Thread: Winter Wallaby

Originally Posted by Flyblown

Looks like a perfect application for the 6mm Creedmoor.

The limiting factor is if you do it seriously you need a lot of ammo and you lose a lot of cases - or I do anyway.

I used up about 90 rounds this trip and the last trip closer to 150. I kill about 75% of sightings and average about 1.5 shots per wallaby with some rabbits thrown in.

The bloke we shot for gave me 600 once fired .223 cases to bring home so Im sweet for a while now - just have to reload them.

Originally Posted by Tahr

The limiting factor is if you do it seriously you need a lot of ammo and you lose a lot of cases - or I do anyway.

I used up about 90 rounds this trip and the last trip closer to 150. I kill about 75% of sightings and average about 1.5 shots per wallaby with some rabbits thrown in.

The bloke we shot for gave me 600 once fired .223 cases to bring home so Im sweet for a while now - just have to reload them.

Also the 6mm Creedmoor will chew a barrel in next to no time if you really get stuck into them. Just that bit too overbore for a high rate of fire. A .223 REM makes a lot more sense.

After spending an improbable amount of time hunting for brass in the grass, I have started to lay a lightweight canvas sheet under the rifle and to the right hand side, for when I spend a fair amount of time shooting prone. And hey presto I don’t lose any cases. I remember going out shooting with a guy in W.A. who carried a small hand held metal detector that he got for prospecting, about the size of a large smartphone. Brilliant! He didn’t lose any brass. Always meant to get one of those.