Thread: Where to hunt when wanting to consistently fill a LARGE Meat locker/freeza from Auck?

Originally Posted by GoatHead

the 223 might be good enough for both. Im not sure on optics or not though, I think bush bashing clearly no optics a gun stays true, but it might be a good idea to start with a small one?
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Hey Goat, have you considered irons for the bush, and QD mount scope for distance? I am a firm believer in military-style rear aperture iron sights, in the bush you get great peripheral vision, and as you say the sights stay true with rough treatment. This coming from someone who 2 years back had 12 red deer in a close group watching me as I fired 15 rounds at them at 100m with an E cat rifle that had been bumping around on the back of a farm ute. The optics were so far out I could not hit a close spaced bunch of reds at 100m, despite good accuracy the day before. Pulled that bloody optic off asap.