Good couple of days hunting Sika with Pop Shot one of them was this hind shot at 431m with the 223, 75gr ELDM. Entered snug right shoulder and excited opposite side, she went no more then 40m...
Liked On: 29-12-2023, 03:28 PM
239771 223 55grn pill base of neck. Bowled him flat. Look at the fat over his rump etc.
Liked On: 29-12-2023, 03:28 PM
Not all subs are created equal. I had a lot of issues with the 42gr Winchester subs not expanding, basically just performing like solids. Ive sinced moved to Eley 38gr subs, considerably more...
Liked On: 29-12-2023, 06:29 AM
Practice putting the rifle to your shoulder with eyes closed, then open them and check your alignment with the sights adjust if needed and repeat, repeat, repeat. If using a scope be aware that...
Liked On: 29-12-2023, 06:27 AM
I shortened my first Tikka, a 7mm-08, from 20" to 18.5" to save a bit of length and weight - I couldn't believe the difference when I fired my first shot out hunting. That 1.5" difference was all it...
Liked On: 27-12-2023, 06:57 AM
I hunted for 20 years with 24-26" barrels (unsuppressed) without hearing protection, and am advised – as above – that I damaged my hearing from the occasional shot, and no doubt I did, but it was...
Liked On: 27-12-2023, 06:57 AM
Why do you want a short barrel 30-06, aren't there calibres more suited to short barrel? Like 308
Liked On: 27-12-2023, 06:56 AM
308 liteweight 22?” barrel noisey but bearable. Win. 308 18” quite a bit noisier, ok for 1 or 2 shots at a time. Bergara 16.5” barrel offensively loud and a flamethrower. Bergara wears a suppressor...
Liked On: 27-12-2023, 06:56 AM
1. Yes. 2.You must hold the rifle in a consistent manner, both while sighting in and target shooting/hunting, to get the same result. Holding the scope will affect the barrel harmonics which...
Liked On: 26-12-2023, 11:18 PM
Thanks team. I will give the stainless option a go. Worst that can happen is it will end up on the Buy/Sell section. It is for my partner who is looking at getting into fishing, she is doing...
Liked On: 26-12-2023, 11:13 PM
i use a 6 foot, two piece rod on the manawatu,6lb mono and lures no heavier the 7gm. mepps and soft baits are great for the Manawatu. 62 trout for the year.
Liked On: 26-12-2023, 11:07 PM
…..just like some of us don’t share a taste for LR hunting…. Personally I don’t lose sleep about it, I just don’t participate in it. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Liked On: 26-12-2023, 04:05 PM
I wasn't trying to be nasty, I was just pointing out he seems to have a distaste for longer range hunting and often came across with a she'll be right attitude toward accuracy. That's obviously his...
Liked On: 26-12-2023, 04:04 PM
Argy bargy aside, the topic is valid. It wasn't all that many years ago that it was a rare occurrence to find a factory rifle that truely shot MOA, and indeed in the earlyish issues of rod and rifle...
Liked On: 26-12-2023, 04:04 PM
dannyb I'm truly thankful that MDs ban is said to be a temporary thing. He is a guy who gets passionate about certain subjects and finds it hard to walk away from a discussion that he believes he is...
Liked On: 26-12-2023, 04:04 PM