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, 08:30 PM
She's a keeper, after doing a lot of research I wasn't holding my breath for a MOA grouping but my expectations have ben exceeded by a long shot. I have a couple more tweaks to make, a thicker...
Liked On: 03-08-2020, 11:25 PM
Well seems I have a mythical sub moa levergun load development went really well, good consistent speeds which is always reassuring. Like eamars I got fantastic grouping with a relatively low charge...
Liked On: 03-08-2020, 08:45 PM
I’ve never really understood the meat saving part of rating a projectile. Rate the projectile on its terminal performance in killing the animal as best as possible. If you want to save meat then...
Liked On: 03-08-2020, 08:34 PM
Finally took up my brothers offer to go down his way for a meat animal and managed this fella yesterday evening. Pretty happy for my first fallow buck it was the last thing I expected!! And a nice...
Liked On: 03-08-2020, 07:57 PM
146557 Got this in pureora last Sunday,was having a tussle with another stag,one antler looked broken long time back but he was still having a go .
Liked On: 03-08-2020, 07:56 PM
haven't had a chance to shoot them yet, hopefully over the weekend failing that I have Monday off, rest assured I will post results :thumbsup:
Liked On: 31-07-2020, 08:42 PM
They sweet as is shot a shit tonne of animals out past 700m with the 168vld and 180vlds without annealing. These 2 were shot couple days ago at 680m and 714m not a worry, ran 4 or 5 meters. 2 stags...
Liked On: 31-07-2020, 07:51 PM
I bring shit home on the plane all the time , as long as it’s not rotten wrap / tape skull well so it doesn’t leak any fluid and some garden hose on the points , they will charge you 1 x extra bag...
Liked On: 31-07-2020, 07:20 PM
Haha nothing like a race to shoot a stag , iv seen that happen twice & both times the competitors were racing so fast the stag,s won!!
Liked On: 30-07-2020, 07:44 PM
My son's refer to me as "there's one, bang". Maybe its because I've shot a few from under them :) Naughty Dad. You gotta be quick, I tell them.
Liked On: 30-07-2020, 07:44 PM
146171 My first mature sika stag, shot over my dog in the middle of the Kawekas mid June. I'm waiting on the jaw results but I'd be surprised if he's younger than 10 years old, had no teeth to...
Liked On: 30-07-2020, 07:42 PM
Kind of sad really , He was the only guy on my ignore list . Now I’ll have to find someone else .
Liked On: 29-07-2020, 10:55 PM
I have a stainless paddle stock ruger also been languishing in the safe so over lockdown I gave it a birthday and made some wood inserts for the stock. Took it for a walk a couple of weeks ago ,...
Liked On: 29-07-2020, 07:28 PM
I went for an overnighter on Sunday into the Haurangis. Long story short I saw a few animals, and shot a couple of deer. I had an early start on the Monday morning and headed up a creek in the...
Liked On: 29-07-2020, 07:24 PM