Finally blooded my howa mini 223 on a quick south island hunt to one of my favorite old haunts in the Blue mtns. Definitely a cull buck with one very weak side with no guard tines. 75gr ELD-M did...
Liked On: 25-05-2023, 07:58 PM
60g nbt@3100fps 223944
Liked On: 16-05-2023, 07:44 AM
Ages ago :) 223678 A real shame Sako never made a Finnlight in 223, NZ would have taken 1000+ of them :) They made the barrels, but diddnt used them until the Tikka superlight was put...
Liked On: 15-05-2023, 11:23 AM
It's twisted for 80+gr, give it the mag length to use them!
Liked On: 15-05-2023, 09:23 AM
The 74 grn Targex are smashing the wallaby. Out to 400 yards. BC .380. Hope to try them on deer tomorrow.
Liked On: 06-05-2023, 05:50 PM
30 odd yards with 77gr TMK. In through the shoulder exited just behind offside shoulder. 222649 Entrance side 222648
Liked On: 03-05-2023, 10:25 PM
The 55gn Belmont ammo still does the job . . . some days at work are better than others. 222490
Liked On: 03-05-2023, 10:25 PM
65gr game king, steep (very) downhill shot Spiker totally front on. Approx 80y sitting shot off my knees and elbows took him just above the Adams apple to smash the third bone down from skull to drop...
Liked On: 03-05-2023, 10:25 PM
Sorry guys I should have done less baiting lol. Guess I was a little board at home with a cold. So I’ll give part 2 before I break up some friendships lol. part 2. I was shoot slightly up hill...
Liked On: 02-05-2023, 12:08 AM
Ok, I’m sticking my neck out sharing this, and no I’m not Bunji reincarnated lol. On my roar trip I opted to hunt the open lands due to some health restrictions I’m working through. Even tho I was...
Liked On: 02-05-2023, 12:07 AM
Been there and it does work. But so does a corolla 1.3l in a formula one race. Found I was better off turning my shorter barrel rifle into a more bush/hack rifle and picking up a longer barrel...
Liked On: 29-04-2023, 02:21 PM
My Tika 308 16.5 doing 2540 with 168eldm. Regularly shooting deer to 400+m effectively. Sent from my SM-A226B using Tapatalk
Liked On: 29-04-2023, 02:14 PM
A young red I shot this afternoon. Hit high in the shoulder with a 73gn ELD-M at about 50m. It went through the shoulder blade and through a rib on the way out. Left a nice neat 15mm exit hole as it...
Liked On: 25-04-2023, 10:40 PM
Arthur’s Pass hard hunt The tikka 284 was complaining in the gun safe and I needed a South Island mission. I’d always wanted to hunt the Savannah range after looking across too it many years...
Liked On: 22-04-2023, 11:24 PM
Was driving to the maimai for the annual spruce up today, spotted this bloke, apparently the work of a chainsaw artist 221435
Liked On: 19-04-2023, 09:41 PM