OK same as me. I only ever did it the once, when I was setting up for my new 284W. I think I did 5 and found a wee bit of variability which I took the average of the 5. With my ancient eyesight I...
Liked On: 26-04-2023, 07:30 PM
Easy to do, well potentially messy, on your own reloading scale. Although longer cases don't sit in the pan well - the potentailly messy bit! Just fill case with water and weigh. The issue is...
Liked On: 26-04-2023, 07:30 PM
Tried to go trout fishing at Butchers Dam just out of Alex a couple years back and we couldn't stop catching the bloody things. There's a few in Pomahaka River guys here on farm get one every now and...
Liked On: 26-04-2023, 07:22 PM
If I had discovered the 375 Win first I would have done that rather then the 358Win barrel I put on an old Sav 99 action. BLR or Win 88, Finnwolf etc would all work. My fear with a pure bush short...
Liked On: 26-04-2023, 07:21 PM
Took the pup out for his 1st long line session this afternoon. Just wanted to get him used to his new "work" vest and long line combo. Then focus on him controlling his distance, and getting him a...
Liked On: 26-04-2023, 07:18 PM
Had to shoot a cow with broken leg. Shot home to grab the rifle, dog got all excited thinking we were going for a hunt. Told him he couldn't come with me and left him at home. Wife sent me this pic...
Liked On: 26-04-2023, 07:17 PM
I thought we were on this afternoon.... Ziggy lead me up a nasty steep gut to a very strong indication and intensity showing plenty of eye... Just a bloody Weka.... Bird dog 222242
Liked On: 26-04-2023, 07:16 PM
Thought i would chuck up a quick (and honestly surprising) review of my Ruger American predator in 233. Brought this 6 months ago for shooting wallabies for pest control, after owning a howa mini in...
Liked On: 26-04-2023, 04:26 PM
Yes I have a Heym SR30 sitting in my safe in NZ. Still unfired. Beautifully engineered straight pull with some design significance. Heym even sent photos of several stocks and let me choose one....
Liked On: 26-04-2023, 04:20 PM
'Heirloom' is a funny category, and I find the older you get, the more significance it has. I think it has something to do with an increasing awareness of how little time we really have left....
Liked On: 26-04-2023, 04:20 PM
My Brno Model 1 was supposed to be a heirloom rifle for the chap I got it off , he was going to pass it to his Grandchildren, however his kids hated firearms so that never happened and I ended up...
Liked On: 26-04-2023, 04:19 PM
If you want to catch one on a hook for the challenge go for it. If you actually want to catch some use a net. These were caught yesterday. [ATTACH]222236[/ATTACH ]
Liked On: 26-04-2023, 04:07 PM
This year I brought a slab of gamebore 2 3/4 . Normally I buy seperate boxes and wait till I have an ammo tin fill too shoot from my Nikko under/over. See how the ol girl handles it on opening...
Liked On: 25-04-2023, 11:48 PM
Out to see the sunrise with ROKTOY and my son. Had a couple drags for a Dozen nice big flounders, probably could have got more but we had all had enough of the cold wind by then.
Liked On: 25-04-2023, 04:06 PM
Agree with all the previous comments. Friends father died a few years ago some of you will know him Ned Kelly who had Kelly Motors intersection Benneydale/Mangakino Road for years. He was involved...
Liked On: 25-04-2023, 03:44 PM