270709 I finally get to post in one of these threads! First stag for the pup too. Very chuffed 170m with the 308 150gr SST
Liked On: 16-03-2025, 01:10 PM
After purchasing my first magnum - 300 win mag 18 months ago, agonising over load dev to get an accurate load to meet expectation and a lot of practice at the range at distance, took the rifle up...
Liked On: 16-03-2025, 12:59 PM
Heard a few hee haws, single calls and a red roar yesterday morning. Managed to knock this guy over with my 7mm SAUM when he popped out at 645metres.
Liked On: 14-03-2025, 09:02 PM
Ignore the ugly mug in the picture... The joys of hunting make it hard to take decent pictures. Personal best chanois coming in at just over 9.5 inches. 270461
Liked On: 14-03-2025, 09:01 PM
Got this Te Urewera bush stag this morning. 270450
Liked On: 14-03-2025, 09:00 PM
This was my first go at reloading in my last 284, no expert but went on the strategy outlinded. shot a ladder .5 increments over chrony, in hind sight I should have done 3 to see if they replicated....
Liked On: 14-03-2025, 07:23 PM
Haha well they are at the top of their fields and obviously very experienced reloaders so so im sure some would like to learn whatever they can to get the best out of their rifles, as some dont care...
Liked On: 14-03-2025, 12:37 PM
Well I needed to get the pup back out again. Im trying to get here on at least one hunt a week. My Brother told me that he had somehow lost his steel, and that the only place he could think of was...
Liked On: 14-03-2025, 10:41 AM
Roarless20 time to eat crow? (For me I mean) Quite possibly will update furrher but here's a preview of a 20 round group shot tonight. Some excluded shots from letting a girl shoot a mag full from...
Liked On: 12-03-2025, 08:00 AM
First Sika for our young apprentice Riley.Shot at 540 yards.270177
Liked On: 08-03-2025, 11:45 AM
Don’t like the aggressive honing steels (shepherd steel) that most knife sheaths come with. The polished steels I like are normally big freezing works style ones that I cut down to make smaller but...
Liked On: 06-03-2025, 10:49 AM
269937 Had to take this one. Back yard visitor.
Liked On: 04-03-2025, 06:33 PM
I've pushed through plenty of Scrub with my vx5 strapped to rifle and never had that happen. Could be an easy fix by simply turning your rifle around or fitting a neoprene scope cover before...
Liked On: 03-03-2025, 10:46 AM
That type of test tells me the powder and projectile works for that rifle and is really only to find max preasure/velocity. Once you start seeing signs back off a wee bit and off you go
Liked On: 03-03-2025, 10:38 AM
Only thing I'd add to Danny's comment is seating depth matters too from personal experience re my 284. Went from a 10 thou jump to 50 thou jump and she is humming
Liked On: 03-03-2025, 10:37 AM