New Zealand Trip Pics..

.... on his 550 cord on mine hootchie cord, it is a simple loop around the rifle and back through the swivel. Done it as long as I can remember on all my (well our) hunting rifles. It harks back to the day of swivels screwed into wood stocks pulling out at most inopportune moments. If you imagine the rifle slug normally and the rear stud letting go, the rifle will almost drop down directly on the butt, but if the front goes it is a loooooong arc down. If my memory serves it is originally a Kiwi thing but we adopted it as well. Cheap insurance.

 

Exactly how it happens. I like the hootchie cord over 550 cord (basically green Venetian blind cord - 5Col sells a version).

 

....thanks...that is pretty much my position on it as well

 

Yes that's what I said walking through it. That is right alone the ridge (well in one of the few spots where you were not walking up/downhill anyway). That ground is like a mattress its so spongy !!

 

Not too short, still 8 days in the bush albeit with two lost to rain, I could easily have stayed much longer... to the rifles, you lay them down carefully and generally within reach, ejection side of the action up and you will have few problems no matter where. They don't just get thrown there of course. You will also note the muzzles are taped up to prevent water/crud ingress.

I would be happy to fly back tomorrow... But I will have to settle for a week in the bush here starting late next week.

 

You mean a Long Branch C2 ... Australia issued the L2 which was the Aussie made version. We actually sourced a number of the part for L2 production (gas block and tangent sight parts) from Canada. Everything was interchangeable between a Canadian C1/C2 and Aussie L1/L2 9as well as the British made L1A1s). A fine series of rifles. My L1A1F1 is probably my most missed toy.

 

Thanks mate We are looking at a valley two over from where we were. But this will include some time at the Bivy.

 

I am off bush again next weekend for another week of bothering the wildlife, my mate has copied all his pics and video from the trip to a USB drive for me so I will see what else I can fish out of there to post up. He took much more video than I.

 

A few extra pics that I edited from those taken by my mate...

 

...even nicer in person !!!

.....some little **** bag from up the north coast that stole a car and took off heading to Perth. My guess is his sperm donor father or some dick relative lives over there. Apparently he does not 12 but closer to 20. Also Broken Hill is not 75% of the way, more like 30% if that. It does not surprise me he made it that far once he was about 6hrs into the journey it is relatively remote and less and less Highway Patrol.