30-06 and hornady 178gn projectiles either eldm or eldx over adi 2209 powder and be forever happy with your hammer of Thor :cool: Easy to load for and get stupid accuracy and reasonable velocity if...
Liked On: 29-02-2024, 09:30 PM
Mine shoots 165grain psp at 2900'/s easy and well sub moa. They shoot a 180 grain really well too.
Liked On: 29-02-2024, 09:29 PM
yeah its all good mate, people are used to seeing hunters in NZ. just don't be silly and have it pointing at people etc. and have it unloaded its socially acceptable and legal
Liked On: 27-02-2024, 09:09 PM
Once appon a time we would carry a rifle over the shoulder up the main street of town or on a bus, pretty much anywhere. Now carrying one on a Doc track is coming into question. A sign of...
Liked On: 27-02-2024, 09:08 PM
Done much the same in the 70’s - no AOS, no drama of any sort. But society has changed and in my opinion not necessarily for the better.
Liked On: 27-02-2024, 09:08 PM
It depends on if you are going to reload or not the .223 is a great cal but not for a beginner if you put deer on the list. I would go 6.5 Creedmoor if using factory ammo. Sent from my CPH2145...
Liked On: 27-02-2024, 08:56 PM
I think a recoil pad is the most often changed part on a stock rifle,as its the easiest way to alter length if pull. Why waste money on a throw away item?
Liked On: 20-02-2024, 07:15 PM
Why don't you just learn to shoot off the other shoulder then?
Liked On: 20-02-2024, 07:13 PM
Morning JD, these brought back memories of College athletics. Races started with a cut down 303, firing blanks:thumbsup:
Liked On: 11-02-2024, 01:45 PM
I resist that urge, I really really do, last time I went wife asked me if I was taking the trailer...
Liked On: 11-02-2024, 01:27 PM
Go to your local Gun Shops and have a look at the secondhand stock. I know in Invercargill there would probably be 50+ suitable rifles. Benefit of this is that you get to shoulder the rifle, you may...
Liked On: 11-02-2024, 01:26 PM
CCI were renowned for harder cups, and recommended for things like certain russian/chinese semi's where the firing pin floated in the bolt group and were known to pop the odd round off without the...
Liked On: 09-02-2024, 10:01 PM
This ^^^^ I had a CCI Primer misfire a while back and posted about it ( link below ) https://www.nzhuntingandshooting.co.nz/f10/f%2A%2Ackn-cci-primers-98508/ Jaco was one of the respondents who...
Liked On: 09-02-2024, 10:00 PM
Personally, I encourage being open about it. Observe the rules, use common sense, be friendly and engaging. The more we’re seen, the more positive interactions we have with the public, the more they...
Liked On: 09-02-2024, 03:03 PM
No problem carrying a firearm on DOC tracks. Just take note of permit condition number 5. No firearm shall be discharged: • In the vicinity of huts, tracks, campsites, road-ends or other public...
Liked On: 09-02-2024, 03:02 PM