Thread: 284 and ELDX strike again

Took the 284 for a South Island walk last week. We 4WD into a big block surrounded by DOC land and saw quite a few animals driving in including a decent boar that disappeared into a tunnel in the scrub. He popped out about 100m further up the hill on the move and the only rifle ready was a Ruger 270. Range about 280m and with an average rest I managed to drop the pig but not properly. Digging out the 284 win I felt a bit better with a familiar rifle so I climbed up the hill through blackberry and matagouri and when I got close the pig stood up and eyed me….he was pretty big so I wacked a 162 ELDX into the base of the neck. I found the bullet the next day perfectly mushroomed on the off side and it’s the first one that hasn’t gone through so the pigs shield must be tough.



The next day I saw a few deer but got exited when another boar showed up. He moved behind some scrub up a hill so I found a good rock and with my Swazi anorak over the rock got ready. A quick range at 200yards and a few clicks on the VX3 and I was ready. He poked his head out and one shot later never moved an inch. Decent exit and some more good pork

The last morning we found a mob of reds getting some warm sun after a very hard frost overnight. Narrowing the range to 250 yards we got set up. I lined up a nice fat one and dropped it on the spot. Unfortunately the hill was steep and it took a while criss crossing though Manuka scrub to find it. Momentum had taken it down to the creek.



Final evening was goat control time and to be honest there are way too many in this area. After seeing heaps over the trip I only saw 3 that evening but got them all.

A good trip with great company. Deer numbers are pretty high so we didn’t feel bad filling the freezer with a few hinds and left the young stags alone.

The 284 with 162 ELDX are great and continue to deliver as a combo if I do my part. I’ve only got a few left with the 760 loads and will move onto the Reloader 16 batch next which are a bit quicker at about 2800fps