Greetings to you all, A post about a long range shoot in the Clubs Forum reinforced my recent thinking about the close links between longer range hunting (over 300 metres) and F-Class target...
Liked On: 26-02-2024, 11:29 AM
I've put this little hunt planning map tool together. It's a work in progress destined for the Better Hunting dashboard but I thought I'd share the BETA build and see if you much better and more...
Liked On: 08-02-2024, 06:41 PM
Hello Jafa and Team. I looked into this in 2020 when I started commercial culling and kept finding white spotty livers. I spoke with, sent photos, and liver samples to, a highly experienced...
Liked On: 06-02-2024, 11:15 PM
Could I politely suggest that anyone posting multiple items for sale come up with titles a little more creative than “a few items” or “clear out”? As multi-item for sale threads often get a lot of...
Liked On: 20-01-2024, 09:06 PM
Have been out hunting a grand total of one time since moving back to Oamaru last June so I decided bugger it I'm going for a nosey no matter what last Thursday. The weather was forecast to be bloody...
Liked On: 15-01-2024, 09:13 AM
I have had a borescope for a few years. I do agree what you see sometimes needs interpretation. In saying that I have rifles with new barrels and one can see machining marks in them. Looking at a new...
Liked On: 13-01-2024, 09:55 AM
A friend got a borescope recently so we've had a good look at all the rifles we own. We inspected them thoroughly prior to doing any cleaning then kept rechecking to see what changed. He used the...
Liked On: 08-01-2024, 05:38 PM
The extractor sounds like it's not clicking over the rim of the case correctly, camming the case to one side and binding the action up. Mauser's are notorious for this, the dreaded Mauser extractor...
Liked On: 28-12-2023, 12:06 PM
I have had the same interactions with DOC about a place where I hunt here in the Manawatu. The topo map on my phone shows the DOC boundaries following the river bed, but the river has changed that...
Liked On: 25-12-2023, 10:31 AM
I wouldn't want to mix lubed lead and cast bullets in the same fast twist 30 cal barrel The tiniest bit of lead fouling could dramatically effect the jacketed bullet accuracy. I have...
Liked On: 22-12-2023, 08:23 PM
Ackley is dear to my heart. I have all his books and notebook. Yes, a gain in velocity was a benefit but Ackley said himself, in his books, that velocity increase wasn't the main driver. Eliminating...
Liked On: 20-12-2023, 09:45 AM
To me they perform on game exactly the same as the ELDM, AMAX which is to enter the chest cavity and break to pieces. Of fallow you get pass through most of the time on small ones, but not on bucks....
Liked On: 16-12-2023, 02:38 PM
Every now and then you get a good thing from Ali Express... This runs on 18650, and came with a USB-C charging port (even though it shows the micro-usb). Keep a spare batt in a plastic tube to...
Liked On: 13-12-2023, 10:20 PM
So a few things to check, before you necessarily jump on the suppressor. The thread on the muzzle is quite often the biggest variable. Is the thread in good condition. Is it perfectly true to...
Liked On: 11-12-2023, 11:13 AM
Here is a handy map resource from DoC. Using the 'DOC Features' tab you can select conservation areas, hunting areas etc. Looks better if you change the base map to topo ...
Liked On: 09-12-2023, 12:45 PM