still reckon a SxS Bakail in .45/70 just about has to be the perfect scrub rifle...... the best barrel /most accurate/closest to sights with hot load and 2nd a lighter load,maybe a cast jobbie. or...
Liked On: 04-04-2020, 10:26 AM
without rangefinder,forget all the fancy knob twiddly bits.....you are still guessing so may as well sight in 3" high at hundy and shoot to estimated 350 or stalk closer..... buy a good loopy 3x9 or...
Liked On: 04-04-2020, 10:13 AM
good stuff...and 3" is over rated in my opinion..... yip it does kill a little better BUT 90% of the time we do just as well with the shorter shells...I do like the 3" 1 1/8th oz going 1550 fps loads...
Liked On: 02-04-2020, 07:13 PM
what a load of crap......I shot 2 big red hinds last year with 140grn sp from the .270 both were shot at 300-350 yards both fell over after a shot death run...I lost about a cup full of meat off...
Liked On: 01-04-2020, 04:24 PM
what a load of crap......I shot 2 big red hinds last year with 140grn sp from the .270 both were shot at 300-350 yards both fell over after a shot death run...I lost about a cup full of meat off...
Liked On: 01-04-2020, 04:10 PM
have done so.....have at it chaps and just for the record....I dont particularly LIKE seeing stags shot in velvet,but its a fellas individual call and not up to me to say if its right or not....40...
Liked On: 01-04-2020, 02:59 PM
so we have the "behind the wire/guidedd" argument again.......... now if you decided to take ALL guided hunts where currency changed hands out of equation as its "just not sporting" well some of us...
Liked On: 01-04-2020, 02:58 PM
what a load of crap......I shot 2 big red hinds last year with 140grn sp from the .270 both were shot at 300-350 yards both fell over after a shot death run...I lost about a cup full of meat off...
Liked On: 01-04-2020, 09:19 AM
ok...my take on them...... they really make the .224 calibre into a giant killer.Ive shot half a dozen deer with the .223 using them...bangflop chest shots at sub 50 yards. shot a 140ish lb boar at a...
Liked On: 01-04-2020, 09:03 AM
man...you have that mindset.....THAT right there in itself tells me you are a lot less likely to let it happen than could be the case...you give a shit. watching one of the bigger TV shows they shot...
Liked On: 31-03-2020, 10:17 AM
most .22lr ammo is wax coated so the bore doesnt need cleaning...the rest of rifle does....had an old single shot remington (should never have sold it) that wouldnt group at all after barrel was...
Liked On: 30-03-2020, 09:25 PM
decoys have all been out for hot soapy wash...packed back in drums,ready to go......lets hope we can kick this corona virus into touch in time for D-Day.......21 in a row for me,this one will be 22.
Liked On: 30-03-2020, 09:06 PM
you can age it after you thaw it too...just leave it in fridge for 2-3 days...I put a pudding bown upsidedown inside a large SS mixing bowl and sit venni on this...that way any blood that drains out...
Liked On: 30-03-2020, 08:01 PM
neat photo...trophy on its own....this stick n string thing does have some appeal.....not sure about the patience to manage it myself.
Liked On: 29-03-2020, 07:43 PM
man...you have that mindset.....THAT right there in itself tells me you are a lot less likely to let it happen than could be the case...you give a shit. watching one of the bigger TV shows they shot...
Liked On: 29-03-2020, 06:09 PM