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  1. 13-03-2021, 06:58 PM #46
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    Still got some for my 243!
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  3. 03-10-2021, 09:04 AM #47
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    This .223 theme.

    2 last night. 77grn Sierra Tipped MK.

    Fallow at 250 yds, boiler room.

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    Big lump of a stag at 100 odd yards. High neck shot. 3 stags together, all still had their head gear on.

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    @Tahr how far did that fallow make it?
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    Quote Originally Posted by charliehorse View Post
    @Tahr how far did that fallow make it?
    Less than 15 yards. Just a bit of a rush down hill. Have just skinned it - hit lowish centre shoulder.
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    That Red is a big looking animal!
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    Quote Originally Posted by nor-west View Post
    That Red is a big looking animal!
    Bit of wap in the red,its big allright.
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    @Tahr Im literally weeks away from taking the .222 on its first jaunt after deer. To say im fizzing would be an understatement .
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  9. 04-10-2021, 08:38 AM #53
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    Quote Originally Posted by Nathan F View Post
    @Tahr Im literally weeks away from taking the .222 on its first jaunt after deer. To say im fizzing would be an understatement .
    Great! Looking forward to hearing how it goes. Nice bit of nostalgia. Your Dad was a culler wasn't he?
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    Quote Originally Posted by nor-west View Post
    That Red is a big looking animal!
    @nor-west he was a big one alright, and not that old. The cocky was a bit pissed about a group of reds raiding his locked up weaner paddock so I swung past there on the way home - it was dark by then so I used the torch. I saw six and snuck in on 3. One was plenty because it took me 2 40 minute trips fully loaded to carry him out.

    @Trout - no wap. They are just big deer in that particular area.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Tahr View Post
    Great! Looking forward to hearing how it goes. Nice bit of nostalgia. Your Dad was a culler wasn't he?
    No just nzfs
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    Quote Originally Posted by Nathan F View Post
    No just nzfs
    The hills are in your blood.
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    Last week i did a couple of evening walks with the Serbian 222,expecting to see yearlings,no luck tho.Nice wee rifle on your sholder,hardley know it was there.
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    For some reason I've only just seen your original post from back in march @Tahr. Very cool post mate and a neat thread.
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    What advantage do you perceive in carrying a 223 as opposed to something like a 6mmCM or 243 shooting 100 grains super fast? To me a bigger bullet and larger diameter is always better. both of the 6mm's have a longer effective range and still affordable/able to aquire projectiles.

    I only had a 223 as it was cheap shooting in an AR. never seen the point in buying a replacement 223 when they were ban hammered. Never seemed like 223 was effective on goats and pigs but i was using barnaul. @Tahr
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    I was using a 223 on goats out to 300 yards last week with standard fiocchi 55gn soft points, it was certainly effective and much cheaper to feed than a 243 or 6mm cm
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