Our "pet" eel, Muriel. Tap your foot on the little jetty and out from the lily pads she comes. 2-3 pint size ones so inhabit the pond which has a small stream running thru it. Muriel is known to beat...
Liked On: 27-08-2021, 04:16 PM
Run a Spartan Javelin, works very well, very light and easy to take on/of quickly. Being able to carry rifle without bipod attached is a big plus, especially in tight scrub. Not sure the weight...
Liked On: 25-08-2021, 03:11 PM
Right. I feel like I've gotten 50 times more knowledge in the few hours I've spent scrolling through here
Liked On: 25-08-2021, 08:54 AM
Not to disparage the many cool bits of kit listed here, I’m now in the habit of always taking in a number of candles - more than I need, so I can leave one or two behind in the hut. Been very...
Liked On: 25-08-2021, 08:54 AM
I went down and started a bit of a tidy up. First thing was 10 years of accumulated antlers that Ive bothered to bring home. There's a few more in another shed too. Not sure what I will do with...
Liked On: 24-08-2021, 03:35 PM
Greetings Jusepy, I see that your Lee Loader kit is quite an early one like mine. The dipper, scoop, spoon or whatever you call it included is likely to be marked 167 for 0.167 cubic inches. The...
Liked On: 23-08-2021, 09:54 AM
This has made me so hungry! I was looking up a recipe similar to this today that used pulled beef or venison and it looked So good! I’ll be stealing your recipe and giving it a go when I have a...
Liked On: 22-08-2021, 05:28 PM
We are eating quite well while confined to quarters. Calzone has become one of our favourites. Here is the recipe: The dough uses a standard recipe that I use for everything.... pizzas, loaves,...
Liked On: 22-08-2021, 05:28 PM
Greetings All, With this thread now up to 230 posts it would be safe to say that there is still interest in hunting with a .303 even if largely ceremonial. Most of those posting seem to have a few...
Liked On: 22-08-2021, 11:27 AM
Great effort Bumblefoot - the zero sugar + low carbs + stop snacking + exercise has worked for me too. Heaviest I ever got to 106 KG around 20 years ago. now at 59 I am hover around 82/84 kg now way...
Liked On: 22-08-2021, 10:33 AM
I’ve been taking my daughter rabbit hunting and to the range and she has gone from 22 to 222 to 308. 175732 She is a NZDA member and her 13th birthday wish was to shoot her first deer. We...
Liked On: 22-08-2021, 10:32 AM
Just do what you can do, Grandpa. and enjoy it. you set the goals. any time in the hills good. older you get, the more you appreciate it, I reckon. Couldnt sit still when I was younger. Now sitting...
Liked On: 22-08-2021, 12:42 AM
That bloke is a machine real proper bushman
Liked On: 21-08-2021, 06:27 PM
Thanks Cordite - no bulge its pitting I think. Used modern ammo not milsurp. Lapping would seem a good step unfortunately living in a town house I am not really set up for that sort of thing. Maybe...
Liked On: 21-08-2021, 06:27 PM
My first fullbore range rifle was a 2 groove Longbranch. I was never disadvantaged by it being 2 groove and it shot well at all ranges. Our club shot out to 800 yards. Other club members had imported...
Liked On: 21-08-2021, 05:36 PM