Thread: Roar

What loads have people prepared to feed the stags this roar.
I've got my new 308 stumpy with some moderately loaded 150gr hot cor.

Buckshot - maybe a solid in #1 position and 7 9 ball Buckshots as backup

30 06 with 180gr Accubond/Ballistic tip @ 2700 fps
270 Win with 145 gr eld x at 3114 fps
300 Win Mag with 178 gr eld x at 3000 fps, I like to use a few different calibers on different days.

Cool, do you have a sight/scope on the shottie?

Originally Posted by stevodog

Cool, do you have a sight/scope on the shottie?

No
Also a good thing - as I can use/leave my glasses on which I need now to see any detail
Locate with Thermal
Do the mea mea or meh meh - and get ready for action
Got Peltor earmuffs this year to try out - think they be good too, you hear ever twig crack at 50m - will see before passing judgement on them
You sure learn about what unessasary noices you making yourself with the muffs
Like sling swivels - get rid of
Boots need oil
etc

Originally Posted by Sarvo

No
Also a good thing - as I can use/leave my glasses on which I need now to see any detail
Locate with Thermal
Do the mea mea or meh meh - and get ready for action
Got Peltor earmuffs this year to try out - think they be good too, you hear ever twig crack at 50m - will see before passing judgement on them
You sure learn about what unessasary noices you making yourself with the muffs
Like sling swivels - get rid of
Boots need oil
etc

I find your own senses are better than using technology, you may hear the smallest of noise with electronic stuff but it takes away the sense of smell and feel that something is near

Originally Posted by Paddy79

I find your own senses are better than using technology, you may hear the smallest of noise with electronic stuff but it takes away the sense of smell and feel that something is near

I hear ya
As I said - I will try them out
They wont be over my nose though

But I will ask you this
how many times have we given a Roar/Roars - been sitting or knelling down - then gone to move and - CRASHHHH
The bugger has snuck in (as the always do) and even given the fact I have actually good hearing still - havn't heard him even at 15m
These muffs will - I am certain on that

Blow flies are a bastard though - like b52 going past

Originally Posted by Sarvo

I hear ya
As I said - I will try them out
They wont be over my nose though

But I will ask you this
how many times have we given a Roar/Roars - been sitting or knelling down - then gone to move and - CRASHHHH
The bugger has snuck in (as the always do) and even given the fact I have actually good hearing still - havn't heard him even at 15m
These muffs will - I am certain on that

Blow flies are a bastard though - like b52 going past

I will also be spending some time bush hunting with muffs on this year, with the 30-30 trapper. Mine are MSA sordins and I can hear deer chewing grass 50 odd metres away

Also .308, 178gr ELD-X sitting on quite a warm load of AR2208. This year I will be tackling them from further away than normal after knee surgery a few months ago. So have spent a fair few hours practicing with the new hand loads and getting the Tikka and scope into tiptop shape. I watched the big boys for a few hours last week and they are not quite there yet. Warming up but still some time before they kick off.

Originally Posted by Paddy79

I find your own senses are better than using technology, you may hear the smallest of noise with electronic stuff but it takes away the sense of smell and feel that something is near

@Paddy My hearing is shit waay to much unprotected shooting & noisy work place from a young age reckon id trade feel & smell for amplified hearing in the bush any day of the week ,I can watch the feckers browsing on bushes 40 meters away & not hear them that great , bit of background noise not at all just as well im like a cat in the bush (hairy feet) they cant hear me either , stag loads big & heavy beats light & fast anything less than a 308 using 165BT ,s is a recipe for disaster & don't leave home without a decent beard I stopped trimming a month ago back included , wont be grooming till after the first Saturday in may by which time with a bit of luck my fence will be sagging with stag heads & il be surrounded by breasts , Good luck.

Originally Posted by Boaraxa

@Paddy My hearing is shit waay to much unprotected shooting & noisy work place from a young age reckon id trade feel & smell for amplified hearing in the bush any day of the week ,I can watch the feckers browsing on bushes 40 meters away & not hear them that great , bit of background noise not at all just as well im like a cat in the bush (hairy feet) they cant hear me either , stag loads big & heavy beats light & fast anything less than a 308 using 165BT ,s is a recipe for disaster & don't leave home without a decent beard I stopped trimming a month ago back included , wont be grooming till after the first Saturday in may by which time with a bit of luck my fence will be sagging with stag heads & il be surrounded by breasts , Good luck.

Better be careful @Boaraxa big hairy smelly beast of a man stalking through the woods you mite get mistakin for Bigfoot hunting a dear, make the news and be hunted ya self

Shit that 270 is honking Brian!!! Using that secret gas aye

The same load as I use for the rest of the year

She's pretty quick with Superformance powder.

I have 2
Hornady 450 Bushmaster 250gr FTX ammo for close encounters with the Sika and
Hornady 7mm Rem Mag 162gr ELD-X Precision Hunter ammo for the bigger further out Reds