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Hello from New Zealand
Posted: Mon Jan 06, 2014 11:14 pm
by 6.5x55
Hello everyone, I am new here, but not to shooting. I have been involved in full bore competition ( NZRA & NZDA ) since the late 1960s as well as hunting. I am a certified Range Officer & instructor , life member of the Seabourne Rifle Club & a member of Motueka Pistol Club. I reload all of my ammunition ( including 12 & 20ga shotgun) & have done a lot of load development over the years.
My rifles have been reduced, in later years, to just those I use for hunting & simulated field competition & are as follows :
Sako 85 Hunter .223
Tikka T3 6.5x55SE
Zastiva m85 .222
Zastiva m85 .223
Savage 110 modified .243
No.4 mk1 .303
Also various rimfires & shoguns.
I look forard to meeting you & sharing experiences
Re: Hello from New Zealand
Posted: Tue Jan 07, 2014 6:23 am
by dromia
Re: Hello from New Zealand
Posted: Tue Jan 07, 2014 7:06 am
by Christel
Hi, welcome to FB
Truflite, what do you think?
Re: Hello from New Zealand
Posted: Tue Jan 07, 2014 7:56 am
by 20series
Hi and welcome,
I would guess you are the longest distance member :goodjob:
Alan
Re: Hello from New Zealand
Posted: Tue Jan 07, 2014 9:14 am
by 6.5x55
Thank you dromia, I don't know how much is known about shooting in N.Z. , but I have several expat U.K. friends who love the Hunting up here , (no season for animals , no permit costs, no shortage of land to hunt on & seven species of deer + Himalayan thar , chamois , pigs, goats etc.
might have something to do with it ?) A small human population has it's advantages.
Cheers
Peter
Re: Hello from New Zealand
Posted: Tue Jan 07, 2014 9:24 am
by zeroveez
Hi 6.5x55, (nice calibre). We in the UK think that we shoot a fair few deer. I am told that in New Zealand there are men who have shot upwards of twenty thousand reds over a career. That's a lot of shooting. Get out there and enjoy it.
Re: Hello from New Zealand
Posted: Tue Jan 07, 2014 9:41 am
by ovenpaa
Welcome Peter, the simulated field competition sounds interesting, do you have any links or information of the course of fire? Probably a good subject for a separate thread
Re: Hello from New Zealand
Posted: Tue Jan 07, 2014 9:55 am
by 6.5x55
christel wrote:Hi, welcome to FB
Truflite, what do you think?
sign92 christel , yes they are very good barrels, but I had no idea that they were known in your part of the world !
Re: Hello from New Zealand
Posted: Tue Jan 07, 2014 10:00 am
by 6.5x55
20series wrote:Hi and welcome,
I would guess you are the longest distance member :goodjob:
Alan
Thanks Alan , I am honoured if that's the case.
Re: Hello from New Zealand
Posted: Tue Jan 07, 2014 10:16 am
by Christel
6.5x55 wrote:christel wrote:Hi, welcome to FB
Truflite, what do you think?
sign92 christel , yes they are very good barrels, but I had no idea that they were known in your part of the world !
Oh they are known up here. I have one on my rifle.
