Links

Here are a few links including some of my favorite haunts. If you find a site you like, please add the site to your favorites so that the site owner does not have to pay the web search provider for each and every click.

Gunsmiths

Gabe Zigliani is a gunsmith machinist based in the South Island of NZ. Gabe has a tenacious appetite for the quest for ultimate accuracy and is both humble and very helpful. Gabe is an extremely warm and friendly person. Gabe has 20 years experience as a professional mechanical design engineer having a mechanical engineering consultancy business for 15 years. Gabe has become well known for his very robust, accuracy enhancing suppressors.
http://zigliani.co.nz/

For the ultimate in precision barrel making, New Zealand made True-Flite barrels and competition rifles are the best of the best. Grant Lovelock is the owner operator of this big boys play center and like Gabe, is an extremely warm and kind person with a passion for precision shooting. Grant has an excellent team, all whom are equally passionate about precision shooting.
http://www.truefliteriflebarrels.co.nz

MAE suppressors. This partnership is operated by two very enthusiastic machinists. Like Gabe, MAE use a solid 2 point mounting system for their suppressors.
http://www.mae.co.nz

Gunworks Cantebury. Robbie Tiffin pioneered suppressor design in NZ. Gunworks are also a good source for part packs of projectiles for experimentation
http://www.gunworks.co.nz
 
 

A selection of useful NZ based retailers

Magnum imports. Save this one to your favorites. Wayne Chapman, owner of MI always does his best to get his customers the best the price
http://www.magnumimports.co.nz

Dead eye Dick shooting supplies. Tracy Short is a serious fan of precision shooting. DED carry a lot of specialized stock and also carry part packs of projectiles, very useful for experimentation
http://www.huntingandshooting.com

Reloaders Supplies. Bulk imports means low prices. These guys have a really big toy store.
http://www.reloaders.co.nz

Best range finders for the lowest possible price? Grant Lovelock from True-Flite is the NZ agent for the Canadian military Newcon range finders- very exiting stuff.
http://www.truefliteriflebarrels.co.nz

Barnard Precision. Barnard are a New Zealand based rifle action manufacturer. These actions are exceptional platforms, winning competitions all over the world.
http://www.barnard.co.nz
 
 

Taxidermy

We thoroughly recommend the services of Richard Lee, a Canadian Taxidermist based in Taranaki who has pioneered Freeze dry Taxidermy in New Zealand. Richard's method captures the exact muscle detail of game without losing any of the form that is usually lost through traditional head skinning and remounting taxidermy.
http://www.freezedrytaxidermy.co.nz
 
 

Useful websites and manufacturers

Longrangehunting.com. This website and its forum are an amazing pool of knowledge for anyone interested not just in long range hunting but simply precision shooting. The forum members are very polite, helpful and come from an immensely wide range of ages and backgrounds.
http://longrangehunting.com/forums

Accurateshooter.com. This site is otherwise known as 6mmbenchrest.com but has had a name change to reflect that the site is focused on precision shooting, not the 6mm Benchrest cartridge. The link below is to the site index. Have a read of the various articles which are very well written. The forum is excellent, drawing experience from competitive target shooters and hunters alike.
http://www.6mmbr.com

Sniper Central. This is a great source for gear reviews and articles. The link below will take you straight to a review page.
https://www.snipercentral.com/scopereviews.htm

Remington rifles. Check out the latest model rifles and dream about Sendero rifles
http://www.remington.com/product-families/firearms/centerfire-families/bolt-action-model-700.aspx

Howa rifles. Legacy Sports are the U.S agents for Howa. The Howa is an excellent, inexpensive rifle platform. See the full product range here.
http://www.legacysports.com/products/howa

Savage rifles. Savage produce some excellent rifles. Out of the box accuracy may not be the best but once tuned, the Savage becomes an inexpensive tack driver.
http://www.savagearms.com/firearms/models

The Optic Zone. Owned and operated by Jon Jackovich, Jon always does his best to find customers the right product at the right price. A true gentleman.
http://www.theopticzone.com

Sightron rifle scopes. Extremely good value for money, this is the home website of Sightron. Download their catalogue and have a read. These scopes are reliable and repeatable.
http://www.sightron.com

Nightforce. When only the best optics will do.
http://nightforceoptics.com

Mcmillan stocks. Yet another great playground for big boys. These are true precision glass gun stocks.
http://www.mcmfamily.com

Bell and Carlson rifle stocks. I highly recommend the B&C stocks for one reason- the stock pitch that has been at the core of the B&C design for decades greatly minimizes muzzle jump and felt recoil. This is such an important yet often overlooked issue.
http://www.bellandcarlson.com

Reloadersnest.com. An invaluable source of information and reloading data. The nest has a very helpful forum
http://www.reloadersnest.com/rifle.asp

Berger bullets. For extreme long range hunting.
http://www.bergerbullets.com

Hornady bullets. Yet another great play ground.
http://www.hornady.com/bullets/rifle

Nosler bullets. More fun
http://www.nosler.com

Pacific Tool & Gauge reamers. Dave Kiff is yet another pedantic machinist with a passion for extreme rifle accuracy. Dave is also blessed with the patience to listen to our wild and woolly wildcat ideas. Turn around and prices are excellent.
http://www.pacifictoolandgauge.com

CheyTac precision rifles and cartridges. Because its fun to dream.
http://www.cheytac.com

Sierra Infinity 6. This software is invaluable for long range shooting. Sierra also provide a support team consisting of some of the worlds most experienced ballisticians.
https://www.sierrabullets.com/index.cfm?section=store&page=item&stock_num=0601

Wyatt Outdoors. Wyatt build custom rifles, custom extra long magazine boxes and detachable magazines. If you are wanting to build a rifle based on a full length magnum cartridge, be sure to visit this site.
http://www.wyattsoutdoor.com

Ballistics By The Inch. This is a research site just like my own, but focused on hand gun ballistics. A valuable resource for internal and external ballistics.
http://www.ballisticsbytheinch.com/index.html

 
 

Suggested reading

Precision shooting magazine. These guys are my hero’s. They are the wizards of the ballistics world. The annuals are also addictive, as much fun as you can have with your pants on.
http://www.precisionshooting.com

Marine Sniper. By Charles Henderson. This is the life story of Gunnery Sgt, Carlos N Hathcock. It is an amazing read, very humbling and completely engaging. Hathcock is a hero of the U.S Marine Scout sniper school and as much as one tries to look past the heroics and understand his humanity as Henderson encourages us to do, Hathcock quickly finds his way into the hearts of the reader as a truly great person, and ultimately a genuine hero. This is a must read for anyone interested in precision long range shooting. The Ebook also has additional useful interviews and information.
http://www.amazon.com/Marine-Sniper-Confirmed-Kills-ebook/dp/B000OZ0NR6

Applied ballistics for long range shooting. Bryan Litz. Another must read for long range shooting enthusiasts.
http://www.appliedballisticsllc.com/index_files/Book.htm