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  1. Mike Hill
    Or don't cut the sides down and stub out your fags using chopsticks.
  2. Mike Hill
    I bought a bit of stuff,at a frankly unbeleivable price from Mr Jones. Had a great time all round,great to meet some new people and and see others again! Plan to be at Jonsies fair in August,via Scotand. Never been to Scotland before,is there a reason for that?
  3. Mike Hill

    "Finn Cut"

    Mike Hill posted a topic in Video forum

    Here is a Video of another method of "Bore and release". You can cut several "Finns" on a large Tree,I can make a vid of this techinque next week when we move into some bigger timber. [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qFCSZtnGA2c]YouTube - Finn cut[/ame]
  4. Mike Hill
    Don't see any Spike marks,so they deffinatly wern't Pro''s.
  5. Mike Hill

    You coming to the AA show numb nuts?

    FFS don't wear your Cycle pants.

  6. Mike Hill
    Sthil for me. The development of the products of both brands really come down to Geography and the types of cutting encountered at each location. Husky=Scaninavia.Mostly smaller softwood trees with many small branches,a light high reving saw is an advantage.The high ammount of limbing on a Spruce compared to the three main cuts needed to fell it mean that the saw used is light and "revy" Sthil=Baden Wurtemburg (Black Forest Region) Larger Hardwood trees with fewer limbs.The saw needs to have alot of Tourqe,the main cuts to fell the tree consitute alot of the processing cuts. In the Area's of thew world that I have worked in that held Big Trees,Sthils were the dominant brand.Brittish Collumbia,Alaska,New Zealand,Norway,Southern Germany. The above is based on opinion,and my personal experiance.
  7. Mike Hill
    I think the number of Tree Services will shrink with the market,it already has done.Generally there will still be more Tree Services than the last recession as I beleive the industry as a whole is more recognised. Tighter times may mean that young people are more inclined to learn the job from being an assistant to a experianced person,rather than go to colledge to "learn" the Trade.If this is the case,then I feel the industry will be in a better position in five years time.
  8. Mike Hill
    Top Video there Gord! Thanks for posting and welcome!
  9. Mike Hill
    In a fast Caliber like a 22/250coated Bullets will reduce Copper fouling but in a Caliber with moderate velocity I think they are a Gimick.I tried 165grn Barnes X Proectiles in my 308 Win and 308 magnum,no real advantage. Barnes Bullets are Solid Bronze so they would penetrate a Deer from end to end at 150meters.Spectacular in that regard but with the cost of them you may as well be firing solid gold Bullets. Moly coated projectiles were developed for target shooters so their accuarcy wouldn't deminish during longer strings of fire.Considering the relativly few shots most hunters fire I don't think they are worth the extra money. I will continue shooting off the ones I have when I return home,but I will buy no more.
  10. Mike Hill
    WOW! I always wondered what that was on the Horizon..now I know its a Pine Tree,could you flash a mirror at me when you are up it?
  11. Mike Hill
    CANADA! America's biggest National Park!
  12. Mike Hill
    25/06 is an excellent open country Caliber.I used to have to make brass for mine from 270 cases as new brass was super expensive in New Zealand. You are a bit limited in bullet weight for the 25,130grn was the heaviest that I could find.Its not the "all round" Cartridge that the 270 is,but I can shoot it all day long,somthing I am reluctant to do with a 150grns out of a 270!
  13. Mike Hill
    The arguement about one machines supposed profitability over another is mute if the lower cost machine is as or more reliable than the higher cost one. The Timberwolfs seem as reliable as anything else out there,they come at a priice that is more realistic than their compeditiors.Like the Trucks that tow them,they are fit for purpose.They might not be ideal,but they do the job and for a affordable price.
  14. Mike Hill
    Hyper velocity projectiles are lighter than subsonics.The extra speed you get from them is because of two things,one the projectile is lighter and two the case is a little bit longer to accomadate small ammount of extra powder. Also the Hyper velocity projectiles become unstable when during flight their speed goes from supersonic to transonic,so they extra range you can achive is negated by their inferrior accuracy. Hyper velocity rounds kill Rabbits spectacularly at normal ranges,but the extra noise and cost offer no advantage.
  15. Mike Hill
    Here is a picture of a competing firm that has stapled its advertising to a Tree. Nice.
  16. Mike Hill
    Nope.Most of the Deer I have shot have been with subsonics out of a Rifle with a suppressor on it.Deer used to be worth good money to sell for export and the head shot ones were worth the most.Wether you hit it in the head with a .22 or a 458WIN MAG there is only one shade of dead.
  17. Mike Hill
    I voted Jensen,I own two of them.I like the way they are built and perform.The electronics are simple and generally they are easy to work on.The tapered Feed rollers and fast stress control are excellent features I owned a older Greenmech for a while,I think it had a Listor Petter engine in it?Good solid machine.Bit heavy for what it was. Timberwolfs are good value for money,they are built to a price but I would not own one now.
  18. Mike Hill
    Most Cows and Horse's in New Zealand are farm killed with a .22. I have shot more than a few Red Deer and Wild pigs with a .22,its a hell of alot more humane than an Arrow.
  19. Mike Hill
    I use ropes for most things.. Slings for the easy stuff. Chains for normally soft stops for the Trunk wood. They call them "Spider legs" in the states.Typically I use two 6meter and two four meter ones.I use Kernmantle Yachting Rope with a double figure eight tied to form an eye.When all legs are balanced thats and eight ton SWL.
  20. Mike Hill
    Looks like a good mog alright. I drove mine back to Norway from Germany,milling along the Autobahn at 80kmph.So loud I couldn't hear my Ipod,but grinning from ear to ear..wel for the first hour anyway.
  21. Mike Hill
    Nice shooting mate! Can you pop them with .22LR? Might be abit more efficient sneeking in close and dropping them with neck/head shots.
  22. Mike Hill
    MSR sounds like the one.It would be nice to be able to run it on Meths as the Triangia runs meths as well.I am sick of sleeping with gas cans at the foot of my sleeping bag.If you leave them out in the cold they run like crap. MSR it is!
  23. Mike Hill
    I am on the market for a lquid fueled camp cooker.I have a Triangia meths cooker that is great but too slow for a quick Coffee in the morning when camping. What do you all reccomend?
  24. Mike Hill
    I swear my old flatmates used to by "Nose Whiskey" off this Geezer.
  25. Mike Hill
    Looks like a great idea,be keen to have a look at the AA show.

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