My browning only likes 165 SST with 2206. It’s a super accurate versatile hunting weight bullet.
Liked On: 22-02-2020, 08:09 PM
Where are you located? I have just come into a surplus... (thread to follow one day) totara railway sleepers, old matai railway beam, few bits of rimu wharf timber..... would be very roughly cut and...
Liked On: 22-02-2020, 08:08 PM
There’s a yard in ChCh that deals in imported hardwoods. I’ve bought US red oak from them in the past and very good to deal with Their name escapes me atm sorry
Liked On: 22-02-2020, 08:08 PM
The big issues with getting it "wet" are you're in for at least three years drying before you can think of using it, and even then, there's a bit of luck as to whether it's gonna be suitable.
Liked On: 22-02-2020, 07:27 PM
Funny this subject was brought up.I met the above guy on a few jobs around chch.He was into hunting and so was I.We talked about doing a few days up in the hills.So I went on a Friday afternoon up...
Liked On: 22-02-2020, 05:19 PM
I got a box of these 165 gr GameKings open to offers? 131209
Liked On: 22-02-2020, 03:42 PM
I shot the same ammo the other day, with similarly pleasing results. Downloaded the sako ballistic app out of interest. Added all the info and shot out to 350yd, everything bang on. 2595fps out of...
Liked On: 22-02-2020, 03:42 PM
Check out the Speer 165gr BTSP. Speer are cheap rounds and work rather well. I've got some 168gr TMKs to try out of my 308 as I've gone to 165s of late. And having seen how they work out of my...
Liked On: 22-02-2020, 03:27 PM
As mauser 308 said Flat base bullets set up in the rifling better especially in a worn throat thats why they perform so well. At the ranges you are considering there is no advantage to be had from...
Liked On: 22-02-2020, 03:16 PM
165 SST from a 18" barrel at 2650fps works very well !!!!
Liked On: 22-02-2020, 02:01 PM
Dama dama Shes all finished.. although it could do with the barrel being dumped in a hot blue tank which I will have done at some stage to give it a darker more durable blue than my make shift cold...
Liked On: 22-02-2020, 12:51 PM
Serria usually pretty accurate, so you might find you start and finish right there.
Liked On: 22-02-2020, 12:47 PM
If the Howa is a “Mountain” lightweight with the really light #1 contour barrel, then you will need to concentrate on the accuracy of your first cold bore shot, as the one I had did have a tendency...
Liked On: 22-02-2020, 12:47 PM
Yeh I’ve always found the GK accurate and possibly the Pro hunter even more so.
Liked On: 22-02-2020, 12:47 PM
Will post next week....
Liked On: 22-02-2020, 11:54 AM