You need a bag with 800loft down. The higher the loft the warmer it will be. My bag is 400gram of 800loft down. It’s good from Sept to May. A 600gram 800loft can be used all year round. You will need...
Liked On: 30-03-2023, 09:44 PM
The first "PRS" match I shot was the first one held in Otorohanga. One of the guys in my squad didn't even bring a bipod, just had his pack and a 2 point sling and shot very well. A good 2 point...
Liked On: 30-03-2023, 09:38 PM
Last deer I shot utilised my leki walking pole with the rifle stock resting in the fabric hand loop of the handle. Could not get my pack close enough to rest on and the tussock was too high to take a...
Liked On: 30-03-2023, 09:36 PM
Ok, on this topic opinions are like bumholes - everyone has one and most people think their's works the best... What I do as I have 'my' saws but end up getting fixer uppers or ones that other...
Liked On: 30-03-2023, 09:29 PM
Hard work in the wind this morning, cold and loud. Tracked him down the old battler holding a heap of hinds in the native. 219843
Liked On: 30-03-2023, 08:19 AM
Blows my mind alright. I still see it on social media etc and i’m like why the heck are you carrying the animal out whole let alone keeping the head on! Crazy, those days are done. Much more...
Liked On: 30-03-2023, 08:14 AM
As a 17yr old I carried the hindquarters of a highly worked up and fat stag for 4 hrs and arrived at the hut to discover the meat was "green". Silly green me had not let it air or cool in any way on...
Liked On: 30-03-2023, 08:13 AM
At todays charge out rates it'd be cheaper to throw a brand new aftermarket carby on a saw, if its playing up. Then watch half a dozen YT;s on tuning a saw. Its relatively easy to do...though you do...
Liked On: 30-03-2023, 08:09 AM
BLR lightning. 18.5" DPT. 2-7 bushnell elite (rain guard) Trigger job. Over the dog set up. 150 grain speer hotcors is what I feed it. 212757 212758
Liked On: 30-03-2023, 08:08 AM
I think the 7mm08 is about right among the mid size cartridge class. Fits a 2.8" bolt and mag, doesn't need a fat bolt face. Marginally smaller bore than the 308 but not getting tight like the...
Liked On: 30-03-2023, 08:07 AM
as a young fella I shot full bore with the old Gisborne rifle club -great days - as a new member I used one of their old SMLE target rifles with a brass but plate - 10 rounds and my shoulder was...
Liked On: 29-03-2023, 08:02 PM
Brass, steel or alloy butt plates can be a bit thumpy if you don't pull them tight into the shoulder, a short stocked gun kicks a full size shooter more than a correct fit does, 303s came in short...
Liked On: 29-03-2023, 07:59 PM
On a similar note, I learned recently that after June, qualifying shoots for pistol club members are now only considered if they are advised completions at your home club. So you will not be able to...
Liked On: 29-03-2023, 07:53 PM
OK, here’s an update on the register If an organisation, DOC, Akld Council, Mountain Safety, etc, own firearms, they can’t ( at present ) be registered to that organisation They have to be...
Liked On: 29-03-2023, 07:49 PM
This just came through. About as timely as a timely thing: ...
Liked On: 29-03-2023, 02:07 AM