Just got back from our trip, some great info but no one warned us about the tussock swamp hahaha was an interesting walk back to the hut on the first night when we suddenly dropped waist deep into...
Liked On: 12-11-2024, 06:56 PM
These two holes are to mount this second wee knife in its own separate sheath...just screw on and off as needed....146325
Liked On: 11-11-2024, 06:46 PM
Very interesting document that I stumbled upon, which I believe gimp has referenced in the past. Gives a lot of useful data not found in their loading manuals, and some interesting combos, notably...
Liked On: 10-11-2024, 07:01 PM
Greetings @Stephanhope, Primer appearance is practically worthless for guessing pressure. gimp is onto it asking about your shoulder bump as too much headspace will show flat primers at low...
Liked On: 08-11-2024, 07:41 PM
The beauty of my current job is getting to work in some of the awesome locations around the Marlborough region. Often that provides the chance for an after work wander or fish. We've had a couple of...
Liked On: 08-11-2024, 07:26 PM
It was a great pleasure to finally meet Craig and get to share a camp and a few days hunting with him. I was worried that his hunt would be difficult because the weather had been so hot and dry…but...
Liked On: 08-11-2024, 07:24 PM
Well the next couple of days are starting to get hot. I see a few more deer, A couple of Trash Pandas visit the feeder, But I don’t wish too shoot one with the 50 cal as it will wreck the pelts. I...
Liked On: 08-11-2024, 07:23 PM
Fatter is noisier/ harder to make really quiet. Softer projectile the better
Liked On: 31-10-2024, 06:42 PM
Bigger is better for the bullet. Smaller is better for the case.
Liked On: 31-10-2024, 06:42 PM
For those of you who have been on the various forums over the last decade or two. The name Zeeriverrat might ring a bell. I first got too know him through the old H&F forum and we have stayed in...
Liked On: 30-10-2024, 06:39 PM
They're Astelia. In a boggy area it could be swamp Astelia (A. grandis). Or just bush lily (A. fragrans). Hard to tell the two species apart without better photos of a few things. They are being...
Liked On: 29-10-2024, 06:04 PM
Out of interest for anyone reading all this it is not bullet weight that decides required twist rate but bullet length! if there was a heavy enough core material available I could make a 200gr...
Liked On: 28-10-2024, 10:47 PM
Grandfather died this week top man, proper kiwi bloke Shepard light house keeper ranger prison officer then retired . I owe him a lot because the outdoors skipped a generation but he made sure he...
Liked On: 26-10-2024, 07:22 PM
Woke ,PC feelgood bullshit being pushed by global wish for less small arms in civilian hands. If the ammunition is more expensive and harder to get.less people will buy it,afford it.if it kills less...
Liked On: 23-10-2024, 06:43 PM
Found this if it helps 261136 Green circle HILAR, red circle classic neck shot I believe
Liked On: 21-10-2024, 09:10 PM