Brings back some great memories of Ted Rout and Bernie Bowater – Bernie with the hind quarters and Ted beside his blue land rover. We did a few trips up Takapari Road following along behind the...
Liked On: 16-10-2021, 08:55 PM
I shot deer for a good part of my income for a couple of years during the 70's. I left shepherding to do it and casual mustering & shearing, and the first deer I shot I got more than a week's...
Liked On: 16-10-2021, 11:54 AM
using mil surp machine guns to poach the aristocratic class's favorite spots. Love it.
Liked On: 16-10-2021, 10:02 AM
well it seems these fellas are a bit shy.... I will add short tale concerning a member on here.... we were away on hunting trip way down south.... the 3 of us had roared up 1 antlered stag,then...
Liked On: 16-10-2021, 09:59 AM
You can't leave us hanging like that
Liked On: 16-10-2021, 09:58 AM
Ahh yes. Memories of steep hills, leaky rumpty huts, even rumptier bivvies, heavy Anson D-ring boots festooned with hobnails and tricounies, Mountain Mule tanker frame packs, white spirit stoves,...
Liked On: 16-10-2021, 09:52 AM
Also depends on what barrel length you require. The lightweight version (usually has the lightening cuts on the action) is a 20" barrel. The standard profile is 22" long from the factory.
Liked On: 14-10-2021, 09:44 AM
I am using a howa with a heavy barrel for FPR shooting and another one that is an Alpine Mountain for hunting. Every time I use my hunting rifle to 12 shots strings in the FPR class I got better...
Liked On: 14-10-2021, 09:44 AM
Nah, my alpine mountain rifle is accurate AF. Unless you plan on shooting long strings (the thinner barrel heats up quicker) get the lightweight. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Liked On: 14-10-2021, 09:43 AM
I found this pic online of the rifles to use for hunting in that book.... Parker Hales 303s and ex military 303s and Mausers 181082
Liked On: 14-10-2021, 09:39 AM
Lol I tried it with a chewy old stag once... Left it overnight and in the morning I was faced with a staggy kiwifruit smoothie
Liked On: 11-10-2021, 02:14 AM
Hey guys, I've been pretty quiet on here of late, been pretty busy with work and family stuff, but I've managed to get out for a little bit of that all-important 'sanity' time we all need. A bit...
Liked On: 10-10-2021, 05:38 AM
my wife was preggers with our first...I went hunting in greenstone for a week and took enough smokes for two days...came out and had enough $$$ to buy pack of John Brandon 15s or a meat pie...the pie...
Liked On: 10-10-2021, 12:43 AM
A bit late to this thread. I love my cheap little Vixen clone, a Zastava mini Mauserish action with a 1:12 twist. It's fairly accurate and small things fall over to it on a regular basis. I nailed a...
Liked On: 09-10-2021, 07:11 PM
MDT have a magwell conversion coming for several different makes and models.
Liked On: 09-10-2021, 08:57 AM