224399 Hi All, I’ve been on the forum for over 3 yrs now and finally made it to the South Island and bagged me a 8 yr old tahr with 12 inch on his best side just under on the other couldn’t be more...
Liked On: 21-05-2023, 07:44 PM
not only to heavy but for hunting a lot wrong 1 ) handling - would be a pig to use for fast shots -just not designed to be whipped up to shoulder for fast shots 2) that stock will pick up mud dust...
Liked On: 21-05-2023, 08:36 AM
There is no decision on that yet. Those figures were the highest of three options and I doubt that they will be chosen. When you are given three options the highest one is often there to make the...
Liked On: 20-05-2023, 02:43 PM
Dont draw attention to yourself is key to having yr rifles to keep hunting.
Liked On: 16-05-2023, 11:48 PM
Flew into the bush with my old mate to one of those Heliseka private hut blocks for a week's holiday down the Mohaka to chase Sika around in circles and catch a trout or 2. We landed unpacked our...
Liked On: 14-05-2023, 10:50 AM
Stuck at home sick for a few days I thought I'd finish off this autobiographical story. It's not in the style of what I normally read on here so welcome the feedback. I hope its serves as some small...
Liked On: 09-05-2023, 09:40 PM
223124 Mini in 223 Jefferson Outdoors bottom metal. High-Tec stock. Vx 6. Has become my favorite rifle.
Liked On: 06-05-2023, 05:19 PM
Finally ran out of the "premium" factory hunting ammunition my Howa 308 loves this roar, so pulled out the reloading kit today. Loaded up 3 rounds 1 grain under max with Hornady 165 BTSP's. 30...
Liked On: 06-05-2023, 05:19 PM
Picked this up a while ago after i sold my mini due to not being able to find a nice light hubter stock for it that didn't cost more than the barreled action or wasn't a chassis. This was a...
Liked On: 06-05-2023, 01:23 PM
Thought i would chuck up a quick (and honestly surprising) review of my Ruger American predator in 233. Brought this 6 months ago for shooting wallabies for pest control, after owning a howa mini in...
Liked On: 25-04-2023, 08:54 PM
The pudding came sooner than expected. Shot this hind three days later. 222166 Interestingly, it seemed a perfect heart/lung shot just behind the front shoulder at 100-125m, zip meat damage,...
Liked On: 25-04-2023, 03:22 PM
Now that I seem to have resolved my posting issues to some extent it’s time for the last update on my first reloading exercise. Stunning day last week on the Monday so cruised down to the range and...
Liked On: 25-04-2023, 03:21 PM
Arthur’s Pass hard hunt The tikka 284 was complaining in the gun safe and I needed a South Island mission. I’d always wanted to hunt the Savannah range after looking across too it many years...
Liked On: 22-04-2023, 05:32 PM
Was driving to the maimai for the annual spruce up today, spotted this bloke, apparently the work of a chainsaw artist 221435
Liked On: 16-04-2023, 08:13 PM
As a young dad with a 2 month old at home I had written off hunting for a few months. A good mate of mine was sick of talking about it as he has 2 kids himself. “You’ll book trips months and weeks...
Liked On: 11-04-2023, 09:35 PM