Wanting to go a bit heavier than the 155gr cast bullet as my plinker I purchased this NOE spitzer 3 cavity mould to try and was impressed with the results. ...
Liked On: 16-09-2018, 08:46 PM
Yes there have been many advances in this technology since this article was written with softer light weight lead hollow points such as Roberts and pre cut expanding copper bullets like the Lehigh...
Liked On: 13-09-2018, 07:59 AM
I managed to get a free weekend so conned a mate into going back to an area I hadn't been in to in years. Walking in to the hut on Friday night reminded me why I hadn't been back in 5 years! I am...
Liked On: 11-09-2018, 09:40 PM
I just got back from the USA on Saturday after 28 days helping with Californa's worse ever Wild Fire season. That was the longest time I've been without hunting for a very long time. I gave myself a...
Liked On: 11-09-2018, 01:10 PM
94280 These are from a break-in session it takes a couple or three sessions to get them casting right.
Liked On: 11-09-2018, 06:48 AM
My new "old school" bush gun. My third flavor of Browning after having a Shorttrac semi in 308, A Maral straight pull in 308, Now I've got a Browning BLR in 308 of course, with an illuminated 1-5 ...
Liked On: 11-09-2018, 06:38 AM
Adding to the Tikka and 7mm fire, I bought a second hand Tikka 7mm rem mag that came with a T2 brake for $1k, added a VX5-HD and a Stug stock. I do handload but shooting sub MOA pretty easily. With...
Liked On: 10-09-2018, 10:15 AM
One of my boys mates has shown a lot of interest in hunting so now rugby's finished he has come over for a few hunts .Last Saturday he had some Target practice and a safety talk then up for a walk he...
Liked On: 10-09-2018, 09:34 AM
South Opuha is an area of easy to hunt country with tahr, a few chammy and wallabies present. When the new hut was built in 2012 the area started seeing a lot more hunters, mainly flying in as the...
Liked On: 08-09-2018, 05:39 PM
94573 94574 New toy after a bit of a wait! Christensen arms mesa in 28 Nosler.
Liked On: 07-09-2018, 05:51 PM
The problem with hunting in Blenheim is getting access to the DoC land. Most is landlocked by farms and access through the farms is impossible. You can chopper in to all/some of the DoC blocks. I...
Liked On: 05-09-2018, 08:26 PM
This is good advice i reckon, you definitely need to be honest with yourself about what 'long range' is for you in a hunting situation. IE in most steap as public land, often a 400-500 yard shot...
Liked On: 05-09-2018, 08:02 PM
My grandson, Owen, got his first ever antelope on Sat the 25th, my 71st birthday. We hunted a remote spot in the far NE corner of Nevada, just north of Massacre Lake. It's miles of foot deep alkali...
Liked On: 29-08-2018, 03:56 AM
A 1 moa group at 700 metres is about an 8" (20cm) diameter circle. ANY wind or shooter error or even slight range under or over estimation will mean a miss or a wound. I don't believe such shooting...
Liked On: 28-08-2018, 07:57 PM
Work on about 40fps lost per inch of barrel length lost. So roughly lose 160 fps. Run it through a ballistic calculator. Look for about 1800fps velocity and/or 1000ft lbs energy as an idea of the...
Liked On: 28-08-2018, 07:54 PM