And once we get out of the hospital with the young fella and the serious money hole that is an extended stay away from home (would be worse without Ronald McDonald House) will absolutely be getting...
Liked On: 07-08-2020, 08:02 AM
Break-open guns very rarely 'shoot loose' but users who slam them shut (rather than closing them normally) are the real problem. Regular cleaning of the joints and faces plus a drop or two of oil...
Liked On: 07-08-2020, 12:10 AM
Hoping to get the forum's wisdom again. Had a very accurate load for my 7mm08 using 140gr Sierra HPBT projectiles, but discovered that they were absolutely disintegrating on impact. One was...
Liked On: 06-08-2020, 07:58 AM
Well done. I’ve shot a yearling with recoil looked up and thought I had missed, shot again and found two yearlings 3 metres apart.
Liked On: 06-08-2020, 07:55 AM
25/08 IMP its a function of age - its been a long wait and Ive paid my penance plus in hard work (from my perspective, anyway). Ive got the time now. 2 beautiful lads who are now well grown up. Wife...
Liked On: 06-08-2020, 07:52 AM
I didn’t manage to get out immediately after the COVID lockdown but after a cursory reshuffle of my annual leave and a couple of phone calls I had two good trips planned into the Kawekas in June...
Liked On: 05-08-2020, 07:53 AM
They are where you find em. Make sure you bang plenty too. Same thing if chasing deer on public land, get into the buggers
Liked On: 04-08-2020, 11:23 PM
There are a lot of keyboard worriers on this forum, if you listen to them you'd never bother going out, and if you don't you sure as shit won't shoot a tahr. In the 40 years I've been hunting game...
Liked On: 04-08-2020, 10:46 PM
Trying to gauge exactly what your looking for, I've built a couple of "F" class rifles on 700 actions and yes they work but your limited to palma profile as the action isn't strong enough to hold...
Liked On: 04-08-2020, 10:32 PM
Fyi a reply from Sages office: Tēnā koe Thank you for your letter regarding the control of Himalayan tahr in New Zealand. While I acknowledge your views I do want to take this...
Liked On: 04-08-2020, 10:06 PM
Just finished . Krait model in D2 , dual layer Micarta from the states with toxic yellow and black liners. Very sharp, small and handy.146417 Off to a new home, again thanks for forum support .
Liked On: 04-08-2020, 09:59 PM
Here's one for the history buffs. A genuine Wilkinson sword fighting knife , 1st pattern , issued to my grandad in ww2. From my understanding a rare animal nowadays as this first pattern was only...
Liked On: 04-08-2020, 09:58 PM
Anyway we dropped in from the saddle at the top of the tussok face and made good time down to were my deer lay. 146685 We knew the trip up would take a lot longer with heavy packs :oh noes:...
Liked On: 04-08-2020, 08:01 PM
Decided to try the Superformance/145gn ELD-x’s combo in my R93 270, did a 4 shot ladder test today 54-57gn First shot didn’t read but got 2998fps at 57gn so that seems to tie up with what others...
Liked On: 04-08-2020, 07:58 PM
Barrel ?? Hmmm. I once rebarreled a 6.5-06 that had been shooting well (it was a Mauser 98, there were always several factors at play getting these to really shoot, unless your name is nor-west who...
Liked On: 04-08-2020, 07:42 PM