True happiness is not a matter of getting the things you want, but enjoying the things you have.
Liked On: 07-10-2022, 11:36 PM
What you described is not quite "snobbery". More like "uninformed". But one may say that insistence on shooting very long distances using under-powered scopes is also a form of snobbery :P A...
Liked On: 07-10-2022, 11:31 PM
I can vividly recall standing in supermarket isle with my wife and debating if the family budget would stretch enough for me to by a wee bottle of 3n1 oil to clean my rifles with... a few years...
Liked On: 07-10-2022, 11:23 PM
But it all comes down to the fact that having expensive gear doesn't make you a snob. You're only a snob when you look down your nose at others with "lesser gear". But snobbery also goes the other...
Liked On: 07-10-2022, 10:02 PM
100% man. If a dog has gone toilet inside, it’s your fault, nothing to do with them. You need to scold yourself, not the dog. Dogs don’t associate the telling off with what they’ve done 8 hours ago....
Liked On: 03-10-2022, 05:46 PM
I think the key learning from this thread is that some NZ hunters will apparently go to great lengths to come up with weird concoctions of action state simply to avoid using a manufacturer designed...
Liked On: 03-10-2022, 05:39 PM
it depends on the type of hunting i guess. Bushhunting i believe you need to have a round chambered. too noisy and slow to load otherwise.
Liked On: 02-10-2022, 10:27 PM
True but I think they look at from the view that once licenced you could purchase a firearm at any time and under the law it needs to be stored securely.
Liked On: 27-09-2022, 11:32 PM
If you are forced use a firearm under the self-defense provisions in the law, then your first shot must be effective to protect yourself or another person. It could be argued in Court that the time...
Liked On: 27-09-2022, 07:33 PM
My understanding of NZ law was always there was never any room for warning shots.
Liked On: 27-09-2022, 07:32 PM
If it's staying in the shed get a 255ltr Samsung inverter fridge for $800 (or considerably cheaper second hand) and a 350w PSW inverter to run it, way cheaper than specialist 12v ones and more...
Liked On: 26-09-2022, 03:29 PM
In New Zealand we are spoilt with availability to gunsmiths and machinists who can/will work on firearms, imagine being in a place where even questioning a government decision can result on you...
Liked On: 26-09-2022, 07:35 AM
What the hell were you smoking when you typed that?
Liked On: 25-09-2022, 10:11 AM
Hah. Nah, haven't changed my mind about the devil's tools :) :) I drive past where Sh00ter lives quite often and I'm just curious about the rifle. Nosey, actually. :)
Liked On: 24-09-2022, 10:19 AM
Cheek out the one planet bags kinda sit in between those two from memory
Liked On: 24-09-2022, 10:14 AM