July this year I put in for a Blue Mountains ballot and in August I received news of a successful application and was gifted one of the better blocks. In the meantime, my wife and I had our second...
Liked On: 10-09-2024, 06:42 PM
High country stag taken with a 80gr eld-m at 366m shot off walking sticks as scub was too high to shoot prone. https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53977046084_624fb47259_b.jpg
Liked On: 07-09-2024, 08:21 PM
I have just finished listening to "The hunt backcountry" podcasts which were mentioned somewhere near the beginning of this thread. I know they are long, but they are well worth it and answer a lot...
Liked On: 02-09-2024, 02:27 PM
I've got a Kifaru Hoodlum with Duplex frame (cheers hotsoup - it's still going strong mate) and it's a tank, it can take heavier loads than I can deal with and rides better than any pack I've used...
Liked On: 01-09-2024, 05:36 PM
Approaching a likely looking spot I slow, inching forward on my stomach and pushing the 243 out front so it could have a look around, I could see, but only just Binos in hand I peered into the...
Liked On: 01-09-2024, 09:32 AM
Ah yes the lack of penetration from .223
Liked On: 29-08-2024, 10:15 PM
Yea mate cartridge wars are silly. The only shit one is .270 like you said already above
Liked On: 29-08-2024, 04:32 PM
Since I started shooting deer exclusively with a .223 I have lost (1) deer, which I shot in the shin at 270 metres, through a defective bullet or operator error - it was wildly inexplicable. A .338...
Liked On: 29-08-2024, 01:44 PM
Actual specific bullet function matters much, much more than the 3 digits stamped on the brass. You cannot compare a 50-55gr basic SP (old .222 fodder) to a more modern heavy-for-calibre bullet...
Liked On: 29-08-2024, 01:43 PM
We all know of a thread here that has currently 136 pages of data showing .22 centrefire cartridges (typically .223) taking medium game. I’m on the side of the believers, owning and using a 1-8”...
Liked On: 29-08-2024, 11:58 AM
It's a similar velocity at the muzzle, to a .223 with a good 80gr at 500 metres. But half the bullet weight. By 100 metres, the 40gr .22WMR bullet is similar velocity to an 80gr .223 at 800...
Liked On: 23-08-2024, 10:10 PM
I average about 8-10 a week, if not the numbers get out of control quite quickly 95g NBT@3100fps 257385
Liked On: 17-08-2024, 06:13 PM
Having just started back on rabbit control it’s amazing how many times you open and close a bipod during the course of an afternoon. The problem with this is the springs are so powerful on the Harris...
Liked On: 15-08-2024, 09:25 PM
256840 An unexpected encounter but the little 223 did the trick again.
Liked On: 11-08-2024, 08:52 AM
The end of a very long day, trudging noisily up hill to camp. The dog stops and fully locks up. After standing still for what felt like an eternity (probably 3 minutes) I spotted a hind ghosting...
Liked On: 10-08-2024, 01:56 PM