Thread: What little pesties did you bowl over today?

flyblown...what sort of charge are you launching them with???? got a few hundy of them here and still pushing them out quietly with a not so hot load....26grns of 748
do you think it could be worthwhile running them hotter??? they kill wallabies just fine as they are and take heads off rabbits,is fasterer going to be betterer????

@Micky Duck

24.5gr of Benchmark 1 in ADI brass. This heavy barrel likes a bullet launched with fast powder, sitting just off the lands. The load is a bit more than book max, it makes for a slightly flattened primer but no ejector stamping or swipes. It's just deadly accurate, the load works better than any rifle I've ever shot, so I'll stick with it.

It's point and press to 150yd and a 1 MOA hold at 200yd, easy holds on the BDC reticle after that, 3 MOA, 6 MOA and 9 MOA at 300, 400, 500yd. If the bunnies are sitting around, I'll dial.

hmmmmm food for thought...I usually running GI brass in wee rifle cause Ive got a heap and its not such a bugga if drop one in tussocks when shooting wallaby.
so my pressures SHOULD be slightly higher anyway with smaller brass capacity. Nick Harvey has 26grns 748 at 3000fps and 28grns as max for 3300fps
might just have a wee tootoo and see if rifle likes them hot or not,never bothered as she accurate and pleasant to shoot at levels Ive been using.it was 24.5grns of AR2206h behind everything for years,only recently been tweaking that as changed to 748 as got a couple of pounds at good price....far out brussel sprout its easy to throw a charge compared to the chunky 2206h...
thanks for answering
keep up the good work.

I should add that the primary use of this Z-Max load in the last couple of years has been pest goat culling, especially along the rivers where the river grass is very tall and all you can see is the head. At 200yd a hold on the horn will shoot the goat through the centre of the skull... it's not quite 22-250 flat but the trajectory is easily good enough for quick and effective shooting.

At 300yd, the difference between 3400fps and 3000fps is 5" less drop, which is quite a lot when you're shooting like this.

And obviously the .223 is far more efficient than the 22 250 and a great deal quieter.

First time back in the orchard for a few weeks, bit of a final cleanup up of the remaining rabbits. Shot 15, a far cry from my first times shooting the property.

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4 rounds today for 50% sucess. the two misses were standing running shots. two big hares ,yip them 50 grn zmax do a nice job....shouldve had the hare that ran,sat and watched a "blob" in right place for 5 minutes through scope,but couldnt 100% ID it so walked in closer when it spooked the 2 misses resulted.......found it 20 minutes later and 70 yard standing shot took care of it.

Took the just turned 6 yr old for a wander in the orchard for a couple of hours this arvo.

Not many about now but managed a few with the 17 Hornet, couldn't get close enough for him to wack one with his sister's marlin youth 22.

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Popped these yesterday...





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Something a little different in the DOC trap next to the hen house. I'm amazed it made it so far into the trap before if went off.

Originally Posted by quentin

Something a little different in the DOC trap next to the hen house. I'm amazed it made it so far into the trap before if went off.

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Dumb arse rabbit looking for Easter eggs.

Quick walk after dinner with the 22

Hare with 17hmr. 314yds

It's official. Chicken ghost eggs (eggs without a yolk), are the best rabbit baits. Second one this week!

Couple of fluffies with the .22 just on dark. Man those winny 42 max subs smack the s##t outta them! Now time for a gin..

Just 1 pie thus far, not due to a lack of numbers there were 8 here this morning, unfortunately after dealing to 14 of them they are a little wary and clear off when a shot rings out.
They still come back eventually.
Gorilla tactics required.

Decoys in the background


Closer pic of the spread


First victim, took quite a bit of coaxing with the ue megaboom on loop playing calls