Long story short as have both in safe is pretty disappointed in the xbolt. Tikka for me. Chambering,just make sure ammo is common and easy to get! Sent from my SM-A556E using Tapatalk
Liked On: 29-10-2024, 06:39 PM
I think the tikka is an all round better rifle than x bolt. Lighter, better carry rifle. Better trigger. Generally not ammo fussy and superb out of box accuracy. Stock or chassis upgrades...
Liked On: 29-10-2024, 06:39 PM
Today we launched our "Eric Cortina Blackjack Challenge" rack of gongs on the range at 480M/525Y. Wind at the airport station about a KM away was reading 24 km/h at close to 90 - and quite gusty. ...
Liked On: 28-10-2024, 06:33 PM
Headed down to a mates in Lake Hawea last weekend for a hunt. After a bit of a drive we parked up and headed in getting ready for my first hunt in almost 6 months so dreading the climb to camp....
Liked On: 28-10-2024, 06:29 PM
I went out for a look yesterday afternoon before the wet weather set in. Only 20m walk after crossing the fence I saw some movement across the valley. Binos out, a deer stood up amongst some gorse,...
Liked On: 28-10-2024, 06:12 PM
For the Welly boys coming down chasing Tahr. 261932 261933 261934 261935 Good luck.
Liked On: 28-10-2024, 06:02 PM
One of the goats from this week. It had a large flesh wound in the top of its neck which looked fairly recent. The 52gn Targes sorted it out. 261763 261764
Liked On: 25-10-2024, 06:54 PM
Big pesties Two wild rams and stalked up close with the 45-60 261709
Liked On: 25-10-2024, 06:52 PM
Busy hour out on an orchard tonight with the 25cal pcp. Don't know why but they all seemed really relaxed and not bothered by me tonight, found it easy to spot then on the thermal, walk up to about...
Liked On: 25-10-2024, 06:52 PM
Almost... ;) The house is the only one in my hunting area. It is a forestry building in the middle of nowhere. At least by our standards... But you are right: The year round hunting here in...
Liked On: 24-10-2024, 07:32 PM
G'day! As I was told that there is no permanent or "sticky" thread for recent harvests on our hunting trips in general I decided to start this one. I will post such pictures from time to time as...
Liked On: 24-10-2024, 07:30 PM
This thread got me thinking i should pay the hut a visit, must be thirty years since i last spent a night a Kelly Night Hut. So with a low river level and a good weather forecast i headed in on the...
Liked On: 23-10-2024, 07:22 PM
Got back to the range today to check zero without the magnetospeed hanging off the suppressor. The red X is not my shot was reusing a target that already had 1 shot on it. The blue x was my first...
Liked On: 22-10-2024, 06:09 PM
Grandfather died this week top man, proper kiwi bloke Shepard light house keeper ranger prison officer then retired . I owe him a lot because the outdoors skipped a generation but he made sure he...
Liked On: 22-10-2024, 05:57 PM
Out again today with the 22-250 to protect a Manuka plantation and managed to cut off some goats from their normal escape path into the mature native. I sneaked in to 200yrds and thought they would...
Liked On: 20-10-2024, 11:19 PM