Proof Research Glacier TI Rifle – 6.5 Creedmoor
New Zealand hunters like lightweight rifles; some hunters are even known to get a bit obsessive over a few hundred grams, ...
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Smith & Wesson M&P 15-22 – Yes, it’s legal!
Semi-autos are gone … well, the centrefire versions are – apart from a few that’ve been allowed for pest destruction – but rimfire rifles have been pretty much left alone.
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Your One-Stop Shop – Tikka T3x Superlight Strata, Steiner GS3 Scope and Sako Ammunition
The Tikka T3 and T3x rifles have proven to be very popular in NZ since their arrival in 2003. The engineers at Tikka worked out what was important to buyers.
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Ruger 10/22 Competition – The Retro-Tech Hot Rod
I really like the Ruger 10/22 – it’s my favourite Rimfire by some margin, and before I even picked this rifle up, it was clear that the upgrades over the regular 10/22 would make it noticeably better.
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GPO RANGEGUIDE 10×50 Rangefinder Binocular – “Who’s got the best laser?”
German Precision Optics (GPO) have been on the New Zealand market for a year or so now; they offer premium optics at a price that’s a little easier on the wallet than the established brands.
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Opinion – Our ability to shoot on farms and private property is under threat
The proposed new Arms Legislation Bill has a number of tough and restrictive amendments, but there is one section that Kiwi hunters and shooters should be worried about.
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Nikon ProStaff 5 4-16×42
The new version of the popular mid-range ProStaff scope is called the P5, and it has a number of improvements over the previous model.
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FLIR Scout III 640 and Breach
For this review, NZ FLIR sent us two TI units to review; the first was the Scout III 640, and the second was the Breach.
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Sako 85 Finnlight II
A small company from a small country in northern Europe makes some of the world’s best-loved rifles. That company — Sako — started out remaking World War 1 era Mosin Nagant rifles in the basement of a brewery in Helsinki.
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Thompson/Center T/CR22 Rifle
The Ruger 10/22 is an iconic rifle, and even 55 years after its introduction, it’s still regarded as one of the best semi-automatic 22 Rimfire rifles made.
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