My good lady said she wanted to go for a walk up local area...flattish walk,not too hard but fair old distance and the temperatures were waaay down into winter wooly material. we got there and back...
Liked On: 25-06-2023, 01:03 PM
Ground Control I have 3. It just sort of happened. Of the 3 Ive had a Savage Lightweight for about 20 years. It was 1:9 twist and last year it started to lose its mo-jo so I had Jaco on here...
Liked On: 24-06-2023, 06:58 PM
At good speed to! Your rifle is going to cost me a t3x superlight .223 before long
Liked On: 23-06-2023, 06:00 PM
I shot my first deer 17 years ago with a .223 and have always had a probably unreasonable enthusiasm for it. It seems to work well even with 55gr size bullets but there is a lot more potential if...
Liked On: 23-06-2023, 09:26 AM
Managed to get out for an evening trip to Kaikoura last night. Private farm with lots of deer. We went for a drive and got to our usual glassing point--- not a bean to be seen even in the thermal....
Liked On: 22-06-2023, 05:12 PM
I've tried a few, Tikka, Sako, Howa, Ruger, AR style...all good rifles but have settled on a Howa Mini Carbon with 16inch barrel, DPT, Talleys and a Swarovski Z3.....accurate and bloody light, a real...
Liked On: 22-06-2023, 05:04 PM
Angled in from front on-ish. 150 odd yards Hammer 60 grain. 227178
Liked On: 22-06-2023, 07:54 AM
227067 Put this photo up on another site, unbelievable positive responses. So proud of her getting her second deer, equally proud of her dad for giving her the opportunity and guidance even though...
Liked On: 20-06-2023, 05:00 PM
I aimed for the head, when I saw the blood around its mouth I thought maybe I had hit a lung but on inspection of the carcase there was absolutely no sign of a wound anywhere so a head shot it is. ...
Liked On: 19-06-2023, 04:33 PM
I took my Son out for a quick hunt tonight, he couldn't stop laughing when I put my little 223 round beside his 7mm rem mag however I had the last laugh when I dropped this spiker @ 200 meters using...
Liked On: 19-06-2023, 04:33 PM
Those Hammers! 226671
Liked On: 16-06-2023, 05:58 AM
You don't have to do anything different with a .223 than with any other cartridge if you load decent bullets. Shoot the animal in the big important organs up the front, through the shoulder if you...
Liked On: 13-06-2023, 09:05 PM
Yes just a unhelpful "back in my day". Sorry I'm going to bite again.. (keyboard warrior doh). Your stand point is moot, when you were the young generation the exact same would have been said by the...
Liked On: 12-06-2023, 09:35 PM
Thanks for the replys there guys might take Nathan F reply and go with the 500 think the 800 will be to hot for me. Mainly hunt kaimanawa kawekas so should be fine :thumbsup:
Liked On: 11-06-2023, 10:44 PM
I've got a gecado single shot 22 an uncle gave me 61 years ago.
Liked On: 09-06-2023, 11:01 PM