I'm very impressed by the performance of the 117 grain Hammer Hunter bullet out of my 22" .270wsm. Velocity is 3,450 fps using R19. Here are some pics of the terminal performance from Saturday. ...
Liked On: 09-01-2023, 08:37 PM
:D:D:D:D You do realise he's older than you Trout! Relating to SF90's experience, my mums in a home in a pretty similar situation. See her most weeks, but the conversation is tapering off, as...
Liked On: 09-01-2023, 07:01 PM
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Liked On: 09-01-2023, 04:42 PM
I thought those blue bullets were gender neutral. But then again they could be for killing royalty as it would match the blood colour.
Liked On: 09-01-2023, 04:42 PM
We did 6 tier high normally on an S Bedford. Clatter clatter of the ground drive as the bales came up. We once did 13 tier high on a Farmers Transport truck at the back of the Awatoto fert works in...
Liked On: 09-01-2023, 04:11 PM
Trying out some new loads for the .204 and left a couple in the magazine ready for the drive out. Plovers at about 100 m one shot with left hand and the other right handed. 32 grain V max creates red...
Liked On: 09-01-2023, 12:40 PM
Respect. Thats the thing isn't it. On here no one knows anything about anyone. We just make assumptions on the here and now statements. Tells us nothing.
Liked On: 09-01-2023, 08:37 AM
That's amazingly good money, and bloody long hours - I never did anything like that. I worked my holidays at the Silverstream Hospital looking after 'old gentlemen' who'd been parked there. Started...
Liked On: 09-01-2023, 08:37 AM
oxford area has good numbers, there's reds and pigs in the back, around mt thomas itself i've seen fallow. biggest issue is that being so close to chch its hit pretty hard so the surviving animals...
Liked On: 09-01-2023, 08:23 AM
I'll write it... I'll interview you. Well, we can go stay in a hut somewhere and hunt morning and evening. Spend the heat of the day and the cold of night with you regaling me with your yarns. I'll...
Liked On: 08-01-2023, 08:34 PM
And we are immensely grateful of your jotting down Bruce. Long may it continue. Great stories amongst this thread fellas. I'm almost a generation out from those early meat hunting days and used...
Liked On: 08-01-2023, 08:33 PM
He’s probably not too far away from shooting his first if I can get him lined up.
Liked On: 08-01-2023, 08:31 PM
Not much of a hunting story really. Left home at 6:30pm last night. We walked half and hour from a road end on heavily hunted DOC land. The wind was perfect to stalk a clearing I go to from time to...
Liked On: 08-01-2023, 08:29 PM
Im flattered to think that anyone would be interested, but nah, thats not me really. When I left the farm after 20 years I got into academic stuff and uni lecturing so Ive pretty much had my fill of...
Liked On: 08-01-2023, 08:38 AM
You ever thought about writing a book Tahr ? I’d certainly buy it.
Liked On: 08-01-2023, 06:57 AM