I've got a Howa with Weatherby written on the side, so far none of the deer or tahr I've shot have laid a complaint about it being an $800 gun. The icing on the cake is having it in .270 :thumbsup:
Liked On: 16-02-2021, 05:50 AM
mine the extractor was so strong it wouldn't slip over the lip on the round when trying to chamber a round unless you went at it like a silver back gorilla, and would take huge chunks out of the...
Liked On: 15-02-2021, 07:52 PM
Greetings Everybody, Thanks for your replies and likes. I was taken aback with the number of responses. This together with a phone call from a long term friend last night (thanks mate) has made me...
Liked On: 14-02-2021, 01:48 AM
I’ve been using Salomon 4D Quest GTX for a few years now, really good for stalking and quick drying. I get roughly 200 days of hunting out of them and lots of river crossings and climbing on all 4s,...
Liked On: 08-02-2021, 06:15 PM
It has been quite a while since I have posted anything here, to be honest the political mud slinging kind of put me off, but that's another topic I have zero interest in right now. It has been a...
Liked On: 06-02-2021, 05:37 PM
hehehe sounds like Stewart Island...and then KIWI pops out and walked over my boots.... what to do???? use your binos.....its a hard habit to get into,but man does it make it easy to see through...
Liked On: 06-02-2021, 02:54 PM
I do now,Meg is rough enough trained and when we get our mojo on its a wonderful thing... when I hunt without her,its back to the basics above.the biggest difference when I hunt with her,once she...
Liked On: 06-02-2021, 02:52 PM
Back in 1991 I started bow hunting. I shot a few goats, rabbits, possums and flounder. In Dec 1992 I managed to get a deer. I was bush stalking on a soaking wet day in Waihaha, Pureora. I was...
Liked On: 02-02-2021, 07:04 PM
My old early 90s rossi 357 carbine is a great little gun Earlier the better for the rossi.
Liked On: 02-02-2021, 06:58 PM
Yes - I found that after my GSP bitch learnt the fact we needed to be a partner in crime to get the animal on the deck - she started teaching me more about "bush" hunting than I ever knew or could...
Liked On: 28-01-2021, 12:37 PM
G'day Team. Bit of a write up here. I've been training a 10 month old GSP/Lab called Flo to be a deer indicating dog. The training has been going really well for the most part. All the hunting...
Liked On: 28-01-2021, 12:37 PM
I recall a Red of the that colour when I was farming them. Just one. It was born on the place and stayed that colour until it was sent to the works as a 2 year old. Its mother had been captured out...
Liked On: 26-01-2021, 09:58 PM
i have the ghost ring sights on the 45/70 but I find they can cover to much of the target for my liking . Then went to a pistol holographic green dot which is great for two eyes open shooting and for...
Liked On: 25-01-2021, 03:01 PM
I recently upgraded my lever from a 1-4x20 to a 1.5-6x42 both #4's. Must say that the newer scope really lets me look into the shadows under trees and bush edges in low light. Decided to upgrade as...
Liked On: 25-01-2021, 09:52 AM
Leave it open sights. Just practice with them. You may have to increase the height of the front and rear sights if you use a large diameter can. Have a look at Skinner sights. He ships to NZ, and...
Liked On: 24-01-2021, 07:56 PM