Went out for a bit of a looksee for the stag I seen about 7 weeks back and let go to grow. I was hopeful on arrival as there was a bit of sign on the track i take to get to the area I previously...
Liked On: 15-12-2020, 07:08 PM
Saturday morning and the alarm went off, 3.15 am, the joys of summer hunting. I got myself sorted and got to Beeman's place about 4.45 pm shortly after we were on the move, heading for a spot we...
Liked On: 15-12-2020, 06:12 PM
Saturday morning and the alarm went off, 3.15 am, the joys of summer hunting. I got myself sorted and got to Beeman's place about 4.45 pm shortly after we were on the move, heading for a spot we...
Liked On: 15-12-2020, 08:22 AM
Ok had a look in my manuals but nothing for that specific bullet but in the Vihtavuori manual 2004 there is a load for a 130 gr HPBT Norma bullet. Start load 46.4 grs N560 for 2635 fps- Max load is...
Liked On: 14-12-2020, 07:23 PM
What i would do is use data for another brand of 130 gr bullet using the powders you have on hand. Start low or at the suggested start load and work up slowly watching for pressure signs, flattened...
Liked On: 14-12-2020, 07:23 PM
Ha Ha Danny, now that I have reached the "retired" status we are careful where we shoot our animals. Very hard to drag them uphill. Also with Sambar in the area moving those beasts is a down hill...
Liked On: 14-12-2020, 05:58 PM
Saturday morning and the alarm went off, 3.15 am, the joys of summer hunting. I got myself sorted and got to Beeman's place about 4.45 pm shortly after we were on the move, heading for a spot we...
Liked On: 14-12-2020, 01:09 PM
Saturday morning and the alarm went off, 3.15 am, the joys of summer hunting. I got myself sorted and got to Beeman's place about 4.45 pm shortly after we were on the move, heading for a spot we...
Liked On: 14-12-2020, 08:39 AM
That's an interesting thought, we will never know for sure buthe was doing alright till I stuffed his day up. I was using my 300 Win Mag and 200 gr ELDX bullets , I am running a Vortex 4x14 Viper HS...
Liked On: 14-12-2020, 08:38 AM
Don't think so, I run several other brands of brass and some of those have had 5-6 loadings with no problems. I was wondering if it's a problem with my mates rifle but being a standard Tikka don't...
Liked On: 13-12-2020, 11:50 PM
Saturday morning and the alarm went off, 3.15 am, the joys of summer hunting. I got myself sorted and got to Beeman's place about 4.45 pm shortly after we were on the move, heading for a spot we...
Liked On: 13-12-2020, 11:10 PM
Yes we usually carry in our day packs a length of rope and I have a short piece of antler for my handle to make a tow rope set up. Much easy to hold a piece of antler attached to the rope which is...
Liked On: 13-12-2020, 09:38 PM
Ha Ha Danny, now that I have reached the "retired" status we are careful where we shoot our animals. Very hard to drag them uphill. Also with Sambar in the area moving those beasts is a down hill...
Liked On: 13-12-2020, 09:37 PM
Saturday morning and the alarm went off, 3.15 am, the joys of summer hunting. I got myself sorted and got to Beeman's place about 4.45 pm shortly after we were on the move, heading for a spot we...
Liked On: 13-12-2020, 08:31 PM
That's an interesting thought, we will never know for sure buthe was doing alright till I stuffed his day up. I was using my 300 Win Mag and 200 gr ELDX bullets , I am running a Vortex 4x14 Viper HS...
Liked On: 13-12-2020, 08:20 PM