Thread: Plague like

Originally Posted by Fat ninja

It looks further then it is, 20-30m is about the norm depending on a few things. Think it’s a aim point he is using from memory.

Haha yea back to the motherland following the money trail....I’m still looking for it though

interesting, good to know. Looks like ~100m on vid

Originally Posted by Micky Duck

says 300 blk......but if range is 20-30 yards,shotgun with the smaller #7 buckshot would be devastating...32ish balls at bit over 22 calibre at that range would be spread no more than ...1" per yard= 20-30inch pattern so just about pepper entire deer from one end to other...20 yards be entire front end.

I noticed most (all?) deer dropped when hit, ie none seemed to hobble off.
So either very good shooting with a rifle or it was a shotgun.

Given DOC used shotgun on tahr I would guess a person intending to just destroy deer would use the same?

Originally Posted by Micky Duck

says 300 blk......but if range is 20-30 yards,shotgun with the smaller #7 buckshot would be devastating...32ish balls at bit over 22 calibre at that range would be spread no more than ...1" per yard= 20-30inch pattern so just about pepper entire deer from one end to other...20 yards be entire front end.

00buck is the most common choice of shotgun ammo

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Originally Posted by Pushover

interesting, good to know. Looks like ~100m on vid

Were you doubting your own ability, or was that just me? Yeah some of those shots look like 200m one bullet wonder shots. I've never done pest control out of a helicopter, but it looks both difficult and fun. I have enough difficulty shooting hares out of a moving vehicle (on farm). Of course I'm usually also driving at the time which adds to the challenge.

Yeah for sure...I was thinking of running the 300blk numbers in the app again as well

Originally Posted by Fat ninja

00buck is the most common choice of shotgun ammo

yes I know that....#7 isnt common loading but it sure as shit is more effective on smaller animals....wallabies we found were better off with #BBs or #2 as it filled out pattern and had enough penertration for those tthin skinned/light boned hoppers who are as a rule no heavier than a fat Labrador . the #7 has less pellets but way more penertration,than BBs.....way more pellets and less penertration than 00 sort of best of both worlds....in my experience.

Originally Posted by Finnwolf

I noticed most (all?) deer dropped when hit, ie none seemed to hobble off.
So either very good shooting with a rifle or it was a shotgun.

Given DOC used shotgun on tahr I would guess a person intending to just destroy deer would use the same?

There you go

Good one @Hahn. All this talk about shotguns and I'm sitting here thinking, I'm sure I saw a mag with rifle cartridges in it. Bloody good shooting imo.

Don’t think there would be much meat coming out on the hook if a 12ga was in use..

FN or AR for culling and meat retrieval. 12ga for culling and leaving them on the hill.

Originally Posted by Hahn

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There you go

I wonder how many mags these guys lose??

He's got another vid using a Benelli M2 and that poleaxes em good and proper

Yes the od mag does get lost out the door of the machine it happens

Originally Posted by XR500

Looks like they went out on the hook ungutted, so for tb testing??????

Easier to fly deer to gutting area, one guy going flat tack gutting so machine isn’t waiting around.

Originally Posted by 7.62

Don’t think there would be much meat coming out on the hook if a 12ga was in use..

FN or AR for culling and meat retrieval. 12ga for culling and leaving them on the hill.

I’ve been around when a crew has taken out 100 deer in a morning. All head and neck apart from 2 animals using buckshot.
Animals sent off to Germany so had to be in good nick.