I carry a can of this..... https://nzsafetyblackwoods.co.nz/en/mac-slay-dry-spray-insecticide-500ml-each--173967 After gutting the deer I spray the outside of the carcase ( skin on) and give a quick...
Liked On: 22-03-2023, 12:39 PM
As I previously noted, I wonder if this has been bent on purpose. The grip is also not symmetrical, just by a few mm but still obvious. I started with a heat lamp, but only got to 35c, so went to a...
Liked On: 10-03-2023, 04:45 PM
Something a few of you may find quite interesting, Take from it what you will. Bit of back story - my partner who i have got into hunting/shooting & recently just shot her first deer, and being the...
Liked On: 06-03-2023, 06:08 PM
Longrun 218095 218096 218097 That 223 was going to have a jefferson aswell but after seeing mine and trying the cutdown mag (4 shot) He decided that it wasn’t worth the money The jefferson...
Liked On: 06-03-2023, 01:08 AM
Agreed. Ruger a nice wee carbine 22, but later models have dropped off in production quality over the years. We had about 6 and while ok, they were limited by consistent poor accuracy. The best of...
Liked On: 03-03-2023, 03:03 PM
Yeah difficult job to do on a stock. I haven’t done it (haven’t needed to) but I’m a stock maker and have experience bending wood when making self bows. When adding recurves or untwisting the limbs...
Liked On: 03-03-2023, 02:57 PM
I had exactly these symptoms in 6.5PRC when I changed to a resizing lube which was more greasy and my normal wiping on a cloth didn't clean it off properly. I would recommend cleaning the brass...
Liked On: 03-03-2023, 02:51 PM
I've had a .284 Win for the past few years where it was a reamed out 7mm-08 T3 by Gunworks who did a dam fine job. The barrel was cut back to 16 inches with a DPT suppressor and that rifle simply...
Liked On: 25-02-2023, 07:33 PM
Interesting comps Puffin on 284 vs 280ai - my real word experience aligns closely with the QL model data but with different powders needed to get optimal results. I did a lot of background...
Liked On: 25-02-2023, 03:04 PM
Recently I plugged in some numbers to see what difference QuickLOAD calculated in muzzle velocities between the .280AI and the .284Win, as I'm also thinking of making a change, from the one to the...
Liked On: 25-02-2023, 03:03 PM
Yeah, good points. That's something I struggle with a bit, I run pretty much one size of everything with a couple of filler wire sizes as it's just easier and make do at the extremes. For a 'hobby'...
Liked On: 23-02-2023, 11:26 PM
Thanks guys. We had some average weather so didn't get over to that headwater but stayed around the A Frame Hut area. Didn't see any animals, except a few hares. We couldn't easily get up into the...
Liked On: 23-02-2023, 12:29 PM
Something to note when looking at docmaps website. If you select open hunting areas the prohibited areas are red. 217235 If you select "open hunting areas" and "public conservation land" ...
Liked On: 22-02-2023, 06:57 PM
find the middle ground...controlled population,vegetation still doing its thing with animal numbers kept in check to ensure it stays that way. if we can do it with ground shooters firstly and aerial...
Liked On: 18-02-2023, 11:03 PM
Bush hunting? Sunrise they’ll be feeding on morning side of ridges, generally not too high up. Oftentimes you will walk right past them, they generally stay quiet that time of day. If you think...
Liked On: 18-02-2023, 10:58 PM