Guns
A three-step load development process - Sierra 6.5 130gr MatchKings
By Eben Fourie- 10th Dec, 2020
- 5 Comments
Call me a reloading geek, but the prospect of playing with a new-to-me projectile is something I really enjoy...
The Ultimate Varmint Rifle?
By Keith Deed- 2nd Dec, 2020
- 3 Comments
It was a few years ago when my wife asked me what I wanted for my 50th birthday...
Converting Brass
By Matthew Cameron- 30th Nov, 2020
- 0 Comments
Sourcing brass cases is not always a matter of dropping into to your local gun shop...
The Survivor Cartridges
By Matthew Cameron- 9th Nov, 2020
- 10 Comments
Why is it that some cartridges, often over 100 years old, continue to take a large variety of game when many others have fallen by the wayside...
Forty Plus Years With the .308 Winchester: Part 2. Recent Loads
By Grandpa Mac- 28th Oct, 2020
- 2 Comments
In Part 1, I talked about my early struggles with loading a single rifle for multi purposes...
Rob’s Reloading Ramblings - Ye Olde and Ye Not So Olde...
By Rob Bedingfield- 9th Sep, 2020
- 6 Comments
I do not think that there can be anything dirtier than a neglected .303 barrel...
Forty Plus Years With the .308 Winchester: Part 1. The Early Years
By Grandpa Mac- 4th Aug, 2020
- 6 Comments
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
- 0 Comments
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
- 0 Comments
Matthew Cameron discusses cartridge case annealing...
Metallic Reloading 101 - Part 4: Weighing out propellants
By Craig Maylam- 27th May, 2020
- 0 Comments
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
- 1 Comment
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...
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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! There are also chances to win One Year Subscriptions to NZGUNS and NZGUNS T-Shirts!
Entry is easy! Just email your photo, including a brief description, to: nik@nzguns.co.nz
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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!
Simon Jones
Simon, and his dog Moki, secured this sika spiker during a hunt off Clements Rd in the Northern Kaimanawas.
WINNER: NZGUNS T-Shirt!
Harry Stam
Harry sent in this pic of his mate Zak Jacobs with a red hind harvested during a winter hunt in the North Canterbury region! The rifle is a Tikka T3 chambered in .308 Win.
Adam McGrath
The 'Fiordland Boys' taking some time to enjoy the view on the Fiordland tops!
Michael Kenyon
Michael Kenyon with a great pic of a fallow buck taken during a recent hunt!
Hayden Clarke
Hayden secured this chamois during a hunt in Central Otago. He shoots a Browning X-Bolt chambered in .308 Winchester.
WINNER: NZGUNS One Year Subscription!
Shannon Kubala
Shannon with a ripper fallow buck that he secured with his Tikka T3x chambered in .308 Winchester.
WINNER: Bushnell Prime 10x25 Binos!
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!