The other night. 230 yd 80 grn Targex exit from an angled lung shot. Ran about 15 yards. Effective. 9th April. He had that musty rutty smell about him. Meat for charity. They casserole or mince it...
Liked On: 14-04-2025, 09:43 PM
Couple of bush deer. 80 ELDM. Good effective kills on shoulder shots, hind ran 20m, spiker stumbled over on the spot. Exited hind with a good blood trail, bullet under the skin on the off side of...
Liked On: 14-04-2025, 09:42 PM
150m headshot in the torch light just after dark. My daughter was disappointed that her shot hit 20mm left of dead center between the eyes :ORLY: We'd targeted a buck that was croaking earlier,...
Liked On: 14-04-2025, 09:41 PM
I have a few sets in stock currently. Send an email to BlackstrandNZ@gmail.com and we can work out the details.
Liked On: 10-04-2025, 11:30 PM
I just googled diff lock button MQ triton. The first one I didn’t check the size measurements. Second I got from nz Suzuki and made sure to measure the hole haha. Mine was from a wrecked VRX, but...
Liked On: 09-04-2025, 12:07 PM
Much better. Now I have an anytime rear diff lock :) 272275
Liked On: 09-04-2025, 12:05 PM
Sweet wired it up to a switch via a relay. I jacked the rear up and when engaged both wheels spin in the same direction. When off they spin opposites :) My only issue is the switch I bought is...
Liked On: 09-04-2025, 12:05 PM
Haven't been there in recent time to see for myself, but am interested in understanding why the population seems to have spiked so significantly in the Ruahines compared to other NI public land...
Liked On: 09-04-2025, 12:00 PM
I dont sorry but suspect the usual no fly zone south of the Tamkaki in dannevirke will still apply. I wrote a trip report a year ago about a tops trips were the feedback on the shoot and scoot that...
Liked On: 09-04-2025, 11:56 AM
Received the info below in a recent DOC update. I'd be hearing rumors of such but hadn't seen any official information until now. As a keen Ruahine hunter, I was wondering if anyone has any...
Liked On: 09-04-2025, 11:55 AM
Knocked over some goats yesterday to top up the freezer. These were the fattest wild goats I've ever come across. Gorse and blackberry country. I decided to keep the kidney and belly fat from a...
Liked On: 07-04-2025, 10:07 AM
I smoked it this morning and am impressed. They are a solid little fish, similar to a kingfish but slightly skinnier around the tail. I might have to come back and get a few more. Nothing wrong with...
Liked On: 02-04-2025, 05:20 AM
My work has introduced 'wellbeing leave' It's 1 day of leave per 6 months to be use for 'wellness'. Kind of like extra annual leave but there's a semi expectation that you report back to your manager...
Liked On: 01-04-2025, 03:55 PM
I check zero every so often. Like when I have an unexplained miss on an animal I'll either do a proper target test or shoot something like a pine cone etc after checking range with rangefinder....
Liked On: 31-03-2025, 06:05 PM
You don't need to do anything that falls outside of your own requirements. If you're happy with your method of defining precision and zeroing your rifle then good for you - go shoot stuff and be...
Liked On: 31-03-2025, 06:02 PM