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    Well, I haven't been such a lad about town - only owned half a dozen rifles.
    First was a .303 - very good for a 303 but as soon as I got this one, my success rate went up a lot.



    I have to admit this rifle is better than the .303. Had very few animals escape (and I can't really remember them all) and quite a few less than ideal placements have still put them down. Grouping isn't spectacular but it's done OK in target comps too, up about 600m where the bullets pop into a parallel universe. Still using the first load I ever worked up for it (7mm140BT at 860m/s). Smallest game shot is a rat at the top of the Wairere Falls track from range of 500mm.

    Scope is easy to see through, has enough mag, good in low light, has parallax adjustment so I can see targets down to about 30m, good exit pupil so I can use it left handed if needed. No flare looking into the sun. Good crosshair but a bit hard t see in low light below 4x. It feels nice, carrys well and is forgiving of poor position and technique, as long as the crosshair is on the target.

    In fact, the rifle itself is transparent, as if I'm holding a bullet in my hand and place it as best I can into the target.

    No problems with malfunction or rust, easy to clean and maintain. Dropout 5 shot magazine. in fact its Multifunctional, Good for a walking stick, river crossing, pushing thick scrub and prickly vines out of the way, and for tent pole.



    Rifles discarded, never regretted:
    Ruger 10/22 sold replaced by Norinco
    Walther .22 target rifle stolen replaced by Anschutz
    BSA .3006 broken when someone tried to steal it from car. new stock and sold.
    1894 .303 sold swapped for crampons
    Anschutz 1407 .22 target rifle good gun but not used for many years so used to finance an AA TX200HC.
    Last edited by Bagheera; 05-04-2016 at 11:09 PM.
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