there's a lot more to this then meets the eye been around a little while now maker of the gun did a video apparently was so over pressure it stripped the threads off the barrel; which takes over...
Liked On: 14-12-2021, 06:17 PM
The books 257weatherby mention are GOLD. Percentage hunting like 257W outlines is another great tip. I always remember following the tips of an old sage I used to hunt with. The weather was shite...
Liked On: 14-12-2021, 06:05 PM
Its the looking that counts. Deer seldom look up hill, so use that as an advantage. I'm always trying to get an elevation advantage on deer and hunt down or across. I stop often and do a lot of...
Liked On: 14-12-2021, 06:05 PM
It's possible to hunt areas that get heavy pressure and still be successful, the 2 key things that you need to learn: 1- Weather conditions prior to and during your hunt and how it dictates deer...
Liked On: 14-12-2021, 06:04 PM
You're South Island based, so possibly you do have to go that far to get onto donks. Here in the CNI if you walked 5-6 hours you would have walked past 50 deer on the way. There's an awful lot of...
Liked On: 14-12-2021, 06:04 PM
Wind. And once you're on good fresh sign. Slow down to nearly nothing. Watched a good youtube from the woodsman i think it was. Sika stag roaring so he knew it was there. 6 hour stalk from the...
Liked On: 14-12-2021, 06:03 PM
I think that metaphor would be lost on these guys Mickey.
Liked On: 14-12-2021, 05:41 PM
Great stuff! Does look like cool country. And while I know it feels shit when it’s not a clean kill, that’s part of hunting sometimes. It reminds us of the gravity of taking a life and doing...
Liked On: 14-12-2021, 05:39 PM
Back in October, we managed to get a block in behind Hanmer. A two-hour walk in found us next to a major river and about to pop up onto a little broom covered terrace on a beautiful spring day. I had...
Liked On: 14-12-2021, 05:39 PM
Get in touch I have some .314" 210 grain cast if you want to try some
Liked On: 14-12-2021, 05:36 PM
The plain old Hornady SP (flat base) are easy to get to shot well. And do the job completely fine under 300m.
Liked On: 14-12-2021, 05:35 PM
i wanted to show the difference between molds . . left is a RCBS - right a Lyman. to me the RCBS is the rolls royce of molds, theyre big, cast superbly with well designed bullets, grab one if you...
Liked On: 13-12-2021, 09:32 PM
i knew when i mentioned i use fillers someone might comment that theyre a bad idea . . cheers T.FOYE i am always interested in others ideas. What i will say is they work for me . . have done for...
Liked On: 13-12-2021, 09:31 PM
cast some of these today . . 197s i expect to be borderline in 1-12 but they may work at 1600fps, worth a try next time your coming thru Joe_90 grab some of these . . i will be interested to...
Liked On: 13-12-2021, 09:31 PM
Would be good to try it for sure! Won't look as cool as the 230gr howitzer rounds though. If only I could get them shooting right :pissed off: 185473
Liked On: 13-12-2021, 09:30 PM