Sometimes rubbish gets trapped in the stock recess below the cartridge lifter. Take the stock off and check, cleaning as required. If you can see marks in the woodwork where the lifter sits when the...
Liked On: 09-03-2024, 08:28 PM
I've got my Dad's one of these (originally a Sportsman 15) , he got it about 1955, I started using it about 1969. It's shot thousands each of rabbits and goats, plenty of pigs, possums, quail, cats...
Liked On: 09-03-2024, 08:28 PM
New guy here - so take this with a grain of salt .... Give it a good clean with Brakekleen and compressed air . Then report back.
Liked On: 09-03-2024, 08:28 PM
I just watched a fair few of his vids, and not only has he got it dialled in, but his lure choice seems to be, pretty much all the different, smaller kinds that Temu and Ali Express want me to buy,...
Liked On: 08-11-2023, 04:45 PM
Yea, that's the one. Seems to have it dialled in.
Liked On: 06-11-2023, 06:35 AM
I'm trying, but failing. This is THE guy, he is based in Whangarei: https://www.youtube.com/@AlbertFishOn/videos
Liked On: 06-11-2023, 06:34 AM
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Liked On: 05-11-2023, 07:08 PM
I've targeted them with fly and softbait, sight fishing the edges at incoming tide and always spooked them. The only I've caught was with a zed lure while salmon fishing... Dragged zeddy up over the...
Liked On: 05-11-2023, 02:56 PM
Ive read a punctured can of sweetcorn..on string so can retrieve it and take home afterwards...works as burley for them... never managed them on rod,speared a few,netted a few and have even gone so...
Liked On: 05-11-2023, 02:55 PM
fly rod -sinking line - small plastic crab imitation-- spot and cast in front- little jerky retrieve - works
Liked On: 05-11-2023, 02:55 PM
I have caught a few in the Temuka river over the years when I was flyfishing for trout. Above the Waitohi/Temuka bridge. Saw them as they were swimming up, quick change to a tiny nymph and cast to...
Liked On: 05-11-2023, 02:54 PM
Later thought; given how thin and easy to size 44-40 brass is to size I'd be tempted to size the brass sitting on top of the shell holder, this will allow sizing all the way to the rim, then knock...
Liked On: 19-10-2023, 10:01 PM
Saw an interesting thread on marlinowners.com: How to determine pressure in handloads thread - of course, with emphasis on lever action rifles ...
Liked On: 21-09-2023, 10:45 PM
Sometimes you can end up with a super hard bit of grit in the die wall, giving them a clean and wiping a cotton ball around inside the die might show where it is if it catches a bit of fluff...
Liked On: 19-09-2023, 01:38 PM
24gn of Belmont Magnum Pistol Powder which is W296 repackaged. This is published max load for 240gn Hdy Jacketed HP. 20in barrel delivering average of 1750fps, Rossi Puma 92. Recoil is moderate (cf...
Liked On: 15-09-2023, 10:01 AM