Out yesterday perfect day no wind 1 hare 5 bunnies and a personal best of 310 m for the .223 the 40g v max still does some damage
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Out yesterday perfect day no wind 1 hare 5 bunnies and a personal best of 310 m for the .223 the 40g v max still does some damage
Out with the HMR this avo, beaut day sunshine and nil wind. 4 rabbits and a magpie, shot at about 80 metre, took off and I thought I'd missed, till the wings stopped flapping, ministry of aviation is investigating!
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Shot one of these rabbits and the second came to check, silly boy!
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View up the hill coming home
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10/22 got a work out this arvo
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Beautiful rifle @viper. In 1962 I worked at Tisdalls sports shop in PNth after school. Tisdalls' stocked the Unique and my job every Friday afternoon was to oil all of the rifles in the rack with "Youngs 303" oil. There was a row of about 25 rifles, unlocked, and available to access by the public. I still remember the beautiful sheen that the oil put on the Unique's blueing. You are so privileged to own one and I'm glad that you enjoy it.Quote:
Originally Posted by viper
Thanks Tahr, they are very cool little rifles and lovely to handle and shoot. I don't take mine out a lot these days because of the sheer volume of shooting I am doing now . The accuracy amazes me but the reliability is astounding. Mine will shoot subs ( dirty ) and go 700 - 1000 rds before I get the odd jam. Shoots everything, cycles everything . Keep your eye on Trademe , they do come up. A mate of mine got one after using mine for an afternoon. $600, one owner with original manual.Quote:
Originally Posted by Tahr
If I see one I will let you know.....unless you already have one of course.
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Bowled a couple of turkeys and goats with the Winchester deer season ammo in .243 It makes a big hole...Both these were shot at 140yds
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Two nights with the young fella.
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6 shot with the .30/30 subsonic 197grn. cast - the meat is a bit of a treat for a couple of Indian workmates & it gets me out for an afternoon on my day off
Dude, you make sure to ask for some of that curry!!
And ya better hurry
is there anything better to shoot off . . longest shot 202yds
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Dude... Your photos... I wish we had some furry critters to blast from range up here. Mainly turkeys and goat only around until spring when the hares are everywhere. We have a trip planned to Alexandra later in the year. I'll drop you a message.
cheers mate . . . its (small) target rich around here alright in the most amazing country, winter not so much tho . . . part of the attraction of moving here 12 months ago from the Coast was to go seriously Varminting, good excuse to buy more rifles n gear, upskill - like yourself i was shooting mainly Hares, Goats and the occasional Red so i know where your coming from.Quote:
Originally Posted by SlimySquirrel
are you coming down Central to varmint shoot ?
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Caught ratticus here in the chicken coop this afternoon. He thought he could hide under some long grass..
(it's not spiked here, just lying on top of the forks)
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We may be there for work around November. I have a couple of mates mad keen to get there and spend some time over a Warren or two. We keep saying "soon".... Will have to do it one day!!Quote:
Originally Posted by rossi.45
Cool old fork. Looks like something a gladiator would skewer a christian with.
Here's my weapon of choice for rats. There's one there.
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Yes do tell. It looks like it was made back when tools were made by tool makes. It's modern replacement wouldn't last like that appears to have.Quote:
Originally Posted by 7mmwsm
I don't have any further history on it, although I suspect it may have come from my great uncle's farm when he sold up in the late 90's.. Pretty well indestructible alright, and agreed that it looks a little more like a gladiator weapon to be thrown, rather than used as a tool. Solid 5ft handle is useful for sure.
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Looks like something Russel Crowe would use for flounder spearing :)
I run 6 Doc250s and a few cages round the farm and the Park so I like to keep fresh bunny in them for lure - they don’t keep still long enough for me to give them a Unique experience @viper - and I often don’t get to the block until mid-morning when they have gone back to their holes they dig all over the place
So I have a simple solution - (like a rat up a drainpipe - nah - a rabbit up a drainpipe) - I put a Fenn6 outside a 150mm Novaflow with a piece of 200*50 timber over the top of the trap - next time I turn up - another fresh bunny - drop the guts and 8 hits with a sharp axe - perfect size bunny pieces complete with furry covers for the next feral cat or stoat - generally head shots with the Fenn - perfect - so long as it is not raining
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https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...7aaee561a5.jpg my mate might have been slightly under powered with the thing. 288m and 338 edge just did the trick.
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That is beautiful!Quote:
Originally Posted by StrikerNZ
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Mate got a hedge pig coming home tonight,christened his new shotty;)
That fork looks like an old eelers spear we have one similar if the boys haven't lost it.
lucky if i got 60 minutes shooting in this evening, damm it gets dark quick.
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nothing over 200yds
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only enough time this evening to re check zero
.5 inch high at 100 yds, dead on at 200yds . . man the .204 is flat shooting.
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also ran the elevation dial up 2 turns (30MOA) to check click value . . all good.
200yrd group was under .75inch - 100yrd while only 2 shots were still well under .5inch - its a shooter
with just enough time to shoot a couple of rabbits at 187 - 200yds before the light went
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Does being half an inch high mean that you aim half an inch lower than what you want to hit if it's at 100 meters away?
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the 100yrd square is 1 inch ( 25mm ) 200yrd ( 50mm )Quote:
Originally Posted by Russian 22.
it means i can be lazy and not dial in any elevation to well past 200yrds with a center mass shot ( i dont do head shots ) on a rabbit with the .204 making a quick shot possable . . . in contrast to when i use say .22 subs i may need 130+ clicks of elevation which all takes time, range, firing solution, setup the shot . . and the rabbit has moved, start the process again . . maybe not get a shot at all . . also rabbit numbers are down this time of year so its nail them quick and back to the subs next spring . . . ya gotta love the variety of shooting styles, i do anyway
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a full days walking today . . . started with the Remington
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after lunch changed over to the Ruger . . .. a good day
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#no 3 steel
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@Dundee... good shit, I've got about 8 trail cam pictures of a cat who just wont enter my traps, its starting to really bug me, reckon I need some of that #3 steel. :) well done! @rossi.45 gotta love those shots of yours, reckon I could barely see a bunny at 351yards. Awesome keep it up, there is certainly no shortage of the buggers down there !! :thumbsup:
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good stuff Viper . . . i was expecting to see the new .17
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Not yet mate, was really just a sighting in session with the new 17, triggers a shocker but can work on that. Slotted two rabbits with it at 100mtrs so looks like it should make a good platform for reaching the stuff beyond the .22 .
Once I have done some damage with it I will post a photo.
Been keen to get the youngest into .223 for a while. He was unsure as he's very slightly built and small for the stock but he managed this at 140 yds with a perfect shoulder shot. He's now wanting a .223 immediately!
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Clearly a better shot than the OLD man... How's his cricket ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by SlimySquirrel
Strong approach Craig!!
He loves it but hopefully he enjoys hunting more!
Been a busy few days :)
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