The others Hares in the area were fine...i had shot 2 near where i found this one...when i saw it in an area of rushes not looking so flash i initially thought i had wounded one of the others so...
Liked On: 18-10-2022, 03:26 PM
I grew up on a hunting block down the Ruatiti and hiked the Mangapurua many a time. Have shot both decent Fallow Stags and Red on the Mangapurua. One thing I realized down there is the Deer sleep...
Liked On: 18-10-2022, 03:25 PM
Poppy is a right cute wee thing, glad I’ve met her. She’s going to be an absolute asset to you when you get her out on the bigger stuff more!
Liked On: 17-10-2022, 09:27 PM
will source some and report back
Liked On: 16-10-2022, 08:54 PM
Thats good to hear. I just bought 2 boning knives online. Was a bit suspicious as they were $10 each new. They seem to look pretty good.cheers for the feedback guys
Liked On: 16-10-2022, 07:18 PM
I was saving up for a 7mm08 and since the ammo shortage is in full swing I have revised that to saving up for a 308 probably a Howa unless you can win lotto without buying a ticket
Liked On: 16-10-2022, 06:58 PM
I'm using 7mmRM, mostly on fallow at the moment, last weekend dropped 5 fallow(max range 270m) and 4 goats(max 50m), and tbh I find there's not too much meat waste, maybe a kg or 2 of trim, more than...
Liked On: 16-10-2022, 06:58 PM
Well done MD, Poppy is doing the business
Liked On: 16-10-2022, 06:55 PM
At 50yds with a .308 shooting mid-weight bullets with a sensible load of 2208, they should be shooting way sub-inch. Is the barrel/crown very tired or possibly pitted? Has someone looked down it with...
Liked On: 16-10-2022, 06:42 PM
Mathematical calculations are pure. It is unlikely that the problem is with a calculator.
Liked On: 16-10-2022, 02:56 PM
T12 should be fine... Marty Henry as above probably not enough speed....chronograph some factory and if groups better load to that speed. Berger barrel twist calculator is not a ballistic calculator....
Liked On: 16-10-2022, 02:56 PM
The length of the bullet its speed and the rate of twist determine whether the projectile will stableise or not. This has been known since the 1860s and is encompassed In the Greenhill formula....
Liked On: 16-10-2022, 02:56 PM
I had a bit of a play in the shed. Hornady shellholder on Lyman priming tool, noticeably larger hole, and plunger reaches flush at best. Shellholder 0.385 inches thick (bottom to where face of case...
Liked On: 16-10-2022, 02:04 PM
Dont worry GPM, Im not discouraged. I guess rather than being exact, my point is that we tend to go for the new flash product, and ignore something existing because its not popular. In my time the...
Liked On: 16-10-2022, 02:01 PM
When I re-barreled my 243 I was convinced a 240 weatherby was the answer. After talking it over with gunsmith he pointed to the 6mm/06 as a better round to reload and easier to get cases.By the time...
Liked On: 16-10-2022, 02:00 PM