MY NZ HUNTER RIFLE BUILD
We’ve progressed from calibre selection to components, through testing, assembly and tuning and now we’re finishing on exploring some different loads and the final weigh-in.
Samantha and I drew a tahr ballot block in between these issues, so we actually pinched the rifle and took it for a walk before we’d finished everything off. We didn’t find anything mature enough, though I thought Sam displayed outstanding restraint in passing up an opportunity at a 12½ - 12¾” bull that was around 7 years old, her first bull. Despite not firing a shot we gained an appreciation for how spectacular the rifle was to carry around. With the suppressor and bipod stowed, there’s only 7lb 2oz (about 3.2kg for the younger generation) to carry in your hand, and only 40” of length to maneuver through the scrub (1030mm my fellow children).
COSMETIC WORK
Once we returned it was time to make
