Sounds like you Phil short with a massive turret
Liked On: 11-02-2025, 07:42 PM
Yes this one is long over the barrel as its so slim (35mm dia), its 8.5" back and up to 5" forward (or more with more baffles than the 3 provided). The 41mm 5" back will not be so long. I'll post...
Liked On: 11-02-2025, 06:21 PM
I needed a few kms under the belt to prepare for a wapiti trip and my son was working in forestry in Hawkes Bay with a few contacts. The 284 Tikka was itching for a run. We met on Friday evening...
Liked On: 10-02-2025, 02:46 PM
Thought I'd start a new thread on developing a load for my recently re aquired 30-06 AI. I have a few considerations to keep at the fore front. The throat is short (not an issue just something to...
Liked On: 09-02-2025, 02:32 PM
As a fresh faced 16yo keen outdoors lad and always having hounds growing up I decided it was time for me to get my own dog big working man paying rent and tax’s fuck it all I need is a dog and a ute...
Liked On: 08-02-2025, 12:00 PM
Interislander discount with NZDA is 20 %. I use it every time I cross the Strait.
Liked On: 06-02-2025, 06:41 PM
A powerbank of say 12 volts with an amphr rating of 10 amps (10,000mAmps) holds 120 watt hours of energy. In a perfect world a 20 watt solar blanket would take 6 hours of perfect sunshine, plus 10%...
Liked On: 05-02-2025, 08:59 PM
Family hike on the weekend. 7 hours in the hot sun. Lucky we bought a tarp for sun shelter on the way. Got to hut, had dinner etc. Glassing from the hut, spotted pigs. Shot a pig across a...
Liked On: 05-02-2025, 03:39 PM
I am a fan of the Swarovski z5 2.4-12 and have (2). One has red dot and ballistic reticle, the other is the turret dial. My son who is more than a bit jammy has killed chamois at 600+ y with both...
Liked On: 04-02-2025, 12:49 PM
I've started at the same time as a pair of mountain bikers, and we swapped the lead until after the old hut site when a hind ran across the track between us an I lost interest. Mamils (middle aged...
Liked On: 29-01-2025, 08:07 PM
billmavs, 28 Feb! you had me worried for a moment.
Liked On: 29-01-2025, 10:54 AM
If these pressure graphs and things are correct my guess is that a lot of handloads are up over the max pressure for the cartridge. It might even be the majority. Given the absence of blown primers...
Liked On: 28-01-2025, 01:52 PM
It's not reasonable for a buyer to have to check that threads are in-spec before buying an item. That's a failure on the part of the manufacturer/seller (regardless of who that happens to be)
Liked On: 28-01-2025, 08:59 AM
Te Puke rifle club. 3-5-600yards.
Liked On: 27-01-2025, 07:42 AM
Accidentally loaded 162 yesterday rather than 150 didn’t notice until I picked up the brass I’d blown 3 from 5 primers, the kicker was my eyes were on the chrono as I was validating a load before...
Liked On: 26-01-2025, 02:51 PM