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Forty Plus Years With the .308 Winchester: Part 1. The Early Years
By Grandpa Mac- 4th Aug, 2020
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Sometime in the mid 1970’s I walked into the long-gone Carlton Sports Shop in Hastings and purchased...
Metallic Reloading 101 - Part 5: Setting & checking projectile seating depth
By Craig Maylam- 18th Jul, 2020
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The most frequently asked question by new centrefire cartridge reloaders is how to determine...
Rob’s Reloading Ramblings - A bit of hill time
By Rob Bedingfield- 23rd Jun, 2020
- 2 Comments
The grin on my grandson’s face after shooting his first red deer will remain etched in my mind...
Turn up the temperature!
By Matthew Cameron- 6th Jun, 2020
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Matthew Cameron discusses cartridge case annealing...
Metallic Reloading 101 - Part 4: Weighing out propellants
By Craig Maylam- 27th May, 2020
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We are marching through our reloading series and are now going to deal with a critical part of the procedure...
Metallic Reloading 101 - Part 3: Case trimming, propellant and primer selection
By Craig Maylam- 11th May, 2020
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By now, you should have some good brass that is correctly resized and will fit in the chamber of your rifle...
The Advantages of Mild Calibres
By Jeff Brown- 28th Apr, 2020
- 9 Comments
With my shooting I much prefer cartridge and firearm combinations that are easy on the ears, shoulder and pocket...
Check ya neck!
By Matthew Cameron- 19th Apr, 2020
- 4 Comments
Of all the items that contribute to rifle accuracy perhaps the most important three are...
Metallic Reloading 101 - Part 2: Case Sizing
By Craig Maylam- 17th Apr, 2020
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Hopefully you have all read part 1 by now and you have decided that you would like to give reloading a try...
Workshop Innovation: A reloaders one stop shop
By Robert Jackson, Workshop Innovation- 13th Apr, 2020
- 2 Comments
Workshop Innovation specialise in reloading components and home gunsmithing products...
Metallic Reloading 101 - Part 1: Brass
By Craig Maylam- 2nd Apr, 2020
- 2 Comments
Reloading ammunition is a topic that comes up from time to time with various articles on facets of reloading...
Managing Component Variations
By Grandpa Mac- 24th Mar, 2020
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Consulting current load data sources is always a good idea and lets us spot any that are out of line...
A Matter of Opinion
By Matthew Cameron- 16th Mar, 2020
- 2 Comments
Much of what is written about firearms and ammunition is in the main just opinion, it may or may not have...
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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!