I shot a bunch of roos over the weekend with a 22lr. So long as I could get close enough to reliably hit them in the side of the head, neck, or upper chest, it put them down very well. A 17hmr with...
Liked On: 22-04-2024, 07:57 PM
Dead right Tahr. I have a bit to do with the Sika Foundation Whio project. Newby people come along with a friend and after a day on a trap line they are hooked. And they often come from circles...
Liked On: 22-04-2024, 03:59 PM
Stunning to me is the advanced protection of iconic species and ordinary New Zealanders getting their gumboots on. Whio, Kaka etc. I like the positive vibes and new enthusiasm for conservation....
Liked On: 22-04-2024, 03:59 PM
It's a tool. Part of the mix. Useful in certain contexts like broad acre control, and the most successful with some pests - viz wallaby. In some contexts not so much. Hopefully in time it will be...
Liked On: 22-04-2024, 03:58 PM
I’ve been having really good results with .395 hornady round balls x 3 put through an open choke or Enfield .410 “musket”. Am using a cork wad and powder weight based on the total weight of the...
Liked On: 22-04-2024, 03:52 PM
Meh, in supersonic loads yes I'd agree but in this case we are setting the powder amount to control velocity. All other things being equal, it's not the weight of the projectile but the bearing...
Liked On: 22-04-2024, 03:44 PM
Abso bloody lutely!!!!!!
Liked On: 22-04-2024, 12:06 AM
Ah yes, the 'good old days'! 16 hour days and bruised shoulders from testing the bloody things, having plenty of money from making them and no time to spend it from trying to keep up with demand,...
Liked On: 22-04-2024, 12:06 AM
Should give your kuris your top of the line goose down sleeping bag to keep warm. LOL.
Liked On: 22-04-2024, 12:01 AM
Correct
Liked On: 21-04-2024, 06:09 PM
I wasn't saying that deer in northland are a good thing or that they shouldn't be culled. I should have been more specific, I was under the impression that the people who knew which bits of private...
Liked On: 21-04-2024, 05:18 PM
Spend time around public lakes near Huntly with a pair of binos and work out the flight lines and time of day they head into the lake,make a plan from there.
Liked On: 21-04-2024, 05:17 PM
Hey those heads look familiar lol
Liked On: 21-04-2024, 05:17 PM
I use 6gn of ICI Nobel Shotgun Powder No 78 which is quite bulky and very close to both Red Dot and AS70N. I'm using the same load for both 204gn HP GC and 185gn FP GC cast bullets from Robert...
Liked On: 21-04-2024, 05:15 PM
Got my 11yr old(last year) a under/over in 20g brand is Kopfs from memory’s,ejectors,barrel selecter,single trigger,5 chokes and nice walnut stock and definitely a smaller stock through the pistol...
Liked On: 21-04-2024, 05:11 PM