Thread: Going ‘old school’

What I find odd with these threads is the trying to put people into groups thing. Bush, long range, bow, pig hunting with dogs or what ever form of hunting are not mutually exclusive. Iv been hunting one way or another for for over 40 years. My closest shot was point blank my longest 750yds. I prefer wood blued rifle s and I still have my original open sighted 303 along with a range of other toys including a 338 Norma improved in a synthetic stock. The only animal iv shot and not recovered was at 20 ish yds in the bush. None of it is as easy as "the other side" thinks it is to do it well, I find it all a lot of fun and very much enjoy the variety.

Originally Posted by sneeze

What I find odd with these threads is the trying to put people into groups thing. Bush, long range, bow, pig hunting with dogs or what ever form of hunting are not mutually exclusive. Iv been hunting one way or another for for over 40 years. My closest shot was point blank my longest 750yds. I prefer wood blued rifle s and I still have my original open sighted 303 along with a range of other toys including a 338 Norma improved in a synthetic stock. The only animal iv shot and not recovered was at 20 ish yds in the bush. None of it is as easy as "the other side" thinks it is to do it well, I find it all a lot of fun and very much enjoy the variety.

Totally understand your point! This was never supposed to be a ‘I hunt the bush, so I’m more skilled than you’. One of the great things about the sport is what you can learn from it. The biggest things I’ve learned in this game lately are all about me. I’ve realised that I get into long range as a method to increase success, but what I should have been doing was just getting out there in the bush and getting my hands dirty. It was hard to admit, but I was daunted by bush hunting and had a couple of scares in the deep dark bush when I first started. I’ve made a conscious decision to embrace that trepidation and focus on mastering that aspect of the hunting game. It’s less about the results now, and all about the process.

The only group I have you placed mr sneeze is full of rainbows and abbreviated by the whole alphabet.l


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Originally Posted by R93

The only group I have you placed mr sneeze is full of rainbows and abbreviated by the whole alphabet.l


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Was that your motivation in asking me to spend 10 days under canvas in a remote spot?

Last sika was shot with 16inch 30-30 with 1.5-5 on it, still has no problems at 110y dropping it on the spot, nice to carry around in the tight stuff to.

Don’t forget your Bullers too.

and for me its the other way around...Im A BUSH HOBBIT at heart..the thick crappy lawyer infested crap just "feels like home" ....but in last 5 years Ive relearnt how to shoot straight,stop flinching and have now shot a few deer at 300-350 yards with relative ease..... who needs to be pigeon holed ??? not me.

My fun gun wears a 1-4x20 with a #4 reticale,
I call it my fun gun as no one has great expectations other than seeing a dead animal at the other end.
Full load or trail boss. No one expects sub MOA so no pressure shooting it. Just have fun and anything out to 250mtr is very dead.
furthest deer so far 230mtr.
To be far I'm sort of thinking of moving to a scope with a 6 or 8 power top end.

Unlike my custom 243 with a 4-16x scope that should be 1/2moa or better but I can't shoot often enough to get good enough to do it that sort of justice.
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Who's still got an old skool swanny hanging up? I found mine in the garage attic the other day, still in good nick. Might throw it on for a hunt this spring, along with me stubbies

Originally Posted by Mathias

Who's still got an old skool swanny hanging up? I found mine in the garage attic the other day, still in good nick. Might throw it on for a hunt this spring, along with me stubbies

Not me. My last one had too many bits cut off it for the call of nature.

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Originally Posted by Mathias

Who's still got an old skool swanny hanging up? I found mine in the garage attic the other day, still in good nick. Might throw it on for a hunt this spring, along with me stubbies

Despite being Generation X, I generally wear layers of merino with a swanndri ranger outer layer, polypropylene long Johns, and rugby shorts. I’ve got a heavy swanndri which I wear in camp. But I don’t wear bullers, fuck that, meindls all the way. And I wear a goretex anorak when it’s wet. So not fully old school!

I've got a set of 7x57R barrels on order for my double rifle, I can't get interested in long distance, and dialling, even thought I have rifles capable, and shoot out to 500 m regularly, at the range,
Plenty off deer in the North Island areas I hunt, quite enjoy the very Basic boots, knife, rifle, (7x57or 30-30) and swani, type hunting, I grew up with, threw the early 80's, lot more deer about now, enjoy the up close and personal, espically hunting Sika.

Got a Sako 75 waiting for a re-barrel to my new LR rig and its going nowhere. Meanwhile I have bought a range of cheapish nice second hand rifles with cheapish scopes of open sights. What I know from my LR days is that while a 600m shot is a real handful, you can comfortably make a 300m shot with anything, if you zero properly and you have that LR knowledge. Currently I am enjoying using a range of rifles traditionally, more than having one ultra-capable rig which was my old focus.

For hunting, I don't think LR adds much of anything. Its not like I need to shoot everything I see.

Just bought a TOZ .22 for the elevation adjustable rear sights. Finding quality opensights are very hard to find these days. Everything is too low for my huge head.

Biggest thing I have found. A rifle with no scope is a much better rifle. Maybe it does not shoot as well, but it does everything else better. A 10/22 without a scope is a fantastic wee carbine, used as it was intended.

A bit of Carlsen Highway magic. Shooting open sights improves your trigger pull. Finding this a big deal.

Yep, got a 44 lever with a dot on it when I want to go for a walk, it’s my “go for a walk in the rain” gun

Ive got about the same amount of hobnails....