in my mind 17 all the way for pests up to Hares, but if goats are on the menu then 22WMR. It will give you an extra 40 mtr over the 22 if you are working on plus / minus 1.5" for rabbits. 17...
Liked On: 01-04-2020, 09:13 AM
A bit of nostalgia in another thread made me think about how I got into hunting..... For me it was a bit convoluted.... It was about 1976-77 (I was 13-ish) and mum went to New Plymouth for the day....
Liked On: 28-03-2020, 04:12 PM
This was a few years ago. (2017) but was a great find by Tilly. I shot a Fallow over on the middle right hand clearing and it bolted off to the right into the bush. Shot was maybe 300 yards with...
Liked On: 28-03-2020, 02:13 PM
Hey Boys, Just a bit of an update from a post I made way back when. I decided I wanted to Start riding a few years ago and of course combine this new hobby with my hunting. This was, as it turns...
Liked On: 16-02-2020, 07:55 PM
Running a gas mask pouch with clips that mate to clips fitted to the straps at chest height on my pack, Tons of room for all sorts, including binos. Converts to a belt bag for when you dump the pack...
Liked On: 23-01-2020, 08:23 PM
Sorry to say it Looks like a bit of b&d fetish kit.
Liked On: 23-01-2020, 08:23 PM
Military binos used to have a leather flap with a button hole to attach it to a coat button to prevent them flapping about, as in the nearer officer's case. Most instantly available system and I'm...
Liked On: 21-01-2020, 09:22 PM
I just use the Hunting Elements bino caddy. I have both sizes as I use two different size bino's depending on the situation. Also have their range finder pouch after a mate lost the original. I...
Liked On: 21-01-2020, 09:18 PM
I was in a similar situation you and settled on a Lab. He’s been the perfect balance between the ideal family dog and part time hunting mutt, has the temperament of a saint and comes in handy in...
Liked On: 15-01-2020, 05:05 PM
We have had Working Cocker Spaniels for about twenty years they are small and manageable lifting over fences and the likes but work the best I have seen a working gun dog perform. I used to take...
Liked On: 14-01-2020, 05:54 PM
lab cross....or a mongrel of some sort with lots of lab in it.....you are stuck with it for 10-15 years so choose wisely.....retrieving should be easy,its a never ending game for the kids and to make...
Liked On: 12-01-2020, 02:43 PM
I sharpen as a side business to making knives and sheaths, I have used and still use some of theses, lansky (don’t use anymore), oil stones (don’t use anymore), diamond rods (emergency use), ceramic...
Liked On: 02-01-2020, 09:33 AM
The Brits went through the hand in/confiscation wringer a few years back and have a head start on sourcing suitable replacements in guises such as straight pull. Although prices are very rich the...
Liked On: 01-01-2020, 11:01 AM
The real irony is it's taken the yanks 70 odd years to concede that the Poms were right about the .280 Enfield cartridge. Being sad sacks and would pull out of NATO if everyone didn't adopt 7.62 x51.
Liked On: 27-12-2019, 08:59 AM
It's got a lever so I suspect it counts.
Liked On: 08-12-2019, 09:33 PM