Larger tube diameter makes no difference to light gathering, it just gives more available windage and elevation adjustment. It's the lenses that determine light gathering.
Liked On: 31-10-2023, 09:14 PM
Never met him , wish I had . There are those that talk about living , and those that have .
Liked On: 31-10-2023, 08:54 PM
Well I feel a bit disappointed my post about sector-involved free hunter training I spent two years building to support NZ hunting has turned to re-legislating the GAC and calling me a prick. Here...
Liked On: 31-10-2023, 12:28 PM
Probably will at longer ranges. But the 55's do work pretty well. I used to use 55 Gamekings before I became enamoured with the heavies and they worked pretty well. With the heavies I never hesitate...
Liked On: 30-10-2023, 01:53 PM
Apparently current Lee Perfect scales don't ship with magnetic dampening. I have two disc magnets the size of old 50c pieces with holes in middle from Mitre10 which cling to the housing on the...
Liked On: 30-10-2023, 10:30 AM
A lot of people bag them be 30 years on Im still using my old mercator
Liked On: 29-10-2023, 10:06 PM
Definitely put a suppressor on! You can't fix lost hearing. Bloody wish we had them when I started shooting and bloody wish Dad had used hearing protection for the rest of our shooting so that I...
Liked On: 29-10-2023, 05:33 PM
I can supply these when they show up in a month or so https://www.garmin.com/en-US/p/771164 Looking pretty good by all accounts, RRP here for $1200
Liked On: 28-10-2023, 08:03 AM
You are young and relatively undamaged (well you were till you just read the above post:omg:) Hopefully will learn from all the deaf c@nts on here: get a suppressor.
Liked On: 26-10-2023, 08:07 PM
yes all my early years shooting no suppressor and am now deaf as a post well damn hard of hearing for hunters great invention - gives one confidence not worrying about the noise they really do...
Liked On: 26-10-2023, 08:06 PM
I’ve only ever used a Mercator in the bush, if it’s sharp you’re less likely to slide onto the blade. I guess I’ve grown up using tools carefully.
Liked On: 24-10-2023, 09:04 PM
Quick write-up, not cos it’s a great story but cos a comment on another thread reminded me how much I enjoy this section and I want to encourage others to contribute, no matter how mundane. Been...
Liked On: 21-10-2023, 06:44 AM
A sad but not unexpected loss. I first got to know him in the early '70's when I was making net guns. I last had good yarn with him about 18 months ago. A great guy with a life 'well lived' and he...
Liked On: 18-10-2023, 04:31 PM
They don’t have vibram soles. If the sole of your boot determines how loud you are when stalking, then you need to learn how to walk properly, haha. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Liked On: 17-10-2023, 10:18 PM
I dont mind someone making money out of their land and deer not as hard on land as big mobs cattle - but I object like hell when they shut of existing access points to DOC public land behind as many...
Liked On: 17-10-2023, 07:29 AM