Tricky, and my apologies if I'm taking things off-topic somewhat, because what is acceptable as enough space for one person is a question of personal preference. If I was going through the same...
Liked On: 18-09-2020, 07:49 PM
One of my best mates will only run them in his 280ai. Never had an issue with it on deer/tahr/chamois. Great at mid to LR as runs them at 3100+. If people are running them fast, shooting game...
Liked On: 18-09-2020, 07:46 PM
Hi mate, I have used a few 500g bottles of adi 2213sc powders and never have any problem. Yep, it could be the difference from lots to lots. I have worked up some rounds to test. My solution for...
Liked On: 18-09-2020, 07:45 PM
Full length sizing analogy – Get banana. Peel banana. Hold banana upright in right hand, fingers circling (a banana, not your....), place palm of left hand under right, gently squeeze banana (this...
Liked On: 18-09-2020, 07:40 PM
Och grand stuff there, we haggis munchers need to stick together hen!
Liked On: 18-09-2020, 07:36 PM
Fcuk; I may be in big trubbil. Och Mon, I have several varietys of haggis munchers in my dna, but I'm a kiwi. Bern called a white arse more than once and not offended in the slightest. Perhaps blokes...
Liked On: 18-09-2020, 06:45 PM
Still doing the hard yards on DOC land here, still keeping a look out for these large mobs of deer farm shooters speak of, no such luck yet. Do see more compared to many years ago, but only as single...
Liked On: 18-09-2020, 06:41 PM
I dont roll like that. Dont know any farmers. Cant afford a quad Too tight to pay for a chopper. Doc land only for me. :cool: Never hunted the ruahines. Let me know where it is and I'll go...
Liked On: 18-09-2020, 06:40 PM
So I spoke to a farmer today about a Ruahine creek that always produced deer back in the lean eighties. The walk up, over and in to where I would camp was a good couple of hours off track and not the...
Liked On: 18-09-2020, 06:40 PM
47gr of nicely mushroomed 80gr ELDM recovered from under the offside skin of a red after penetrating shoulder, spine, lungs and opposite ribs at 250 V0 2800fps. 149415
Liked On: 18-09-2020, 06:36 PM
My apologies NewbieZAR for getting side tracked :) on certain subjects I find my bleating can sort of keep on keeping on eh.
Liked On: 18-09-2020, 06:36 PM
Gidday there Grandpamac, Yeah the .270 was supplied along with .308 at that time but .222 was used rather than the bigger calibers although one of my bosses grabbed a .270 that was on offer at the...
Liked On: 18-09-2020, 06:36 PM
.222 was probably the main flavour top of south island late 70's to '87? when NZFS was abolished. 223 mainly with DOC shooters now apart from some contractors who were using 22 magnums and heading...
Liked On: 18-09-2020, 06:36 PM
Well you've got winter coming and those short dark wet cold days, so good chance to read up on the different killing mechanisms. Huge amount written on the various terms thrown around on forums -...
Liked On: 18-09-2020, 06:35 PM
There's been Likely millions off deer, shot in New Zealand with a .222, was likely the second most common choice for cullers, The old man was NZFS OC, in Taupo, and 2IC down the coast, I remember a...
Liked On: 18-09-2020, 06:34 PM