Used to go to it bummed I missed it this time. Didnt actually think it was still going. Got some cool stuff there in the past
Liked On: 08-02-2025, 08:27 PM
dantheman are you going ? A friend in Whangerie always goes and gas picked up some good stuff at it. But he's just had a hip replacement so you might stand a chance of buying something Always...
Liked On: 08-02-2025, 07:57 AM
cheers dan. yeh i had a text conversation with the new owner and he seems reasonable. sounds like hes had a few run ins with people pushing their luck so it buggered it for the rest of us. i went...
Liked On: 28-12-2024, 07:10 PM
Went for a hikoi up into the tangihuas a couple of weeks ago. turned out to be a bit more of a hikoi than i expected but still a good day. went from the lodge up the te haua ura track then onto the...
Liked On: 27-11-2024, 10:44 AM
This is how my second solo hunt went. It was the second walk into the Kaimais in as many weeks. The first, largely unsuccessful due to incredibly thick bush cover and the fact that I’d omitted to...
Liked On: 23-11-2024, 07:23 PM
Apologies - it is indeed. Ignore my earlier comments then.
Liked On: 29-09-2024, 04:39 PM
I like your way of thinking and do love the look of that rifle. A few even gentler trail boss loads will be your friend if need to finish something off up close...22-250 is a lovely round but...
Liked On: 29-09-2024, 03:21 PM
Project for the day ,new clutch fitted and ready to roll 258703258704258705258706
Liked On: 08-09-2024, 09:30 AM
hi. I had one of these when I was 18, bought it from tisdalls in hamilton and was told at the time that these were going to be issued to israeli reservists in 1967, but somehow a container load...
Liked On: 17-08-2024, 09:10 PM
If the bolt has a flat bottom its a '93. Roger
Liked On: 11-08-2024, 04:55 PM
Nifty
Liked On: 11-08-2024, 04:55 PM
These were converted to 7.62x51 CETME. Later Mauser 98s were converted to 7.62 NATO. But I doubt they would blow up, they just may have the bolt lugs set back though, just wear the old gun out...
Liked On: 07-08-2024, 07:13 PM
Just out of curiosity, is the bolt round or does it have a flat bottom ? Roger
Liked On: 06-08-2024, 11:35 AM
Yeah a 7x57 would be good. A bit agricultural but still good
Liked On: 06-08-2024, 08:09 AM
The history of the rifle is best viewed here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IMp-y84xZHc , if you are into it ?. But basically it started out as a 7x57 cavalry rifle , then converted to...
Liked On: 06-08-2024, 08:09 AM