Im inclined to agree. Cut your losses early. To convince the shop you might need to show the shop a couple of groups you shot on the same day with another known good rifle and the same ammo. I...
Liked On: 14-11-2020, 04:50 PM
The Howa is an excellent rifle and wonderful value for money. Nikko scopes are fine and I have used several and fitted hundreds. $1500 should get you the rifle and scope, some ammo and a decent...
Liked On: 14-11-2020, 04:49 PM
Buy something you like, looks, feel and fit matter. Good secondhand rifles are a good option. Doesn't have to be stainless synthetic just look after them. If you are a little bugger or like us...
Liked On: 14-11-2020, 03:49 PM
Keep an eye out on trade me for a savage Stevens. Not the prettiest, but solid action and very good barrel. Should be around 600. Chuck whatever junker scope it come on and spend the other 800 on...
Liked On: 14-11-2020, 01:14 PM
Had a fair bit of water in the Ruas the last few days. 153529153530153531153532 So instead of going up the creek I sidled a ridge in the rain. 153533153534153535153536 Plenty of sign,was about...
Liked On: 14-11-2020, 12:59 PM
27 degrees yesterday. Knocking over a few wallaby and things. Still here for a few days more. 153653 Delta Titanium 4-24 from Sarvo on my .223. Will do a review when I get home. But so far...
Liked On: 14-11-2020, 12:52 PM
I used to shoot those on parries and goose in #2's (along with their big brother 'Magnum'). They were really good. I used I/C and Mod chokes and never had any problems, given that they are lead I...
Liked On: 14-11-2020, 09:18 AM
A few years back I shot my way through several slabs of the Rio Mini Magnum #3 and 4's, on hares and possums in open country. Recoil was not too bad in my Remington 11-87 using imp cyl. or mod....
Liked On: 14-11-2020, 09:18 AM
I quite like it, the dura max does break the outline. Only thing is that someone who doesn't know otherwise would think that you have just run through Mirkwood Forest or that you got over excited...
Liked On: 14-11-2020, 09:16 AM
All back together it's been a while :D I only posted the refurb thread yesterday but this has been a month or 2 getting sorted. Hopefully I can make time in the next week to finally start load...
Liked On: 14-11-2020, 09:16 AM
I think I'm going to resist the urge to put the action back into the stock tomorrow and put a few coats of matte clear over the finish to help protect against premature wear.
Liked On: 14-11-2020, 09:15 AM
After all the extra bits added in I sent it back to have the rubberized coating touched up. Whilst that was being done I did a little research on different coatings I could use to customize the...
Liked On: 14-11-2020, 09:15 AM
So a wee while back I scored a damaged Bell and Carson stock off me good mate Ryan_Songhurst She had good bones (alloy chassis) and a nice figure (raised check piece) But had been subject to a...
Liked On: 14-11-2020, 09:14 AM
I used a 250 for years to shoot bunnies in central, nearly killed the barrel in a weekends shooting... I used to load 34gr 2208 55 vmax for 3600ish. I switched to Hornady bulk 55gr SP wich...
Liked On: 14-11-2020, 09:13 AM
That is not so simple - giving some shoot in places where if you followed that rule you would never shoot anything All my Hunting is so close - the animal would be spooked by the reload itself - not...
Liked On: 13-11-2020, 09:45 PM