It was a miserable night out on the Wairarapa coast last night but my son-in-law was keen for a hunt so off we went. Its a 5 hour return drive and we got home at 12.30am. Going for a hunt is a...
Liked On: 24-12-2019, 02:38 PM
Thanks fellas. Yes the culling is essential. Going back next week with the family to continue the job, now the selection criteria has changed completely from pregnant hinds to spikers and yearlings,...
Liked On: 19-12-2019, 08:41 PM
GWH Did he give you a free motel Gideon bible to take on your hunting trips (and to recite verses to your mates from)? :) My advice is don't buy coloured pillow cases if they are cheap. The die...
Liked On: 17-12-2019, 12:44 PM
Very nice :) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eo03UzpoEYA&feature=youtu.be You will find quite often with a brake, especially ones like mine the bulk "noise" is going the wrong way & the...
Liked On: 16-12-2019, 11:44 PM
I went hunting with this good ole hunter over the weekend, tested him to the limit and I reckon he'll bat on to 100; at least. A narly grind in up out of one water catchment into the next. Even...
Liked On: 16-12-2019, 11:44 PM
tikka The barrel is 17 inches and this load is quite mild at 2600fps due to using the slower powder AR2209. I had it up around 2700 - 2750fps quite easily with Rel 17 but it seemed a little...
Liked On: 16-12-2019, 07:50 PM
Until its hot & then its hot for ages & ages......
Liked On: 12-12-2019, 05:51 PM
I finally received what was supposed to be a pre-chambered 22" long fluted S/S 6mm TCU barrel but it wasnt. I had to make a chamber cast to actually work out what it was. Someone had used a .223...
Liked On: 11-12-2019, 11:00 PM
Thursday night my son and grandson and I went for a lads night out. In the evening 14 year old James got his 3rd deer with me which was a nice Fallow spiker at 200 odd yards - with "his" Sako A7...
Liked On: 09-12-2019, 11:28 PM
Yup @Gkp (https://www.nzhuntingandshooting.co.nz/member.php?u=8040) is on the money, you'll have to work out what's best for your rifle @Fisherman...
Liked On: 09-12-2019, 11:02 PM
Yeah they are called gamekings for a reason
Liked On: 09-12-2019, 11:01 PM
Here's a practical example of the hilar shot... everything but the kill shot of course... another amateur technology fail. But hopefully it adds a bit of context to the theory. ...
Liked On: 08-12-2019, 03:13 PM
Had a week off so a mate I headed off for 4 days hunting, got to do my two fave activities together, Jetboating and hunting. Saw a few, let a couple go, and shot 3 to fill our freezers up, even...
Liked On: 05-12-2019, 01:17 AM
Still not enough of an edge over my 18" .260 which does 2810fps with the 143ELDX. Sent from my CPH1903 using Tapatalk
Liked On: 26-11-2019, 08:02 PM
Years ago I built myself a a very light weight deer rifle 6mmBR on an old shot out Tikka LSA 55 I fitted a new donor .243win barrel from a Sako Finlight and it shot 90gr Nosler BTs very well. I had...
Liked On: 26-11-2019, 07:58 PM