You are right to question the value of ladder testing as typically carried out, particularly in the present day when consumable costs are pushing reloaders in the direction of attempting to extract...
Liked On: 20-04-2024, 10:05 PM
In March last year Don Yearbury a long time NZDA Whangarei member passed away peacefully at his home in Kamo. His Partner Dawn had the hard job of sorting through his arsenal and I was lucky enough...
Liked On: 18-04-2024, 09:10 PM
Went out this morning to check the SAUM for an upcoming trip. 1 shot @ 449m, prone with a sling and my front hand resting on a pack - as I do hunting. Haven't shot a deer past 25m with the...
Liked On: 08-04-2024, 09:27 PM
100m offhand (100m zero), cold barrel. 129gr American Whitetail 6.5CM. 35mm off centre, so 1.5 MOA. After this I tried for the 12" gong offhand @200m and missed 3 times. ...
Liked On: 08-04-2024, 09:27 PM
I thought I would give it a go today, 211 meters with the 7mm rem mag. Thats about my average distance out on a hunt. 228900
Liked On: 08-04-2024, 09:26 PM
This is my effort. I had just put my 7mm08 tikka into one of Fisherman lovely stocks. Shot at 315yrds exactly as I would shoot in the field at this range. Backpack front rest and raincoat rear...
Liked On: 08-04-2024, 09:25 PM
There were a few endorsements for the butcher in Waikanae recently for this very thing.
Liked On: 26-03-2024, 05:47 PM
You might get some personal recommendations which would be better but you can search for registered providers on the MPI website. The pain in the arse thing is you have to search towns and cities...
Liked On: 26-03-2024, 05:47 PM
Rather than stay at a hut Brian and I decided to sleep amongst them to try for a decent head. So Brian went one way and I went another with our packs a bit heavier than usual 'cos we had our PJ's,...
Liked On: 19-03-2024, 08:10 PM
My neighbor brought himself a new Hikmicro SQ35 thermal scope.Nice to view thru but it took a couple old buggers a couple of weeks to get it zeroed on his suppressed 270 Sako. So mid week we went to...
Liked On: 17-03-2024, 09:28 AM
I had a three day wallaby hunt planned this weekend with a guy who does control work for DOC. We were meant to head deep up the Rangitata to search for sign and cull whatever we found. Typically only...
Liked On: 16-03-2024, 06:19 PM
yup thats all good advice reseason again and again - leaving oil fat in okay as long as its fresh and one has a good nose - but again I am aghast people use bloody dish washing liquid in cast...
Liked On: 10-03-2024, 10:03 PM
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Liked On: 09-03-2024, 05:24 PM
Hey guys. I was meant to put this up for a while just never had the time to sit down and write everything down. Last January I had the opportunity to go back to Europe for 6 months and work at the...
Liked On: 09-03-2024, 05:23 PM
If passing through Whanganui and interested in the opportunity to get some photos of birds not often seen out in the hunting grounds, it is worthwhile taking a couple of hours to detour off SH3 to...
Liked On: 07-03-2024, 06:19 PM