Energy is no measurement of the terminal performance of a bullet. You might as well measure how much smoke comes out of the barrel. Or how loud the shot is. These things are all measureable, but are...
Liked On: 17-01-2025, 02:46 PM
Few bunnies taken of late with the .17HMR. Brilliant little calibre. 266995266996266997266998266999267000267001267002
Liked On: 16-01-2025, 03:23 PM
But they taste so good!
Liked On: 16-01-2025, 03:10 PM
Older orange packet is much better than the newer harder stuff
Liked On: 16-01-2025, 03:09 PM
I always used the old orange packet 30 years ago and they worked pretty good on hares and possums within 50m.
Liked On: 16-01-2025, 03:09 PM
I was just talking to someone today and they have bought a block of land backing onto silver peaks and they are re-fencing the whole block in deer fencing, to keep the deer out...
Liked On: 16-01-2025, 02:35 PM
Bit of an update here fellas. After a fair bit of confidence building on paper and gongs, I’ve had the big 300 out hunting over the last month. 3 deer with it at 550y, 320y and 270y, all first round...
Liked On: 15-01-2025, 12:42 PM
Not really ideal in NZ The 30-06 you mentioned will do all you need The 9.3 is good in the bush but vastly more than you need. I played around with the 9.3 because I liked big powerful rifles....
Liked On: 15-01-2025, 12:18 PM
I’d shoot that for sure, he’ll be delicious!
Liked On: 12-01-2025, 07:52 PM
In reference to the thread about shooting hinds with fawns. This is how it played out - he got a deer in the end (pic below). But that raises another dilemma. Shooting good velvet stags or ones...
Liked On: 12-01-2025, 07:52 PM
Since moving south, Ive been concentrating on trying to sus out areas within 30 minutes of home that I can head out and go for a short morning or evening hunt on. There are not that many access...
Liked On: 11-01-2025, 07:17 PM
First decent sika shot with the old 64gn Winchester super x’s at 200 yard with a tikka T3. Stag dropped on the spot and didn’t move 266695
Liked On: 10-01-2025, 08:18 PM
And now[emoji23] sako 85 carbonlite 17” Dpt mk11 suppressor vx2 3-9x40 https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20250110/b006f125ac738ace3b103b367269e1ef.jpg Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Liked On: 10-01-2025, 06:44 PM
Pippi has just turned 1yr old, was responding to recall and hand signals, time to take her for a walk in the "wild". Sticks to dad like glue, command given obeyed like lightning. Oh so happy to be on...
Liked On: 09-01-2025, 01:23 PM
Well, the bodge job worked. I was in a hut, so the hut was the wind shied. Living the dream with the Campmaster :thumbsup: https://i.ibb.co/q0NyTZh/IMG-0513.jpg
Liked On: 09-01-2025, 09:51 AM