Vic and Jared's Shooting Adventures
The tension in the car was noticeable on the drive up to the Poroutawhao range north of Levin. Today was the final event in the Wellington Provincial Championships where the best 5 scores of 6 events throughout the season count… (Read more)
This post is all about cake… cake at smallbore clubnight… delicious cake… And maybe some shooting…* Yesterday was my birthday so it was my turn take cake to smallbore. Having no time to bake a cake, I selected a cake… (Read more)
Feeling tired but happy after my 30th birthday party last night, we headed off to the Royal Tiger range in Newtown, Wellington for the national indoor small bore championships. For the un-initiated, the national championships is shot on the same day at… (Read more)
Well… for a while I have been wanting a new trigger for my fullbore rifle. Not that there was anything particularly wrong with my old one… except that it is 33 years old, has about a 3kg pull on it… (Read more)
This week has been a big shooting week! It started with the Manawatu championships on Saturday. We drove to Palmerston North in the morning and arrived at the range at around 11am. I had come down with a head cold… (Read more)
Small-bore is our off season and is generally not taken that seriously, but who can resist the challenge of competitions, good fun and a bit of practice with head space. I tend to find it helps give a bit of… (Read more)
We started the season with one rifle to share between us, this was a 1981 Barnard (possibly the first of its kind or even a prototype!) with a stuffed barrel on an old timber stock. We picked it up for… (Read more)
Hi and Welcome to HotloadeD! This is our blog based on our experiences of shooting in New Zealand. It is a little bit opinion, a little bit fact, a little bit fun and a lot self promotion! We are Vic… (Read more)
