Thank you for your post. My lot up the Hokianga survived with no major damage apart from a bit of freezer food. Like you, houses on hillsides in spots that look like, they're where they should...
Liked On: 27-02-2023, 06:29 PM
Thanks bumblefoot, We have been exceptionally lucky. Hastings, where we go to shop, has also come through well but Napier has been smashed. Other than the hill most of Napier is built on low land...
Liked On: 27-02-2023, 06:28 PM
Yes a bucket list rifle for me , it will probably be the last rifle is sell when that time comes
Liked On: 27-02-2023, 06:27 PM
So this post maybe should of been titled "Should have brought a 45-120". But anyway, decided recently to try casting my own bullets. Primarily as I wanted 500gr projectiles for my 45-70 1874 Sharps...
Liked On: 27-02-2023, 06:16 PM
These might do it. 217625
Liked On: 27-02-2023, 05:48 PM
“I look back at my early reloading and know now that I had no clue what speed I was driving projectiles at and in general, in later years when I did test them, they were mildly disappointing.” ...
Liked On: 27-02-2023, 05:48 PM
Quote from other thread. In a perfect world you are right. But there are other factors, and cost at purchase is relevant if you are on a budget. Which many are. Also relevant is other...
Liked On: 27-02-2023, 05:48 PM
The longer the bullet, the less likely to sod off at weird angles is my take from doing this over the years. It's something that just happens in thick bush, can't really avoid it. If you look...
Liked On: 27-02-2023, 05:47 PM
When I was doing quite a bit of culling I was using a 308 and tracer rounds because they were cheap. It was eye opening to see where projectiles went after hitting something and the angles they would...
Liked On: 27-02-2023, 05:46 PM
A hunting acquaintance if mine had a tree strike with the 3006 down Stewart Isla d on a whitetail. The guy that was meant to sort our tucker for the trip had done a naff job assuming we were going...
Liked On: 27-02-2023, 05:46 PM
Shot a hare the other night at 50m with a .22 sub, all I could see was its ears above the clumpy cocksfoot grass.
Liked On: 27-02-2023, 05:45 PM
I shot this "twig" a few years back. The fallow further down the hill still died. Sierra 125gr FNHP from a 30-30 217567
Liked On: 27-02-2023, 05:45 PM
I used to use CAC 180 grain hollow points in my Finnwolf, shot a red spikey one really wet day, could hardly make him out in the scope, things were they wet. Centred the crosshairs on where I judged...
Liked On: 27-02-2023, 05:45 PM
I once shot a goat with a 6.5x55 156gr Norma round nose. Goat was about 20-30m through the bush, one shot and it fell over dead. When we went up to it I realised I had shot clean a small tree about...
Liked On: 27-02-2023, 05:44 PM
Well a part to tig is fully machined and waiting for MSL to arrive We can play with the tig in the evenings after a hard day sawmilling The rifle this extractor is for is 100% completed except...
Liked On: 27-02-2023, 05:30 PM