Thread: What little pesties did you bowl over today?

Pretty decent night of possum shooting last night and also got to try out my new scope. 12 possums, a feral cat and a hare which we unfortunately couldn't recover. Saw quite a few rabbits actually so looks like they've returned to the area. Bad for the farmer but good for me because i love rabbit got 12 possums in all, probably could have gotten a lot more but we were just cruising it.

We went for a walk up a local hill this arvo trying to get an improvement in fitness levels

Bumped into a few of these tasty morsels



My partner shot three doubling her tally

Might have to go for a few more walks up hills

What do you shoot the goats with @kiwigreg?

Originally Posted by Flyblown

What do you shoot the goats with @kiwigreg?

7-08 Tikka with 120 BTs at 2950 fps, nope I'm not from Auckland, but my partner originally was

Originally Posted by Kiwi Greg

7-08 Tikka with 120 BTs at 2950 fps, nope I'm not from Auckland, but my partner originally was

That’ll do nicely.

As for the Auckland bit, remember I’m thick as pigshit and haven’t got a friggin clue what you’re on about.

Maybe google will enlighten me... 5 mins later, nope. Ask the wife. Wife, any idea what this means? Nope, she continues ignoring me, shakes head. Ask the dog. Dog doesn’t answer. I remain in the dark.

Originally Posted by Flyblown

That’ll do nicely.

As for the Auckland bit, remember I’m thick as pigshit and haven’t got a friggin clue what you’re on about.

Maybe google will enlighten me... 5 mins later, nope. Ask the wife. Wife, any idea what this means? Nope, she continues ignoring me, shakes head. Ask the dog. Dog doesn’t answer. I remain in the dark.

LOL Forum inside Joke, Auckland Calibre/cartridge = 7-08 Tikka & Lattes

Ah I see! An inside joke created by the 270 gang no doubt. Those that like a shit load more powder, noise, recoil, iffy accuracy and general fuss and bother to do the exact same job as the 7mm08. I know the ones!

New Savage A22 up and running and proving another option to Ruger and Marlin. Time will tell if it's as reliable and durable as the other two but it accurate. 47 shot yesterday.

@viper, were all 47 shot with the new Savage? Would be very interesting if you could maybe let us know a bit more about what you like / don’t like about this rifle.

@Flyblown , yep all 47 shot with the Savage. I will do a write up on the rifle in 4 - 6 months time after a spring / summer of hard use. Initial thoughts are positive overall but it will be interesting to see how it performs long term.

I shot another magpie today with the old trusty .22lr stirling.And nah it wasn't a fluke cause I was shooting at it and the wife witnessed the shot.
4x32 scope...no wind.

Originally Posted by Dundee

I shot another magpie today with the old trusty .22lr stirling.And nah it wasn't a fluke cause I was shooting at it and the wife witnessed the shot.
4x32 scope...no wind.
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You always tell a good yarn mate

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Originally Posted by BRADS

You always tell a good yarn mate

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Go check your sheep

@Dundee, back in 2006, in front of my father, I shot a magpie flying full tilt right out of the sky with a 10/22. But that was a fluke. And I don’t have a picture. Just someone else who tells anyone who cares to listen that his son is a better shot than Matthew Quigley. Which isn’t true and is really annoying...

Originally Posted by Flyblown

@Dundee, back in 2006, in front of my father, I shot a magpie flying full tilt right out of the sky with a 10/22. But that was a fluke. And I don’t have a picture. Just someone else who tells anyone who cares to listen that his son is a better shot than Matthew Quigley. Which isn’t true and is really annoying...

I hope it was a one shot kill through the head