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I had a Howa Mini with 16 inch barrel and DPT - short, light, low recoil; and great for goats, whitetail, and fallow out to 150m (and a sh.tload of wallabies).
Never shot it against reds, but did...

I have a 25 Souper built on a 24-inch barrel Tikka M55, normally shooting 100gn (87gn for long range wallabies). It replaced a 25-06 which wasn't much faster for more powder burnt.

How thick is the bush you hunt in?
What's wrong with a fixed 4x - A Leupold, Kahles, or similar has worked for the last 70 years.

My Czech mother and daughter:
Sporterised Vz33 rebarreled to 7x57, and BRNO Model 21H also 7x57
242640
(also had the granddaughter ZK600 7x57, but she left home).

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It depends - I'm badly short-sighted and had laser eye surgery when I was 20. Had to physically adjust all my scopes as the focal length changed from where my glasses were. Now I'm in my 50's natural...

Just remember, this is a thread for a beginner hunter!

Knowing what to take, and knowing how to cope with less gear only comes with experience. We all probably started off carrying too much stuff...

Personally I wouldn't bother with it.

I saw many Peloi scopes trying to be sighted in at our range (the agent was local) and none of them kept zero, also most had huge POI change as the...

Maybe one of these? https://www.equipoutdoors.co.nz/outer-limits-stainless-steel-fry-pan
Stainless with a copper bottom to improve the heat transmission/retention

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I had the newer version of the Hennessy with the zip side, which was far easier to get in and out of.
(only got rid of it coz I sleep on my side and tended to roll around).

there are many US...

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I've got these listed as other options:
https://www.nzhuntingandshooting.co.nz/f13/hunting-knives-98619/

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we shoot them all the time - they do serious damage to crops, so the farmers are really keen for us to get stuck in during planting and harvest.
Locally (Canterbury) there is a special F&G season...

Is it just me, or is the pouch in photo #4 labelled upside down?

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The Health & Safety muppets in parts of Aussie do - but not here!

A well-mounted snorkel is a lot cheaper than a new engine (and i wouldn't be driving up braided rivers without one)
My Triton is only a year newer, on 245/65/17 ATs and handles it well!

+1 for 25-08
But if you want to shoot factory ammo, as much as it irks me to say this - 6.5 creed? (or it's parent 260 Rem).

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Why not the parent case 250 Savage, or the AI version?
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NZDA South Canterbury shot the JM Wilkinson shoot in the last 6 weeks - still a National event!!!

I have a 25-08 (or 25 Souper as it was called in some reloading books)

In all honesty, it performs just the same as 243/257 Rob/260/6.5 creed when the latter are loading light - but I just wanted...

Did you not do think about doing the NZDA HUNTs course? - CHCH has a good programme.
it may help to embed technical skills now that you have developed the mindset.

Davos Hunting and Fishing in Timaru is also part of the firearms dealer to dealer network.

Mr Woodman, by any chance??

I'd say the opposite: you current have 6 different powders for 6 rifles (possibly 7)
I would be downsizing where a single powder does more than 1 calibre (though possibly not the best powder for...

I'm feeling for you

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I've done this with a Benelli M1 a decade ago - extra barrel was almost the same price as a new gun.
do you really miss the last two inches (especially with interchangeable chokes)???

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Marine reserve covers most of the block - it's on the DOC map.
https://www.doc.govt.nz/globalassets/documents/parks-and-recreation/hunting/southland/29-haputuna-stewart-sland-hunting-block.pdf
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