.243 Winchester is my cartridge of choice, 95 Targex or 95 Berger and 105 Targex my choice for big animal, small animal, far away or near. If you choose a cartridge based on "room for error" maybe...
Liked On: 21-02-2025, 09:51 PM
I am biased - But .270 all day every day for everything - ammo is cheap as chips, and it is accurate out to those distances. On the others mentioned - yeah, ok - .308 - I just never been a fan....
Liked On: 21-02-2025, 04:29 PM
243 my choice, even more so if you are introducing kids. IF you are pushing out to 400 mtr look to Higher BC bullets several have been listed above. If buying new get a 1:8 twist factory barrel and...
Liked On: 20-02-2025, 05:54 AM
Good to see the old .308 strong in this thread. With all the ‘new calibres’ around the .308 still stands tall for knock down power and ammo availability. Im a fan as an all rounder as well. I have...
Liked On: 19-02-2025, 06:00 PM
I had pleasure of using this Rifle in Scotland for a week chambered in 7MM PRC Gunwerks with Proof Research barrel https://i.postimg.cc/T2zNhjPd/IMG-8907.jpg (https://postimg.cc/6ThfmvRg)
Liked On: 19-02-2025, 01:56 PM
Got approval from the fam to head out for 3 nights and 3 days solo Goals: Explore a new part of a block, shoot a deer with the 223 for the thread :thumbs-up:...
Liked On: 18-02-2025, 06:54 PM
Keep your .308 and get something significantly different .either smaller eg .223 or longer eg 7mm mag. Or go nice .270 suppressed and keep it for the longer shot trips etc. suppressed .270 and...
Liked On: 18-02-2025, 01:28 PM
308
Liked On: 18-02-2025, 09:04 AM
Not saying it's the case with these people, but to my mind there are far too many people just using this place as a trading post and scanning for bargains. And never contributing anything else. Some...
Liked On: 17-02-2025, 09:25 PM
we don't post the qualifying factors as that is the only way we have been able to curb the massive influx of scammers....tell your mate to contribute and hang around he will be granted access in due...
Liked On: 17-02-2025, 09:25 PM
The rifle I should not have sold. My first left handed bolt was a Mk11 Ruger in 270win which I owned for 20 years. It was my only center fire for that time. Later in life it got a new barrel from...
Liked On: 17-02-2025, 08:39 PM
I believe every gun cabinet needs a .243... But you will never hear me tell anyone it is the versatile calibre people make it out to be. I hunted a lot of sambar a few years back living in the...
Liked On: 16-02-2025, 07:40 PM
We run 110 TTSX in our Tikka 7-08's with 20" barrel, 3400 fps, pretty aggressive up close, have used out past 300 to great effect, no recoil, no lead, good times :)
Liked On: 16-02-2025, 07:32 PM
If you make his loads to the same coal as factory in the same pill, 2206H or 2208 will get you identical results. Biff the Winchester primers in the bin.
Liked On: 15-02-2025, 01:53 PM
Continuing on the tradition of the annual thread. Last year's here: https://www.nzhuntingandshooting.co.nz/f12/stags-bucks-2024-a-101589/ Show us your stags and bucks, big or small let's see 'em...
Liked On: 14-02-2025, 08:53 PM