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Liked On: 20-05-2023, 12:39 AM
now if you were to say...look Ive got say $500 to spend and want a rifle suitable for shooting deer etc whats out there???? Im POSITIVE yo uwould get 3-4-6-8-9 people offer you something...
Liked On: 20-05-2023, 12:38 AM
The days are gone where you could get a cheap reasonable 303 and ammo to go with it. Bog stock 303 winny powerpoint is up over 60 bucks a packet and probably more. Nothing wrong with it but you will...
Liked On: 20-05-2023, 12:38 AM
What sort of big game hunting? I can't think of many places suitable for slugs in 12g for game in Canterbury, even on private land. Cheap accurate 303s are Unicorns poo. I have a nice looking 303...
Liked On: 20-05-2023, 12:38 AM
Greetings, I have not used slugs but from my reading, in a smooth bore, they are a short range option, very short. Fifty years ago a .303 was a cheap option hunting rifle but no longer. They are no...
Liked On: 20-05-2023, 12:37 AM
Hey guys, I'm escaping Auckland and moving back to Christchurch next month, which means I'll be getting back into guns. I'm actually an old member (Chric1) that has lost access to my old email so...
Liked On: 20-05-2023, 12:35 AM
hang about....with my history of rifle ownership you never know :yaeh am not durnk:
Liked On: 20-05-2023, 12:29 AM
224136 the top one,I had for a while.....I know where it is and one day may be able to horse trade it back again,but I dont like my chances.
Liked On: 20-05-2023, 12:29 AM
So quick trip to the smith this morning, he gave the chamber a quick polish then ran a couple pmc factory rounds through it, extracted perfectly.... all good we thinks....gave him a couple reloads to...
Liked On: 20-05-2023, 12:27 AM
now I know your a long range fella..but if you go round nose you will be able to go heavier and still stabalise..... and from my experience steer well clear of S&B brass
Liked On: 20-05-2023, 12:26 AM
I suggested if they had been repurposed for our military we would be one of the best equiped in the world...if they had been put into storage we could have gifted them to Ukraine..but no dice..into...
Liked On: 20-05-2023, 12:24 AM
Raises issues about recycling centres being licenced to receive firearm parts... I love the sound of absurdity in the morning!!!
Liked On: 20-05-2023, 12:24 AM
Yes, animals get used to the expected. Was involved with a forest being logged, the goats were used to the work crews and their hi-viz vests and ignored them but ran a mile from camo hunters. That...
Liked On: 20-05-2023, 12:18 AM
Don't fret about making noise either...I have hunted fallow in a pine forest that allowed firewood extraction, and at midday I snuck up on a hind that was standing on a gravel road intently watching...
Liked On: 20-05-2023, 12:18 AM
When smoking any fish I leave the fillets uncovered in the fridge overnight, same idea as hanging in the breeze. Never get that jelly that forms when the excess liquid cools down after smoking.
Liked On: 18-05-2023, 04:02 AM