Thread: .222 .223 .222mag .5.56.. THE CALIBRE OF CHOICE FOR MANY HUNTERS

Originally Posted by veitnamcam

Its just what they look like from the old mans 223 with Winchester varmint 55gr.
He always says his 223 stuffs more meat than his 30.06 but wont change from the varmint factory load as he might have to sight in again and waste some bullets

The Old Buggar. Sounds like me. I just got around to ditching my old redfield 4x Power after 44 years as my main battle scope.

I thought me eyes were getting fucked. Wiping the lenses with toilet paper all that time, bits of grit slowly damaging them and wearing the surface. It was like looking through snot.

Originally Posted by Scribe

The Old Buggar. Sounds like me. I just got around to ditching my old redfield 4x Power after 44 years as my main battle scope.

I thought me eyes were getting fucked. Wiping the lenses with toilet paper all that time, bits of grit slowly damaging them and wearing the surface. It was like looking through snot.

I have just got back from the range sighting in his 30-06.
Put a luepold 4.5-14 power on it for him to replace the steel tube fixed 4x weaver that has had the same 20 or 30 years of cleaning with dunny paper or snot rag.
was like looking threw a coke bottle

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Originally Posted by veitnamcam

I have just got back from the range sighting in his 30-06.
Put a luepold 4.5-14 power on it for him to replace the steel tube fixed 4x weaver that has had the same 20 or 30 years of cleaning with dunny paper or snot rag.
was like looking threw a coke bottle

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I mentioned this on here a while back. Mate used a Leupold for many year in the NZFS then his son started shooting for Doc and used it for years until one day he fell and bent the tube.

Now we all know that the Leupold lifetime warranty is pretty good but to be honest this scope was nearly through it second lifetime.

It had so much use that the alloy around the lenses on the right hand side where your arm rubbed against it had had worn quite thin plus it was bent. Leupold sent a replacement scope and a letter asking if they may keep the scope for their collection as they had no other that showed such obvious signs of hard use.

Throughout the years many scopes have come and gone among professional shooters but no company has ever been able to stand up to the quality, longevity, 'Tadpole Free', honest lifetime warranty of the Leupold Company.

I have replaced my Redfield with a Redfield only because I have had a spare one for many years

Originally Posted by Scribe

I mentioned this on here a while back. Mate used a Leupold for many year in the NZFS then his son started shooting for Doc and used it for years until one day he fell and bent the tube.

Now we all know that the Leupold lifetime warranty is pretty good but to be honest this scope was nearly through it second lifetime.

It had so much use that the alloy around the lenses on the right hand side where your arm rubbed against it had had worn quite thin plus it was bent. Leupold sent a replacement scope and a letter asking if they may keep the scope for their collection as they had no other that showed such obvious signs of hard use.

Throughout the years many scopes have come and gone among professional shooters but no company has ever been able to stand up to the quality, longevity, 'Tadpole Free', honest lifetime warranty of the Leupold Company.

I have replaced my Redfield with a Redfield only because I have had a spare one for many years

I was given an old Leupold m8? on my first rifle, a Parker hale 243. Scope was more or less rooted, lenses were poked, it was covered in scratches and worn out, and had a crushed tube. Sent it back to Leupold hopeful of refurbishment and they replaced it with a new scope also. Man I was stoked at the time. Pretty good service.

Sigh now I want a .223. Another thing to try get past the missus

Originally Posted by Nick-D

Sigh now I want a .223. Another thing to try get past the missus

You missed the point - you can get rid of your other rifles the 222/223 replaces everything!

Originally Posted by Shamus

You missed the point - you can get rid of your other rifles the 222/223 replaces everything!

Not during the Roar.......

Originally Posted by Shamus

You missed the point - you can get rid of your other rifles the 222/223 replaces everything!

I think you missed the point. More guns = better than less guns. This whole firearms mallarky gets addictive rather quickly. Just one more, honest, oh but wait, I dont have anything in 30 cal either....

Originally Posted by veitnamcam

I have just got back from the range sighting in his 30-06.
Put a luepold 4.5-14 power on it for him to replace the steel tube fixed 4x weaver that has had the same 20 or 30 years of cleaning with dunny paper or snot rag.
was like looking threw a coke bottle

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Did you get some rings to suit ?

Originally Posted by mikee

Did you get some rings to suit ?

Yep kiwi Greg had some:thumbup:

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Originally Posted by veitnamcam

Yep kiwi Greg had some:thumbup:

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Is there anything we DOESN'T have??

Was worried the "grinder of death" might have come out again