Greetings to you all, It never ceases to amaze me how those of us, of a certain age, can get such a kick of faffing about with old rifles. The subject rifles are chambered for a cartridge on which...
Liked On: 28-03-2023, 04:00 PM
Greetings All. Normal service has resumed on the Kuri hill track. Taihape Road from HB to Castle Rocks Road has numerous washouts, all well signposted. Castle Rocks Road and Lakes Road are fine with...
Liked On: 28-03-2023, 02:13 PM
I had loaded 26 grains of AR2206 behind the 55 grain in my old Brno .223 for years. This gave around 3,200 fps with its long and worn throat. When a new .223 appeared in the cupboard in 2005 a mid...
Liked On: 27-03-2023, 07:45 AM
Greetings again all, Thank you for all of your responses. A short summary of the current position might be of use. 1. Any ranges for which registration has not been applied for on 24 June this year...
Liked On: 26-03-2023, 07:49 PM
Does the extractor slip over the case rim when extracting and how much force does that take? There may be a slight ring in the chamber or you loads may be too hot. After almost 50 years of loading...
Liked On: 26-03-2023, 06:31 PM
Greetings again all, Thank you for all of your responses. A short summary of the current position might be of use. 1. Any ranges for which registration has not been applied for on 24 June this year...
Liked On: 26-03-2023, 03:33 PM
Greetings again all, Thank you for all of your responses. A short summary of the current position might be of use. 1. Any ranges for which registration has not been applied for on 24 June this year...
Liked On: 26-03-2023, 12:16 PM
Greetings All, O joy. Just logged on to the Hastings District Council to find that the Taihape Road is OPEN. A quick check on the DoC website shows the Lakes Road carpark is also open. Mid week...
Liked On: 25-03-2023, 09:20 AM
Greetings All, A series of unfortunate events has severely curtailed my preparation let alone scouting for the roar. The weather over spring and summer has been wet, very wet over summer. Gabrielle...
Liked On: 24-03-2023, 12:54 PM
Greetings all, There are going to be some very grumpy hunters in Hawkes bay this year. We have had a cracker season for the growth of feed so the deer should be in good nick but the road access to...
Liked On: 24-03-2023, 07:14 AM
Greetings ebf, Thanks for the sound words in both this and previous posts. Whatever we may think of it range certification is now the law and unlikely to change. We just have to adapt and move on....
Liked On: 23-03-2023, 05:51 PM
Greetings @OMG and all, Well put. The aim should be to have a certified range to shoot on rather than trying to skirt around the law. The use of a non range area is well set out in the Range Manual...
Liked On: 23-03-2023, 01:01 PM
I did one at Taupo NZDA. I think that you need someone accredited for it. Check with NZDA. GPM
Liked On: 22-03-2023, 01:20 PM
Greetings all, There are going to be some very grumpy hunters in Hawkes bay this year. We have had a cracker season for the growth of feed so the deer should be in good nick but the road access to...
Liked On: 20-03-2023, 08:36 AM
New production Remington 700 .243 rifles have a 1 in 8 twist, as do their .223 and 7mm mags. GPM.
Liked On: 18-03-2023, 12:20 PM