : Zastava mini AR carbon lightweight build
    6.5 Grendel Zastava M85. On my custom built Carbon/Paulownia stock. Been building this in and off for a couple years I guess. Often been put in the too hard or too busy basket. Not yet quite complete...
    Liked On: 30-10-2023, 07:53 PM
  8. 308
    308 liked post by Scott Cowan On thread : Zastava mini AR carbon lightweight build
    6.5 Grendel Zastava M85. On my custom built Carbon/Paulownia stock. Been building this in and off for a couple years I guess. Often been put in the too hard or too busy basket. Not yet quite complete...
    Liked On: 30-10-2023, 07:14 PM
  9. Joe_90
    Joe_90 liked post by Scott Cowan On thread : Zastava mini AR carbon lightweight build
    6.5 Grendel Zastava M85. On my custom built Carbon/Paulownia stock. Been building this in and off for a couple years I guess. Often been put in the too hard or too busy basket. Not yet quite complete...
    Liked On: 30-10-2023, 05:29 PM
  10. Finnwolf
    Finnwolf liked post by Scott Cowan On thread : Can i buy a gun while over in australia
    I tried it, gun dealer was happy to take my NZ licence details and my cash… and post it to another dealer for me to collect when I was on holiday in 6months. when we arrived to pick it up the next...
    Liked On: 18-09-2023, 09:20 PM
  11. 11mms
    11mms liked post by Scott Cowan On thread : New (to me) chambering
    6.5/06AI all the way. I’m getting 3140fps with the 147Eldm it has a long barrel tho. But my 18” barrel one is getting 2750fps with 147’s so that one is similar to a Creedmoor with a long barrel but...
    Liked On: 06-09-2023, 01:40 PM
  12. 25/08 IMP
    25/08 IMP liked post by Scott Cowan On thread : New (to me) chambering
    6.5/06AI all the way. I’m getting 3140fps with the 147Eldm it has a long barrel tho. But my 18” barrel one is getting 2750fps with 147’s so that one is similar to a Creedmoor with a long barrel but...
    Liked On: 06-09-2023, 01:08 PM
  13. tetawa
    tetawa liked post by Scott Cowan On thread : Whats the longest shot youll confidently take at an animal
    I used to consider 300 too far to shoot for my first decade of hunting, but these days with a good ballistic app and rangefinder, dial scope, loads of practice and a 6.5 147g bullet travelling at...
    Liked On: 10-08-2023, 07:11 AM
  14. BRADS
    BRADS liked post by Scott Cowan On thread : Whats the longest shot youll confidently take at an animal
    I used to consider 300 too far to shoot for my first decade of hunting, but these days with a good ballistic app and rangefinder, dial scope, loads of practice and a 6.5 147g bullet travelling at...
    Liked On: 09-08-2023, 08:20 PM
  15. Bhess
    Bhess liked post by Scott Cowan On thread : Mahogany for rifle stock?
    I’ve made them from mahogany, elm, Tasmanian Blackwood. The Blackwood is the nicest of those, even nicer than walnut at times - relatively close to Hawaiian koa. The Blackwood is heavy tho, but if...
    Liked On: 25-07-2023, 12:16 PM

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