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Sako Stories: Revamping a Vixen
By Martin Auldist- 15th May, 2020
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A decade after converting his Sako .222 to .204 Ruger Martin Auldist gives his verdict…
Get ‘PAR’mped with a TROY Pump Action Rifle
By Kelvin Dixon- 17th Feb, 2020
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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...
Custom Rifle Series Part 1: Why Build a Custom Rig?
By Frazer Winskill- 23rd Dec, 2019
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Frazer Winskill takes us through the process of building or buying your own custom rifle...
Custom Rifle Series Part 2: Factory Rifles and Factory-modified Rifles
By Frazer Winskill- 23rd Dec, 2019
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Modification comes down to purpose nine times out of ten in New Zealand...
The .218 Bee Daffodil Gun
By Craig Maylam- 9th Dec, 2019
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I doubt I will ever forget the day my wife Tanya and I sat in the oncologist’s room...
Custom Rifle Series Part 4: Factory Custom Rifles, Proof Research Switch
By Frazer Winskill- 31st Oct, 2019
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In part 4 of the custom rifle series I am going to look at two or three ‘off the shelf’ options available in NZ...
Custom Rifle Series Part 3: Semi-Custom Rifles
By Frazer Winskill- 17th Sep, 2019
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In the last article we established that the average factory rifle produces around a 32mm group out of the box...
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Bushnell NZ PHOTO COMPETITION
WIN A PAIR OF BUSHNELL PRIME 10X25 BINOS!
We have opened up the photo competition to include both hunting and shooting so pics of your rifle, scenic, human interest etc are all welcome!
Please note that the photo comp runs continuously, meaning you are always in with a chance to win a prize!
Winner of the binos are announced very two months beginning January. There are also chances to win One Year Subscriptions to NZGUNS!
Entry is easy! Just email your photo, including a brief description, to: nik@nzguns.co.nz
CLICK HERE TO VIEW ALL PHOTOS
WIN a pair of Bushnell Prime 10X25 Binos!
Send in your favourite 2020 deer, pig, goat, chamois, tahr, rabbit or wallaby hunting pic for your chance to win!
Jack McCabe
Jack McCabe (9 years old) with his first bull tahr on the deck using his Dads 22-250. A very proud moment for both Jack and his Dad.
WINNER: Bushnell Prime 10x25 Binos!
Steve Arthur
Steve with a tidy fallow buck that he secured during a hunt in the South Head area. Steve shoots a Tikka chambered in .308 Win.
Rodel Ramilloza
Rodel secured this 10pt red stag during a hunt in the Dunsdale area. The rifle is a custom built Remington 700 chambered in 6.5-284 and topped with a Vortex Viper PST Gen II 5x25-50 scope.
WINNER: NZGUNS One Year Subscription!
Stuart Langslow
Overlooking prime sika country in the Kaweka Ranges. Stuart shoots a Sako Finnlight chambered in 7mm-08 and topped with a Leupold VX5 3-15.
Keith Deed
Keith Deed secured this ripper fallow buck during a hunt near Ngamatapouri. The rifle is a Howa 1500 cambered in 6.5 Creedmoor and fitted with a DPT suppressor, Bushnell Engage 4.5-16x44 and Harris bi-pod.
Xanthia Frith
Xanthia Frith with her first possum taken with her Savage Rascal .22lr!
Ross Nava
Ross Nava with a sambar yearling! Ross shoots Tikka T3x Superlite chambered in .270 Win. topped with a Minox 4-12x40 scope and fitted with a Ghost modular suppressor.
WINNER: NZGUNS One Year Subscription!