I suggest going along to your local Deerstalkers range on a shoot day and try a bunch of rifles till you find one that fits you , and that you like. Only you will know that fit - the rest of us will...
Liked On: 21-01-2024, 09:20 AM
I was going to post in the other thread but here will do . ... Whilst far from being an expert in beers, I can say the best beer I ever taste is cold and free!
Liked On: 21-01-2024, 09:17 AM
Here's mine custom made by my wife's uncle with a Wenger (African hardwood) handle. He also made the sheath.241932241933 Sent from my CPH2385 using Tapatalk
Liked On: 20-01-2024, 10:15 AM
Well 3 pages of suspense is enough, it's a Stevens 044 1/2 serial 2450 in 22 LR and so stamped on the action. A true falling block action and quite strong (relative to their very small stature and...
Liked On: 18-01-2024, 11:56 AM
The difference is that the 044 1/2 frame is 1/8" narrower So very subtle The first one I brought from a gent in Oamaru. He thought it was a 44 1/2 and despite it having no fore end the model...
Liked On: 18-01-2024, 11:56 AM
Long time reader and one very excited gent with his first story to post. After a few paid farm hunts and getting reasonably comfortable with the rifle and a bit of hunting experience under the...
Liked On: 16-01-2024, 06:56 PM
Last summer/autumn was a blank for me for one reason or another. Two trips to my usual spot turned up nothing. Then another into the Tararuas with a good mate end of March and still nothing. The...
Liked On: 15-01-2024, 05:17 PM
Yesterday a client phoned to say, "There are 8 - 10 goats in the QE11 Covenant. Can you come?" I'm supposed to be on holiday and am building a kennel and cage for our new puppy, but my wife said,...
Liked On: 15-01-2024, 05:10 PM
We must hunt the same area?
Liked On: 14-01-2024, 03:34 PM
Have been out hunting a grand total of one time since moving back to Oamaru last June so I decided bugger it I'm going for a nosey no matter what last Thursday. The weather was forecast to be bloody...
Liked On: 14-01-2024, 12:43 PM
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Liked On: 14-01-2024, 12:36 PM
Hey guys, Thought I'd do a little write up / may be something to look back on in the years to come. Hatched a plan with my brother to have a wee little mission into the Ruahines to try another...
Liked On: 14-01-2024, 11:00 AM
Some lovely grain & character in that woodwork. You should be proud of the results
Liked On: 13-01-2024, 05:48 PM
I am of the opinion that any of experience is a learning opportunity. My biggest life lessons have all come from doing something stupid and learning from it. I have been sporadically working on...
Liked On: 13-01-2024, 05:48 PM
The reason I don't much like using SST's is over concern about fragmented lead throughout the meat we'll probably eat. I went from SST's to Interbonds to the Barnes TTSX I mostly use now. Wouldn't...
Liked On: 10-01-2024, 10:37 AM