My first rifle, which is still own, love and use regularly, is a Tikka M695 in .270 Winchester. A lot of people whine and moan about things like the fact that .270 win rifles need the longer barrel...
Liked On: 09-10-2024, 07:53 PM
The problem is that the police don't care about rural crime. We pay the same amount of tax as everyone else, but we are the first to be overlooked. I had two poachers on camera at 2.30 am. I rang...
Liked On: 08-10-2024, 09:43 PM
I have just bought this little .223 of my mate who replaced this with a 1/8 tikka. I Chopped it down to 16 inch and put a dpt on it. Any body using one with 55g hornady soft points and got an ideal...
Liked On: 07-10-2024, 05:36 PM
Well I bought the Jefferson . Thanks to all who responded to my question . The ergonomics of carrying the Rifle and even more importantly , the ability to load a bit longer really sold me on the...
Liked On: 02-10-2024, 10:31 PM
A Forum member recommended Berger's. So we loaded up some 95's. Be the worst projectile we have ever used. They just pencil thru big red stags. My son shot 3 big stags in a mob all thru the shoulder...
Liked On: 02-10-2024, 04:31 PM
mawzer308 You just quoted our exact loads eh, except I use Amax. Although you are right and I agree, we both know my 7mm08 is cooler deep down.
Liked On: 30-09-2024, 05:48 PM
I should also add buy a tikka light weight most accurate factory rifle on the market just soul less Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Liked On: 30-09-2024, 07:42 AM
.243 would be great. Then he can down scale or up scale later depending on his taste. Although I'm a fan, .223 is not something you just pick up with a box of any old ammo and go hunting with. Takes...
Liked On: 24-09-2024, 11:35 AM
And this is where we need to be acutely aware of our biases (either way). Classic scenario plays out like this: Hunter shoots a stag with a ‘marginal cartridge’ and it requires a tracking job and...
Liked On: 23-09-2024, 09:16 AM
Funnily enough its big rutted up stags that have ALWAYS been said to be maybe step to far for the .224s. Maybe not so silly Afterall.
Liked On: 19-09-2024, 10:27 PM
Funny you mention this, I had two less than impressive results with the 75grain eldm. Both deer were close (30m and 10m approx). Animals were recovered but the time taken to recover them (without a...
Liked On: 19-09-2024, 08:59 PM
If a big red stag with a heavy wet coat they can soak up pills like nothing else. Armour plating got nothing on mother nature at times.
Liked On: 19-09-2024, 08:59 PM
I also joined the Howa club. Quite unreal how accurate these things are out of the box. Chucked a vh3hd on top, ran some factory 64gr fed blue box through it and she's good to go. I do handload for...
Liked On: 13-09-2024, 07:46 AM
If thermals help the average hunter control some of the booming numbers in the Forest Parks I support it fully. Deer numbers are really getting out of hand, our Neighbours shot 250 deer in last...
Liked On: 11-09-2024, 09:14 AM
This kind of person is known in the firearms community as a "Fudd". They're known for being against every other part of the firearms and hunting community that they aren't personally interested in. ...
Liked On: 11-09-2024, 06:45 AM