Tipping one over...

Neck shot at 350 yards. She never flinched, literally “tipping one over”.

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I was very pleased with the new (for me) Sako A7 in 7-08. And extra pleased with the 120 grn NBT.

The ridge that I shot it from is over Brian’s shoulder.
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Stuffing her into our packs for the ride home.
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That night, Brian got his chance and bowled the second one for the day. A nice yearling. 400 yards across a shitty gully which was quite a treck for the retrieval.

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As an aside. When we got back to camp from shooting my deer with the new rifle, I offered Brian a cup of instant caramel late that I had brought with me. He turned it down, saying “ hell no, if I drink that I will probably get this urgent urge to rush into town and buy a Tika 7-08”. :thumbsup:

Ha ha ha well done guys.

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Hard case :D

Absolutely brilliant

So Tahr, now we both have these 120's doing close to 3k from the little 7/08 are they the go to bullet? And you missed out the bit about the rat and hearing aids;)

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So Tahr, now we both have these 120's doing close to 3k from the little 7/08 are they the go to bullet? And you missed out the bit about the rat and hearing aids;)

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2 things.
1) Yeah, they seem ok. Make a hell of a hole.
2) That’s Brian’s story to tell.

that rifle of brains looks like a weapon and a half. whats the details on that

awesome mate, you've inspired me to get out again as soon as my next days off come around

Nice work Tahr :cool:

Great to see Brian finally crack a smile in the 2nd last photo :cool:
Kudos goes to him for standing by his stance on 7mm-08 and caramel lattes. The guy is a rock :)

nice photos tahr , it's always good to hear the other side of the story.

We'll done Tahr.....never too late to join the 'Latte 7-08 club'.......

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Originally Posted by ANOTHERHUNTER

nice photos tahr , it's always good to hear the other side of the story.

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The “truth” :)

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Originally Posted by scoped

that rifle of brains looks like a weapon and a half. whats the details on that

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Mitch made it. Rem action, alloy chassis. 30.06
Accurate as. A beast.

I thought there was only one side to the story.
When I turned in I put my hearing aids beside my bunk and a rat took them during the night.
Bloody things are 2500 each glad they're insured.
Never had anything like that happen before.

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I thought there was only one side to the story.
When I turned in I put my hearing aids beside my bunk and a rat took them during the night.
Bloody things are 2500 each glad they're insured.
Never had anything like that happen before.

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:) You’ve got to laugh. Truth can be stranger than fiction.

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I thought there was only one side to the story.
When I turned in I put my hearing aids beside my bunk and a rat took them during the night.
Bloody things are 2500 each glad they're insured.
Never had anything like that happen before.

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Classic. There are not many young guys that could tell that story.

Sure it wasnt bc that took em? :thumbsup:

Wouldn't want to leave your dentures lying about either

Good ol boys hard at it eh. Great work fellas. Impressive shooting.

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Sure it wasnt bc that took em? :thumbsup:

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I wondered about that but he would have given them back after a day of saying everything twice.

LOL, should have had ya Latte Brian!!!

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Originally Posted by Brian

I thought there was only one side to the story.
When I turned in I put my hearing aids beside my bunk and a rat took them during the night.
Bloody things are 2500 each glad they're insured.
Never had anything like that happen before.

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Oh mate, are you going to put that on your insurance form????????

They do it over the phone. The shelia didn't question it approved it straight away.
I guess they think if your cheating you would have a better story.

brilliant shot at that distance, very rewarding.

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brilliant shot at that distance, very rewarding.

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Ta. Years of doing it I guess.

Got me thinking about neck shooting.
I remember these 2 well from my meat hunting days over 30 years ago. Dropped them next to each other at about 70 yards. The rifle was one of the first 7-08’s around, a re-barreled LSA55 308. 120 grain Sierras.

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And another neck shot at about 50 yards. In the Tararua’s 43 years ago. Carted him out to the chiller too. BRNO .222

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That's some great confidence in your shooting skills to go a neck shot at that distance. Well done on knocking them over, and thanks for posting.

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That's some great confidence in your shooting skills to go a neck shot at that distance. Well done on knocking them over, and thanks for posting.

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She was quartering onto me and only part of her shoulder, plus her neck and head were visible behind a bit of a tree. There was a bit of wind too, so if it had missed her high neck where I aimed the bullet would have drifted into the lower neck/front of shoulder. There a bit a bit of risk, but I was fairly confident. The most difficult part was finding a decent rest on the steep spur. All of the scrub was a bit spindly and weak. In the end I took my my jacket and top off and used them as a rest,but it was still a bit awkward.

Its not so difficult if you have confidence in your rifle, and once you have done it a few hundred times :)