Guns
Heavier projectiles in the 7mm-08
By Matthew Cameron- 24th Feb, 2020
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Matthew Cameron experiments with New Zealand’s most popular deer cartridge...
Get ‘PAR’mped with a TROY Pump Action Rifle
By Kelvin Dixon- 17th Feb, 2020
- 4 Comments
The TROY Pump Action Rifle (PAR) is an interesting firearm. Folks tend to like it or hate it, there’s not a lot of middle ground...
Crosshairs Long Range Shooting School
By Selwyn Smith- 5th Feb, 2020
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I looked at James with a slightly cynical, almost defeated smirk. “That’s a long, long way away Jimbo. We’re going to have one or three embarrassing moments...
Today’s .303 Surplus, rimmed for the extractor’s pleasure!
By Luke Dixon- 2nd Feb, 2020
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If you’re the type with a penchant for surplus ammunition you’ll no doubt have been sucked into the ‘Feast or Famine’ that is feeding your military calibre...
Mikhail Margolin and his pistol: Blind Genius!
By Justin Bulling- 27th Jan, 2020
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When the Soviet centrefire pistol team lined up for practice at the 1954 World Championships in Caracas, Venezuela there was great interest...
A Safe Maximum?
By Matthew Camerom- 21st Jan, 2020
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If the rules are followed, processing components into useful ammunition is not all that difficult. In columns like this, and in the reloading manuals...
Hunting
Sika Hunting Tips & Info: Kaweka Ranges; Middle Hill, Ballard & Makino Huts
By Nik Maxwell- 19th Feb, 2020
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It had been a few years since I last visited the Kawekas. My last trip was a week long hunt at Mangatainoka Hut with my mate Scotty...
Hunting for the Future
By Brad Marsh- 7th Feb, 2020
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Something I try to encourage as a hunter is to leave young stags that show potential as future trophies...
Sika Hunting Tips & Info: Northern Kaimanawas, Feb 2015
By Nik Maxwell- 11th Jan, 2020
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An iconic area of the Kaimanawas; Ruatea Stream or as it is more commonly known as, 'Jap Creek'.
Sika Hunting Tips & Info Intro: Southern Kaimanawas, Nov 2014
By Nik Maxwell- 30th Dec, 2019
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The area provides a combination of both bush and open country hunting...
Hunt Safely and Responsibly this Summer
By Jess MacKenzie, DOC- 20th Dec, 2019
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Hunters making the most of the holidays by heading into the bush and mountain ranges are being reminded to keep safe...
Summer Hunting Bull Tahr
By Jordan Corke- 11th Dec, 2019
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Jordan Corke (Antler Addiction NZ) hunts high for tahr...
Gear
Hunt, locate, range. Vortex.
By NZGUNS- 21st Feb, 2020
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All the optics you'll need to locate game over the 2020 rutting period...
Bushnell Nitro 1800 Rangefinder
By Ampro Sales Ltd- 14th Feb, 2020
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Experienced hunters and shooters know that accurate shots begin with an accurate distance to target. Bushnell Nitro laser rangefinders are next level...
New for 2020: MSR, Therm-a-Rest & Hoppes products!
By Ampro Sales Ltd- 31st Jan, 2020
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After some goodies?! Check out these newly landed (or about to land!) products from Ampro Sales Ltd...
Ridgeline New Zealand: A change is here...
By Ridgeline New Zealand- 29th Jan, 2020
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The all new Ridgeline Performance range featuring Realtree Excape camouflage...
Campfire
Dividing a Nation - The Return to Tikanga.
By Tony Orman- Feb 12, 2020
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Author Dr John Robinson is “a scientist and futures scholar” and is clearly worried about the divided New Zealand...
Annual Fielding Hunting Competition 2020
By Gareth Campbell- Feb 6, 2020
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The Feilding Volunteer Fire Brigade is again hosting the annual Feilding Hunting Competition...
New Zealand Firearms Protest 8th February 2020
By NZGUNS- Feb 6, 2020
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The objective of the protest is to demonstrate a strong opposal to the second tranche of firearm laws in New Zealand...
Popular
COLFO: Fair and Reasonable Update
By Nicole McKee, COLFO- 25th Feb, 2020
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SSANZ Newsletter Oct 2019
By SSANZ- 8th Sep, 2019
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Dividing a Nation - The Return to Tikanga.
By Tony Orman- 12th Feb, 2020
- 2 Comments
Are you a “radical” and a “nutter”?
By Nicole McKee, COLFO- 19th Dec, 2019
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VIDEOS
Kaweka Ranges: Sika Hunting April 2019
A 4 day, pre-rut sika hunting trip in the Kaweka Ranges.
Rusa Hunting - Part 1: New to the Game...
New species, new area. A short video of my introduction into hunting rusa.
South Island: West Coast Roar Hunt 2018
An 8 day solo hunting trip into the rugged West Coast of the South Island.
Kaimai Red Deer Hunting 2017 & 2018
A selection of hunting footage from the
Kaimai Ranges...
Waipakihi River: Red Deer Hunting April 2017
An early rut hunt into the Southern Kaimanawas...
Waipakihi River: Sika Hunting June 2015
A 4 day, 30km+ hunt in and around the Waipakihi Valley.
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Reuben Jane
Reuben and his daughter Ruby (11) carry out the meat after a successful goat hunt!
Ralph McLeay
Ralph, and Zorro the dog, secured this monster red stag during a hunt in the Raetihi area! Ralph shoots a Tikka T3 chambered in .270 Win. topped with a Zeiss Conquest 3-9x40 scope.
Alex Allwright
Alex with a solid fallow buck harvested on New Years Day 2020! Alex shoots a Remington Model 700 chambered in .243 Win.
Brett Stokman
Brett with a tidy red stag harvested during a hunt in the Kaimai Ranges. Brett shoots a Ruger American Ranch Rifle chambered in .450!
Mariana Puarere
Mariana (13) with her first deer! A fallow buck that she dropped with a clean 180m shot using her Dad's Mossberg chambered in 6.5 Creedmoor and fitted with a Bushnell Forge 2.5-15x50 scope!
Hannah Fowler
Hannah Fowler with her first red stag shot just on dark with her .25-06. Hannah adds that there is better way of keeping her away from the shops on Boxing Day than out hunting!
WINNER: NZGUNS One Year Subscription!