New rabbit rifle. Rem 700 varminter in 22-250 Wearing a Waitaki can and a Weaver classic extreme 6-24 x 50 Have also fitted a Timney trigger. Loves 40g Vmax projectiles...
Liked On: 12-04-2020, 08:43 PM
Lockdown equals no wicked wings, Lockdown equals lots of time spent gazing out window wishing I could eat wicked wings, while gazing out said window I spied a Hare ....... Hmmmmm spicy southern fried...
Liked On: 12-04-2020, 07:58 PM
Roasted venison rump with the extras, minus the spuds for me. I roasted the venison in a oven bag and used the continental roast lamb seasoning, 160’ for 2 hours and came out incredibly tender. It...
Liked On: 12-04-2020, 06:23 PM
I have a pair of Leica 10x25's and a pair of Swarovski 10x25's and both are top class binòs. In terms of performance there appears to be nothing in it at all. My personal favourites are the Swaro's...
Liked On: 12-04-2020, 01:08 PM
Those goats were shot at about 40 metres. Head/neck (high neck). Distance 60-80 metres (max) so long you can place the shots as mentioned before. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Liked On: 12-04-2020, 01:05 PM
There's two separate issues going on there. Firstly tyre construction. If your tyres are the originals they will likely be lower thread count, maybe 27tpi or possibly 60tpi if you're lucky. You...
Liked On: 12-04-2020, 08:50 AM
Sorry to hijack a wee bit gimp. I have a Scott hardtail with 27.5 x 2.20 Maxis tyres. I do mostly road, both gravel and tar seal riding. I am not a technical rider at all. When I have got off the...
Liked On: 12-04-2020, 08:48 AM
I think a lot of e-bikes (MTBs) are 27.5+ tyres. Because you have the power assist the little bit of extra drag created by the bigger tyre run at lower pressure doesn't matter. Even if it is not an...
Liked On: 12-04-2020, 08:46 AM
Regarding exit pupil for a given objective lens, it is something to keep in mind with vari power scopes, because we can adjust them to the correct mag for the objective size. A lot of scopes have a...
Liked On: 11-04-2020, 10:49 PM
Earlier models of Marlin from Connecticut factories were better built than the later XTs as suggested. When Remington bought Marlin, quality for the next few years was sometimes questionable. Having...
Liked On: 11-04-2020, 06:41 PM
Marlin. Nuff said.
Liked On: 11-04-2020, 04:59 PM
Sarvo, what's the name of your site, mate?
Liked On: 11-04-2020, 01:57 PM
Nah man the 917, 920, etc etc have been superceded by the remlin xt-22, xt-17 etc lines. I had a 920s, was an absolute laser. Heavy trigger though, even with all the tricks it still sat about 5...
Liked On: 11-04-2020, 12:24 PM
Thanks Sarvo, is there much difference between the standard CL vs CL mountains?
Liked On: 11-04-2020, 12:23 PM
The latest in lockdown bench rest shooting, ironing board and a door stop. 2 magpies down for the morning 135789
Liked On: 11-04-2020, 09:59 AM