Whoever thought this simple request for a gunsmith would turn into an English lesson! My old English teacher, Mad Murray McRae, was a real stickler for things like this. He was adamant that it...
Liked On: 26-10-2024, 06:51 AM
I am still trying to work out how you read it that way haha As I see it is he means he not in Manawatu but in Kapiti
Liked On: 26-10-2024, 06:51 AM
On Wednesday I shot a nanny goat at 455 yards with the 52gn Targex. It was sitting down at the base of a small bank. I aimed at the center of the chest and can't be sure where I hit it (I didn't...
Liked On: 26-10-2024, 06:41 AM
I'd say 6.5-284 took most of it's thunder. The worldwide trend has been towards short action cartridges, either short magnums or just shorter, fatter, less tapered cases. For the most part you...
Liked On: 13-10-2024, 08:20 AM
To consider whether something is "the best" requires assessment criteria. In the world of selecting a cartridge, there is very rarely a single clear "best" option assessed against criteria, more like...
Liked On: 13-10-2024, 08:18 AM
Just did the same with amazon, bent the tool tying to get the primary off so looked on u tube, filled the hole with grease and then screwed in the pusher bolt, pops straight off, how did I manage...
Liked On: 11-10-2024, 09:03 PM
Run it with irons......then you can be Iron Songhurst :cool:
Liked On: 09-10-2024, 06:05 PM
Pre 64 M70 270win, the Jack O'Connor rifle. I need to get some period mounts and scope. 260792
Liked On: 09-10-2024, 06:04 PM
It's longer, louder, inherently less accurate, had greater recoil and consumes more powder than other cases that equal it. But works just fine. The exceptions that people come up with just proves...
Liked On: 09-10-2024, 03:31 PM
In this case its Maple and Browned steel... Flintlock long rifle with a .50 cal. 42 inch barrel. This is a rifle I bought off Akaroa earlier this year. With roundballs and canvas patches with 80...
Liked On: 07-10-2024, 06:36 AM
A bit of shooting today at 350 mtrs with a nice wee grouping range. https://i.ibb.co/ykKnj6V/IMG-0003.jpg
Liked On: 27-09-2024, 07:30 AM
Id guess the initial reaction will be for the rifle to move straight back until it meets some resistance and then the muzzle lifts
Liked On: 21-09-2024, 11:34 AM
Alot of people are recommending to not use their non trigger hand under the butt. I dispute that as I shoot all sorts of rifles regularly of my mobile bench or ute tray. In quantifying that I have...
Liked On: 19-09-2024, 11:18 AM
Its just horizontal stringing thats all
Liked On: 18-09-2024, 07:26 PM
All sorted now. My local hnf had Fiocci 150gn on sale so I have it a try. It shoots the SST with a milder load than the super performance. It easily put x5 rounds under an inch. Chronoed at 2660...
Liked On: 18-09-2024, 05:35 PM