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    sturg4
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    Quote Originally Posted by R93 View Post
    Most aerial work lately is done with buckshot in my experience. Any shooters with the skill to use a rifle are seriously, few and far between.
    Not to bad in the tussock when you can work them up hill and rattle a mag off and fluke a hit.
    Plus hunting in low light on flats and slips makes buckshot proves more practical.


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    Yes I had forgotten to include buckshot. I never used it much myself. It was hard to get enough lead into a target in the tall podocarp.

 

 

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