Thread: nearly 300 sheep shot in north otago.

Originally Posted by Tahr

Well, I would agree about the solid ammo, and the link with young people and MSSA.

Older people (like me) were well put off solid ammo through our experiences with ex military 303 ammo. Generally, most hunters have no need or desire to buy or use the stuff.

The resurgence of solid ammo has been hand in hand with the sks etc sort of guns and cheap Russian ammo. My subjective view is that hunters and older people have no particular interest in owning or using it, save for those involved in military type target shooting.

I can assure you that plenty of 'older' people get a buzz out of sending a large amount of lead down the range, even more so if the rifle has the ability too 'burp'...just that the older one's like the casings curving in an arc...younger one's are just being 'tidy kiwi's'.