I had a few days spare so I decided to have a look up Clements Road. Ive been hunting this area for a while now, Normally I walk in about an hour. camp and hunt from there. I know there area fairly...
Liked On: 19-01-2023, 10:40 AM
Had to take a drive to national park on Thursday to look at a caravan so decided on doing a round trip and take a quick look at Clements mill rd considering how much rain there had been and the fact...
Liked On: 15-01-2023, 04:29 PM
Out and about. Some pics (and something for stug to look at to help with the boredom). This was a good omen. 214582 I shot this at 340 yards with the 6.5x55. It was trying to make good its...
Liked On: 15-01-2023, 03:21 PM
With some of the good weather of the holidays, managed to get out on the central plateau for a wander with the rifle, hoping to bump into a young sika for the BBQ. I left the car in a crowded car...
Liked On: 14-01-2023, 10:16 PM
So today was testing day for three of my current projects and the Sharps didn't dissapoint Range 30m group with 450 grain Powder Coated bullets propelled by 60 grains FG Black Powder and a decent...
Liked On: 14-01-2023, 10:11 PM
Day Two Face off the breech Cut and crown the muzzle Cut the extractor slot in the breech face On and off the action a couple of times to get the head space, extractor and final chamber right ...
Liked On: 14-01-2023, 10:10 PM
I spent a couple of days recently finally restoring this rifle to full function Started with a genuine Sharps Civil War Carbine Model 1859 which started life as a capping breech loader using...
Liked On: 14-01-2023, 10:08 PM
Stub was tapped M20x1.5mm for about 30mm at its muzzle end Now I stripped the donor barrel from a Swedish rolling block 12.7x42 1873 that was sporterised but had a 9/10 bore 214531 Work out...
Liked On: 14-01-2023, 10:07 PM
I got my first deer yesterday. A nice red stag. After two luckless day trips in the Southern Tararuas and one in the Aorangis, I went for another optimistic armed walk into the Tararuas. I had...
Liked On: 11-01-2023, 11:51 PM
These are the first 2 deer that I shot and sold. I was 21 It was in the head waters of the Mangahao in the Tararuas. About 5 hour walk to where I shot them. The rifle is a Brno .222. I shoulder...
Liked On: 05-01-2023, 10:45 PM
Jeez it’s been a while since I updated this thread! That’s the nature of stock work, especially at this end of the year… I’ve finally finished the stock for my special .358, ready to head to Allen...
Liked On: 04-01-2023, 02:19 PM
To revive this thread. Uberti 1873 in 44-40. Decided to go with style this afternoon for a little wander through a local DOC block. Who needs a scope when it's three shots resulting in three head...
Liked On: 03-01-2023, 11:18 PM
Healing up nicely, acting like nothing happened. 213371
Liked On: 03-01-2023, 06:29 PM
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Liked On: 03-01-2023, 06:29 PM