Been away for some time, Covid and lockdown doesn't do wonders... Anyway, this years online shooting classes has a bit more structure to it and here is the first episode with some solid pointers...
Liked On: 07-10-2021, 01:46 PM
I hollow them out to save weight
Liked On: 27-09-2021, 11:11 PM
To be fair I’m as pure as the day I was born, never tried any drugs that weren’t prescribed by my Doc! I’ve always seen it as a weekness, and am a little bit pedantic about what goes into my body!...
Liked On: 24-09-2021, 05:22 PM
Looking tidier than usual but only coz I had a cleanup about two weeks ago. Was a total brothel before that http://i316.photobucket.com/albums/mm343/Chris-NZ/bench_zps0bc5b9rj.jpg...
Liked On: 23-09-2021, 01:31 PM
179130 I managed to get three knives finished over lock down, this is number two. Mamba model in 14c28n, full grind , laguna snakeskin juma combined with stabilized curly birch from Finland. ...
Liked On: 20-09-2021, 10:21 AM
Slow progress : I have hardened the blade then heat treated at 200c for two hours twice. I presume my oven was not quite at 200c as the steel is still really hard on some parts of it and the file...
Liked On: 20-09-2021, 10:21 AM
Been beating the crap out of this rwl 34 test knife for a couple of days. It's whacked through a couple of 4x2s and smashed some nails, Very impressed with the steel. Keeps its edge well and doesn't...
Liked On: 19-09-2021, 11:08 PM
Just a painful reminder to be careful out there . Painful as I was reminded a couple of weeks ago after having a small fall . Our first weekend of lockdown freedom and the daughter and myself jump...
Liked On: 19-09-2021, 09:33 AM
Once I was going out on a day hunt and got up extra early, didn't want to wake wife up as she had to get up at 4am to milk the cows anyhow, got dressed using my phone light and rolled round on the...
Liked On: 14-09-2021, 12:30 AM
Top to bottom. Puma Hunter, this is a treasured gift from a mate Bench made Skirmish Norwegian utility knife made by Brusletto, its nice and light and holds a decent edge.
Liked On: 13-09-2021, 08:50 AM
I think part of the problem with simple carbon steels is they are all run way to soft in factory knives, so people use them and think, man this has shit edge retention. Lots of the factory knives are...
Liked On: 09-09-2021, 11:42 AM
178096 Finished last weekend, Viper model hunter, 1095 high carbon steel. Stabilized Rimu handle, G10 pins with orange and black liners. Full grind and forced patina.
Liked On: 09-09-2021, 11:40 AM
Took the latte rifle out for a walk this weekend and shot 2 fallow yearlings at 311 and 330 yards, both bang flops and the damage to the wee fallow front shoulders was brutal....I almost felt over...
Liked On: 08-09-2021, 10:14 PM
Tikka7mm08 looking good!! that's the new Version 2 and they have "way" less movement that the Version 1 model. Awesome!!
Liked On: 08-09-2021, 07:46 PM
You are supporting NZ made though and clever buggers [emoji1360] On a side note I can wait for their shorter leg version to be released. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk
Liked On: 08-09-2021, 07:46 PM