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    trooper90 liked post by Ingrid 51 On thread : Innovative pig trapping - True story
    The caterpillar trail of college kids meandered through the valley towards our campsite. Periodic shrieks from one or two girls suggested their city sneakers were getting muddier. The most dominant...
    Liked On: 25-06-2023, 05:53 PM
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    trooper90 liked post by Wingman On thread : Wildcat appreciation thread
    Here's the. 250 Sika I'm working on. 6.5-284 Lapua brass necked to .25cal and blown forward to a 40deg Ackley shoulder. I have reamer sorted, dies nearly made and a few cases mocked up. Going to...
    Liked On: 24-06-2023, 11:51 PM
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    trooper90 liked post by Tahr On thread : how many of you bought a new rifle to avoid the registration from tomorrow?
    Didn't give it a thought. Hauled my lot out today and started recording their intimate details. Will do the on-line thing when I'm relaxed and in the right frame of mind. Fortunately we have the...
    Liked On: 23-06-2023, 11:53 PM
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    trooper90 liked post by viper On thread : My great-niece started her hunting career.
    Great to see not only young guys coming into the sport but also young ladies. This gives our hunting scene not only participation from both sets of young hunters but this is the future of our sport...
    Liked On: 22-06-2023, 11:46 AM
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    trooper90 liked post by akaroa1 On thread : so who has shot a deer with a .308
    @ Micky Duck here is a cautionary and timely tale about the 308 When we moved to level 3 and after a long period not hunting due to illness I took off for a day hunt on private land as L3 allows...
    Liked On: 19-06-2023, 10:08 PM
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    trooper90 liked post by timattalon On thread : Is this 'fair'?
    Younger Brother picked his first centrefire rifle up on the way home from school in his uniform. No drivers license yet at that stage so walked from Gunshop to Dads shop in town holding it and went...
    Liked On: 18-06-2023, 08:46 PM
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    trooper90 liked post by Bagheera On thread : The dinner plate challenge
    203m prone with backpack. 226838 226839
    Liked On: 18-06-2023, 11:47 AM
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    trooper90 liked post by Jt89 On thread : Advice for someone from Across the ditch coming to Nz to hunt som Red deer
    Firstly, welcome to the forum mate. Heaps of good advice passed on to you already so far by everyone who's replied. I'm a fellow Aussie (now living in the top of the south) and trying to do the...
    Liked On: 12-06-2023, 04:24 PM
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    trooper90 liked post by ZQLewis On thread : Howa 243
    Hi, Can't comment on a Howa specific but in general a 243 is a 243 and they are generally not a picky caliber to work with. I'm assuming its the typical 1:9 or 1:10 twist. Noting that this...
    Liked On: 11-06-2023, 02:11 PM
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    trooper90 liked post by Tentman On thread : Best wood for making bows
    The Tanekaha suggestion is interesting, it's a very nice tough timber, definitely less brittle than Macrocarpa. My yacht is Tanekaha below the waterline, Macrocarpa above. From nudging various...
    Liked On: 11-06-2023, 09:29 AM
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    trooper90 liked post by JohnDuxbury On thread : Best wood for making bows
    A read a study exactly on this subuject by a forestry chap who was into bowmaking, and all the aspects for a good bow wood are in....macrocarpa. Which is actually a cypress tree. It actually scores...
    Liked On: 11-06-2023, 09:28 AM
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    trooper90 liked post by Flyblown On thread : Blue sky minter of a day…
    It seems like eons ago since I last hunted under a blue sky. These past four days have been a soul repairing escapade for this rain weary old bastard. And a few more good days to come it seems. ...
    Liked On: 11-06-2023, 08:23 AM
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    trooper90 liked post by akaroa1 On thread : Which tops rifle
    Keep your options open on caliber and rifle brand and buy a good second hand rifle. Put the savings into better glass or buy yourself some reloading gear. Plenty of guys bore quickly and sell...
    Liked On: 10-06-2023, 08:18 PM
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    trooper90 liked post by akaroa1 On thread : Longest continuously owned firearms
    In the flintlock era from 1550s until 1820s A young man might buy a rifle and have it for the rest of his life Frequently it would be refreshed, involving cutting the rifling deeper or reaming up...
    Liked On: 10-06-2023, 01:46 PM
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    trooper90 liked post by 7mmsaum On thread : Hunting- one of life's simple pleasures
    And worth another watch as it still captures the essence of why we hunt A seriously peaceful vid
    Liked On: 08-06-2023, 02:58 PM
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