The 7.62x39 is a great wee cartridge. And I like the ability o put the rifle IN the pack on the trip out if you have already shot enough meat etc....
Liked On: 06-04-2021, 01:47 PM
I had a farm I used to shoot a few on (Farmlet probably a better description) After shooting it a few times over a month or so, dead ones started popping up in paddocks that I would not shoot. these...
Liked On: 06-04-2021, 01:45 PM
I dont know how much 'mucking' around with this you want to do, but I have seen a couple of these rechambered , one into 303, and another into 7.62x54R. I do not know if the x39 twist rate is similar...
Liked On: 05-04-2021, 03:11 PM
Dont worry about head shots. Hit the chest which is still not large. Almost all the meat is below the rib cage so meat damage from a lung shot is not as great as with a deer/ goat etc....
Liked On: 05-04-2021, 10:29 AM
I would have to agree regarding the accuracy over speed comments. I have never recovered a 22 bullet from a rabbit. They almost always go right through, even subsonics like Magtech that were almost a...
Liked On: 01-04-2021, 03:15 PM
Not sure, but in theory it is relatively easy to work out. They post advertised velocities and weight on the packet. You simply get the weight (GR) and multiply it by the velocity x Velocity Or do...
Liked On: 01-04-2021, 09:02 AM
I have sent time in the hills but most has been on private land or at family property and hence accomodation was rather spoiling me. (When the batch has 3 bedrooms it is not roughing it....) I have...
Liked On: 31-03-2021, 09:06 AM
They might need a bigger digger.....
Liked On: 27-03-2021, 10:17 PM
I dont know about anyone else, but that comment from politicians always bugged me. I wanted to know how the buy back could "take guns off the street"? This was the one comment the Adern team seemed...
Liked On: 24-03-2021, 01:53 PM
Another point to ask and wont fix what you are looking at but may be another issue. Are you using a scope? If s, does the mount come back over the action when closed? You still have the sight ramp on...
Liked On: 24-03-2021, 11:40 AM
I dont know about anyone else, but that comment from politicians always bugged me. I wanted to know how the buy back could "take guns off the street"? This was the one comment the Adern team seemed...
Liked On: 23-03-2021, 04:57 PM
I dont know about anyone else, but that comment from politicians always bugged me. I wanted to know how the buy back could "take guns off the street"? This was the one comment the Adern team seemed...
Liked On: 23-03-2021, 01:19 PM
I was going to say that with lefty rifles being harder to find, try a lever (or would in the past have suggested a pump but that is not practical any more) I worked in an industry for 20 years...
Liked On: 16-03-2021, 08:56 PM
I have always built my own an have not bought a new one. However. some of the advice / experience will possibly help. I like wooden decks over metal. They are quieter and more forgiving when...
Liked On: 15-03-2021, 11:43 AM
Dont worry about head shots. Hit the chest which is still not large. Almost all the meat is below the rib cage so meat damage from a lung shot is not as great as with a deer/ goat etc....
Liked On: 08-03-2021, 07:42 PM