Been busy with the bees and Kiwifruit pollination but BeeMan and I had a chance to check the cameras for the first time in 6 weeks. It's amazing how quickly you loose your hunting fitness as we were...
Liked On: 11-11-2021, 07:16 PM
Scousers bush craft knife blooded..... 183009
Liked On: 11-11-2021, 05:37 PM
Jason from ruahine taxidermy
Liked On: 11-11-2021, 06:25 AM
Got him home, happy days. The young fella is stoked 312ds. 183224
Liked On: 11-11-2021, 06:03 AM
Hmmmm Xmas is coming https://choose.sako.fi/global/sako_85/85-carbonlight
Liked On: 11-11-2021, 06:02 AM
Mate smacked over 2 nice deer tonight on last light. No fancy calibre but the 7/08 does the bizo. Long walk and carry in the rain. Soaked but rewarding. Bog standard Ruger but it is bloody accurate....
Liked On: 11-11-2021, 06:00 AM
This is going to be an unpopular opinion, but here it goes. I reckon the farmer is well within his moral (although perhaps not legal) rights. We have a paper road running straight up the guts of our...
Liked On: 10-11-2021, 09:24 PM
Good tale Micky.. Pic of my new-to-me 223. This is a worker rifle - Howa/Mueller scope/Gunworks. Bought for the hills after wallabies, and 100-200m bunnies from the truck. Should be spot on for...
Liked On: 10-11-2021, 08:35 PM
tetawa I've only shot 5 deer with it. The fallow buck below was about 100m away. All have dropped on the spot. This buck was above me coming down a hill (NOT sky-lined...) The projectile entered the...
Liked On: 10-11-2021, 08:25 PM
I'm finding the 55gr Sierra Game Kings in the Buffalo 223 ammo really good. This is one from the opposite shoulder of a fallow yearling at 346m (used a rangefinder). it held together really well...
Liked On: 10-11-2021, 08:25 PM
Well, thanks Tahr and everyone else who has contributed to this thread. What a great amount of info in these 8 pages that I have only just discovered. Really excited as I currently have a 223 in...
Liked On: 10-11-2021, 08:21 PM
Have been trying out the lightweight trousers for hunting last couple of seasons, figure less hassle than battling sandflies, sunburn and slightly more protection from the spaniards and mongrel...
Liked On: 10-11-2021, 08:33 AM
The 223 is seriously useful and even more so when suppressed The 60g nbt at 3100 great on rabbits a long way out there and fun on targets to 850 yrds The solid copper boat tail ensures...
Liked On: 10-11-2021, 07:28 AM
After waking at 0510 Friday morning for an early start and then a busy day at work I got home packed the last of my gear, did a couple of jobs to keep the wife happy, loaded the pack and rifle into...
Liked On: 09-11-2021, 10:26 PM
Tahr I’m thinking I need a .223. Definitely a need not a want :)
Liked On: 09-11-2021, 10:23 PM