Good shooting to get the 2nd shot in. Thats an advantage of the .223 - being able to stay on target to get a second shot in if needed while they do the .223 lung shot stagger.
Liked On: 06-02-2024, 10:07 PM
I wouldn’t have even mentioned the “ Velvet “ thing . Jeez , I wish my first Deer was as nice as that . Mine was a Doughy / Stupid Spiker that stood in front of me in the last 2 minutes of light...
Liked On: 06-02-2024, 10:07 PM
What a wonderful experience for the lad. Go you Dad! That stag has had a few years of shagging. Just because he has been shot doesn't mean his genetics have been extinguished. Nothing has been...
Liked On: 06-02-2024, 10:02 PM
Any one complaining can also get off the proverbial and hunt as well. It is a ripper trophy. That lad is on the podium. Core values will last him a lifetime. Real hunting.
Liked On: 06-02-2024, 08:52 PM
Yep hopefully that is the moment that hooks him for life. Hell he will have plenty of time to think about ethics !! Good on ya young fella [emoji106] Sent from my SM-G950F using Tapatalk
Liked On: 06-02-2024, 08:52 PM
much of our bush especially North Island just will not produce antler's of any real size - why because the greenery that had the good nutrients in it are now gone- the genetics are still there but...
Liked On: 06-02-2024, 11:22 AM
228m, same 73gr eldm load. My youngest son's first stag, velvet ethics aside I didn't have the heart to tell him he couldn't shoot. One very happy lad, antlers off to get cured. First shot was a wee...
Liked On: 06-02-2024, 11:14 AM
I'm not really sure if this is a question but I'm happy with 18" and would be equally happy with 16" I suspect, for the inside 300m sort of operation I had a dud lot of 2208 where my load was...
Liked On: 06-02-2024, 11:13 AM
yes as a young 16 year old Gisborne Full bore club - club 303 SMLE with Parker hale target sights and original brass butt plate ( well I think they brass damn solid metal anyway ) 10 rounds and two...
Liked On: 04-02-2024, 10:08 AM
it will all fall into place soon enough....with a little bit of help (which is on hand) you will looking back laughing in no time. there are only three types of hunter in this world those that...
Liked On: 04-02-2024, 10:08 AM
Currently I must be around at least 500 rounds since cleaning, accuracy is not affected, shoots 3/4 or better. I'm not a rough bugger, just my barrel despises being cleaned Edit: I do run a bore...
Liked On: 03-02-2024, 09:12 PM
It likes a fouled barrel simple as that......If it aint broke fix it till it is
Liked On: 03-02-2024, 09:10 PM
Easy fix Barry me old mate...... carry them upside down, Its just as comfortable ;)
Liked On: 03-02-2024, 09:06 PM
you are right Cigar - shooting mobs of goats in fact I used to shoot single shot-after emptying mag - load one fire load one fire and that worked on mobs - floor plate nice to carry - dont rattle...
Liked On: 03-02-2024, 10:18 AM
FFS better stay at home if you worry about stuff like that. The USMC and US Army fielded floorplate equipped sniper rifles in the M40 and M24, eventually they both changed to AICS box mags but I...
Liked On: 03-02-2024, 10:17 AM