After shooting land around Canterbury

[Sniper]

Hey Cantabreans (sp??) and those in the vicinity.

I was wondering if anyone knew of our had a farm/lifestyle block they dont mind myself and MissSniper shooting on? Bunnies and possums are always fun, but I was wanting to teach MissSniper how to shoot properly and just shoot small defenceless animals.

I will be using nothing bigger than a 7.62 but it would be mainly .22.

I have hunted on a number of farms in Nelson, Blenheim and Rai Valley and I havent shot anyone to date. I have another block Im meant to start bunny control on fairly shortly (Read: Once the guy gets his arse into gear and organises it)

Just putting feelers out, we have a beautiful country and considering its Spring, I need to go out and kill some of it

S

[Maha]

Dont the 'Shipley's' live down there somewhere?
Ashburton i think you will find?...should be able to find some 'critters' to have fun with on their land, im sure 'Jenny' wont mind at all Sniper....:ar15:

[onearmedbandit]

I'm good friends with the family who own Gun City, I'll get some ideas from them.

[cowpoos]

can probally hook u up with some land at saltwater creek/ashley area if you keen PM me

[T.W.R]

Hey Cantabreans (sp??) and those in the vicinity.

I was wondering if anyone knew of our had a farm/lifestyle block they dont mind myself and MissSniper shooting on? Bunnies and possums are always fun, but I was wanting to teach MissSniper how to shoot properly and just shoot small defenceless animals.

I will be using nothing bigger than a 7.62 but it would be mainly .22.


S

Just about any farm you approach would be interested, just headout for a drive around the areas that appeal to you and call in on farms, it's better to approach them in person than by phone.

They won't let you near the place if your using centre fire rifles, apart from 22-250, .17/.22 Hornet etc or shotguns


Dont the 'Shipley's' live down there somewhere?
Ashburton i think you will find?...should be able to find some 'critters' to have fun with on their land, im sure 'Jenny' wont mind at all Sniper....:ar15:

Fark we got rid of those pricks years ago :banana: sent them packing up to Auckland :lol: plus Burton the man behind the bitch was one of very very few farmers to go Bankrupt during the 80s, they ended up on a small lifestyle block on the outskirts of Ashburton and still had to have people come in & maintain it :Pokey:

[Sniper]

can probally hook u up with some land at saltwater creek/ashley area if you keen PM me

Cheers man, bit far for me to travel though. Its Timaru area aint it?


Just about any farm you approach would be interested, just headout for a drive around the areas that appeal to you and call in on farms, it's better to approach them in person than by phone.

They won't let you near the place if your using centre fire rifles, apart from 22-250, .17/.22 Hornet etc or shotguns

Yea I might do that, but I have met some interesting farming types who insist I take their kids out and all sorts of shit.

Also, you dont admit you will use center fire rifles and if I do (just to hone my skills) I'll fit my silencer.

[Kickaha]

Cheers man, bit far for me to travel though. Its Timaru area aint it?


Ashley is just past Rangiora,Saltwater creek is not far past that.

[Sniper]

Ashley is just past Rangiora,Saltwater creek is not far past that.

Ok, cool thanks. When I googled it, it was showing just south of Timaru.

[Hitcher]

Nothing bigger than a 7.62? What else do you own, a Walker Bulldog?

[scumdog]

Nothing bigger than a 7.62? What else do you own, a Walker Bulldog?

Hmmm, kinda echoed my thoughts.....

[Sniper]

Sorry, maybe I should have put, I wont be using any type of shotgun. Thats what I meant about nothing bigger than 7.62

[Hitcher]

Sorry, maybe I should have put, I wont be using any type of shotgun. Thats what I meant about nothing bigger than 7.62

Whew. The locals can sleep safely in their beds then. WTF roams the steppes of Canterbury that requires a 7.62 to bring it down?

[Sniper]

WTF roams the steppes of Canterbury that requires a 7.62 to bring it down?

Its the fun of using a rifle capabile of surgically neutering you at 700m.

[Hitcher]

Its the fun of using a rifle capabile of surgically neutering you at 700m.

Must have way better sights than the ones the NZ Army used to use. There was certainly nothing "surgical" about the way they neutered things at 700m...

[Sniper]

Must have way better sights than the ones the NZ Army used to use. There was certainly nothing "surgical" about the way they neutered things at 700m...

This is a private rifle, I had my own setup in the army and on my 700 I have my own setup too. Much like most other NZ'ers and even ex army guys

[Virago]

Be aware that it's lambing time, so not the best time of year to get access to farmland for shooting. Most farmers don't want their stock disturbed at this time of year. Best wait a few weeks.

[Hitcher]

Why don't you have a yack with the NZ Army and see if you can use their range at Burnham?

[jrandom]

Nothing bigger than a 7.62? What else do you own, a Walker Bulldog?

If you were as familiar with Sniper's five million or so posts as I am, you'd recall that he does, in fact, own a Barrett.

[Hitcher]

I guess there's something comforting about standing behind a 50 calibre, or even the wimpier .416. Again, what one may wish to maim on the broad southern savannahs with a slug the size of a '63 VW Beetle, is beyond me. Especially since the recent "meteorite" unpredictably killed the panther...

[pritch]

Fark we got rid of those pricks years ago :banana: sent them packing up to Auckland :lol: plus Burton the man behind the bitch was one of very very few farmers to go Bankrupt during the 80s, they ended up on a small lifestyle block on the outskirts of Ashburton and still had to have people come in & maintain it :Pokey:

Oh God! You've made my day. While she did her best to send the country down the gurgler, he was doing it to the farm. Wonderful!

[Paul in NZ]

Sniper - just move to south Auckland mate - open season 24/7 there, no bag limits and Miss Sniper would learn to shoot real fast... motivation not a problem..

[Sniper]

Why don't you have a yack with the NZ Army and see if you can use their range at Burnham?

Never thought of it, but Im not sure they would let me use it to teach MS. I know Im still allowed out with the boys when they are down but that was a few months ago though.


If you were as familiar with Sniper's five million or so posts as I am, you'd recall that he does, in fact, own a Barrett.
Shhhh, thats not really meant to be public knowledge



Be aware that it's lambing time, so not the best time of year to get access to farmland for shooting. Most farmers don't want their stock disturbed at this time of year. Best wait a few weeks.

Thats true, but Im sure I could help things along with early births ect


Sniper - just move to south Auckland mate - open season 24/7 there, no bag limits and Miss Sniper would learn to shoot real fast... motivation not a problem..

Lol, Im not sure Im ready for the traffic enviroment up there

[jrandom]

I guess there's something comforting about standing behind a 50 calibre, or even the wimpier .416.

Very different strokes, old bean. The African cartridges, from the .375s etc on up, were all designed for close-range shooting at dangerous game from light (ish) rifles. I refer you to the customary use of monolithic round-nose machined metal bullets rather than copper-jacketed lead, due to the tendency of the latter to disintegrate when penetrating particularly tough and gristly things. It's a long way through an elephant, and while round-nose bullets fly worse than spitzers, they don't tumble on impact.

The trajectories of those cartridges are seriously rainbow-shaped; they're very much about point-and-click shooting. Hell, some of the double rifles just have shotgun-style V sights with a bead on the front.

The .50BMG, however, at least in civilian usage, is all about flat long-range shooting. There's a national 50-cal shooters club in the States (where else) - members like to photograph themselves with game killed past 600 yards, typically nothing bigger than deer. 50BMG rifles are pretty heavy things to carry around all day (they have to be - the chamber pressure required to throw 750 grains out to those ranges is huge). Some of the single-shot .50 bolt actions are almost within manageable weight and bulk limits, though.

Still, I rather suspect that the lack of .50BMG popularity among dangerous game hunters is more about sniffy elitism than any true practical shortcomings.

If I'm ever darn sarf, I'm totally going to kiss Sniper's arse in an attempt to have a go with one.

[jrandom]

Shhhh, thats not really meant to be public knowledge

Pfft. Nobody's watching.

[ tumbleweed ]

[T.W.R]

Yea I might do that, but I have met some interesting farming types who insist I take their kids out and all sorts of shit.

Also, you dont admit you will use center fire rifles and if I do (just to hone my skills) I'll fit my silencer.

If you present yourself to them, they'll usually let you journey around their farms unhindered & just let you know where you can and can't go. mostly the kids get wrapped up in things if your night shooting from vehicles (keep the wee buggers on the spotlight and their useful for retrieving carcasses:whistle: ).

There is a pod of wild deer in the plantation above Kennedy's Bush that can be scoped in the evenings out grazing from up on the summit rd :cool: know a couple of guys that pick one off every now n then to fill the freezer (it is legitimate shooting & they're genuine wild animals not farm escapees).

Also thirteen mile bush is only 35mins drive from town, there's deer, goats, pigs etc up there but they're gun shy and spook easy.


Whew. The locals can sleep safely in their beds then. WTF roams the steppes of Canterbury that requires a 7.62 to bring it down?

as above, but there's plenty of large wild game shooting close to ChCh that is always over looked.


Oh God! You've made my day. While she did her best to send the country down the gurgler, he was doing it to the farm. Wonderful!

they were the classic 'all show no go' couldn't organise a piss-up in a brewery :cool:

[Sniper]

If I'm ever darn sarf, I'm totally going to kiss Sniper's arse in an attempt to have a go with one.

All you need to do is ask. I worked for a living so arse kissing makes me nervous.