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Rob’s Reloading Ramblings - A bit of range time
By Rob Bedingfield- 10th Mar, 2020
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There’s an ancient Chinese curse that says, “May you be born in interesting times.” Think about that and...
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...
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...
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...
Rob’s Reloading Ramblings - The Old and the New
By Rob Bedingfield- 6th Jan, 2020
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Two antiques have a good day out...!
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...
Realistic Expectations
By Matthew Cameron- 6th Dec, 2019
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Matthew Cameron’s tips for straighter shooting...
Accuracy is all about Consistency
By Evan Honore- 8th Nov, 2019
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Over the last five years I have worked with the rifles listed below...
Modern Load Development
By Matthew Cameron- 22nd Oct, 2019
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Cartridge load development was once a simpler task that it is today...
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By Phil Day- 21st Oct, 2019
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In the last ten plus years shooting steel targets has become popular for fun or practice...
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
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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!
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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.
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.
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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.