Grandad Georgies Gun ( Central Otago ) Ranfurly, South Island, New Zealand
By Bitsprayer on 23-Nov-08. Waypoint GC1JDAA

Looks like it's missing, wont replace.

Bitsprayer

Cache definitely not on the gun when we checked on the 18th. Its about time this one is archived or replaced.

Looked for ages then read notes and seen that it has not been found for a wee while! shame

Obviously now it is archived so no find but interesting story all the same

Searched the holes, but alas, no find. As dusk was approaching (along with a few muggles) we headed on our way.

Not here.

DNF: Was across the road filling up the car and noticed that there was a cache across the road, decided to go and have a look for it, noticing that there had being a couple of DNF's before us we decided to still give it a quick look, no luck here today, what a pity as it was a nice spot for a cache.

Had a good look but couldn't find it

Could not find it even with the hint. The gun appears to have just been painted. I wonder if it is still there.

Easy find with clue as despite rain there were muggles about. Would have liked more info about gun TFTC

Riding the Otago rail trail and grabbed some caches before having lunch, quick find TFTC

Really pleased to find this one here. I'd love this in my back garden! TFTC.

Had trouble finding it as someone was holding it. They came and asked us if we were looking for it. They knew about geocaching having found a cache before but don't think they have ever logged on line. I can remember this gun from visiting Ranfurly as a child. Boys enjoyed playing on it. Cache was bigger than expected so not very easy to hide.

found with 2 potential new geocachers with me.TFTC

TFTC. Easy find.

A nice quick dash and grab as we stopped in Ranfurly for a bit for dinner. Cheers Gav [7207]

Easy find. The old gun is still in good nick.

5835 Grandad Georgie sure has a big gun... easy find compared to some others we have seen in the past, TFTC.

just 'dipping' the trackable

After a bit of a search (using playing kids as a cover!) we found this small cache on a big gun! TFTC...

Fun find with the kids. Beautiful day. TFTC

tftc

Detected the location fairly quickly without resorting to clue. Tftc

Took me a couple of goes to locate the cache but got there in the end. A wonderful gun. TFTC

Nice big old gun TFTC

We’d had our fair share of gun hunts just like this in quite a few places in Australia and NZ. So many places to hide and the guns all looking quite similar from a distance but really not quite the same. Always a fun and challenging hide. This one is no different, except that we enjoyed it more because of the good clue and the fact that there were no muggles about. Nice one. Thanks Bitsprayer.

Unfortunately didn't have a pencil with us to write in the book! No problems with people, as the heavy rain kept everyone away!!

Easy find once we read the clues

"Where is the gun?" - we must have lost our GC vision glasses by this time as it was right there to our left when we put them on again in our momentary lapse of brain to eye communication.

pleased to see this up and running again

pleased my grandad didnt have one of theese

Found the original one but thought I may be able to claim this one as well since it has been shifted

Ohhhhhh we thought we were first to find as the first in the log book. No problem with muggles as there a big conflict happening in the street that took everyone's attention with some parents and children. One of them apparently a rat bag. One of the angry mothers said "Welcome to Ranfurly" as she ran past us. Nice easy find

cache all go to go again, have moved it a wee bit.

Bitsprayer

Archive or check...??

Found the gun and located the hint but could not find the cache. Looked for some time but had to get going.

The clue is pretty specific and I had a good look but no luck locating cache. Maybe it has been muggled as I expect this is a popular play object for little muggles from time to time.

This should have been a quick find, but no luck. I doubt very much that it's still there. I have found nanos on guns before so a 250mL container should have proven no obstacle.
Could the owner please check...

Found the hint ok but no sign of teh cache. Maybe our hands were too small, maybe its gone.

Now that would be good for ducks.

Nice to find this one being so close to Anzac Day.TFTC

Oops. I found this cache when out caching with Sidewaze but somehow missed logging it. Apologies for being a little late . TFTC .

What a beauty! TFTC

found on our Rail Trail journey to Middlemarch

Took a girlfriend from Ranfurly and in total 5 kids to do the 3 geocaches here. She finally found it and said that she has often seen people hanging out here and now she knows why. Kids loved it. Tftc.

Visited Central Otago to take part in NZ Orienteering Champs, ride the Rail Trail and enjoy this beautiful area including many sites around Queenstown. We (Roel, Di and Melanie) enjoyed the trip with beautiful weather (some morning frosts!) This was our seventeenth cache on the trail. 2ndeyes did it again. Thanks a lot.

cool gun got photo on it
TFTC

TFTC

Great container. Tripped over the chain though getting to the gun - clumsy!! I've now got a hell of a sore wrist and it's in a cast!! TFTC

[This entry was edited by Pisamovanners on Sunday, April 04, 2010 at 10:07:08 PM.]

Took a bit more to find this one,good story. TFTC

Quick find, while having lunch. Had a not so nice, cold coffee from across the road. TFTC #135

Great Gun

Found 24/3/10 but needed clue.Interesting cache.TFTC

Nice Hide had to really watch for muggles, but most people looking at the burnt-out garage premises.

TNLN, TFTC

Whew found it but had to use the hints plus a good look. TFTC

Quick find today not many muggles about TFTC

Quick find, TFTC

The day of the Ranfurly Fire, far to many muggles around to get this one today, will come back another day

TFTC! Found during a day in Ranfurly for the Art Deco Festival.

Found during a day in Ranfurly for the Art Deco festival

Took a few monts.

nice gun by the way

TFTC

Finding caches on these things has always been a challenge. Did this at 10:30pm with torch light. TFTC

Found on a trip round the south island with the family
TFTC

good spot

My husband is always asking for a new gun - perhaps I should give him one of these for his collection?!
+ Flight deck director
- Rabbit
TFTC
Early Rizers

Great day in Ranfurly

A bit big to hang on the wall alright.

-cat +rabbit

Found the cache before the hint.
+ a marble, - nothing.

bum looking for a clue while worker wanders back with cache in hand.....sunny at last!

Very impressive. Pleased at the quick find, there's only so much interest you can show before becoming a little suspicious looking.
TFTC

The girls launched a successful attack on this one. TFTC

On our central journey, popped into Ranfurly for a quick cache or 3.
Possibly dropped an NiMH AA somewhere???

TFTC

A quick find - we were staying in Ranfurly overnight while on the Rail Trail so went for a walk to find the caches here. Signed log, TFTC!

found with Moneydork.

TFTC!!!

Found this one quickly.

nice story about the gun for the museum and nice gun to look over in great detail till we found the cache. super container too! TFTC

Very cool hide cheers

On our way through on the Rail trail, awesome place, took ship keyring left rattle.
TFTH

Could not find it after about ten minutes search despite the clue. Then a woman from the nearby shop ran out and showed where she had moved it to after her son had muggled it. Hopefully back to original. TFTh. TNLN

Cache two on our raid on Ranfurly! End of day two on the trail. Picked up the coin. TFTC

nice cool place never would have guessed there being one so close to our holiday house

Quick find. Nice container. Left Geocoin. TFTC

Riding the rail trail with a few work mates and graded this cache while waiting for lunch to arrive at our table, great day had lunch sitting out side. Like the story, would not surprise me if it was true.

Thanks.

Had to wait for muggles to stop admiring the thing. then a quick find

quick find on motor bike tour

We have done a lot of Bitsprayers caches so it was great to find another for our 300th cache. TNLN - TFTC Bitsprayer.

Found by Henry motoring around after rail trail. No ice skating though - too warm

added clear gem. TFTC

big gun easy find,cheers

TFTC good place to hide a cache!

Quick find and nice container.

I need to do some more research about this gun. What was George's last name. I am sure I have read about this before, but where. Anyway we found the cache after a little bit of searching.
TFTC

A nice quick find - the cache was very visible. TNLN, TFTC

CACHING IN THE SNOW! Doesn't get much better. Found it this time, and loved the suitable container. Fingers were starting to get cold - ref the attached picture. TFTC!
Cheers,
G.
swapped something. dang, I need to record these exchanges properly.

Ha ha great story. Second find during the Ranfurly stop-over of the Otago Central Rail Trail.
TFTC

Easy find with the clue. TNLN SL TFTC.
Great story

Hope the dentists next door weren't watching our antics!!! Needed the clue as GPS got us no closer than 4 ms all around.

Too tricky for us, we didnt have any paperwork to check on this one, maybe next time
It would make a great duck gun though....
Cheers,
S.t.

Quite hard to find but located it eventually. TB Lounging Lenny is not there. Left a warship. TFTC