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The Goat Trip
Father in Law, The Boy and Yours Truely, had a ball this evening on our thrid goat trip. Conditions were spot on with a light breaze and just as we creasted the hill a mob of goats that would make you cry. With well in excess of 20 animals we set up and ranged them. The boy got the first shot then the old men followed suit. All done and dusted we popped five (four billys and one nanny). Only took 30 minutes to get then and one minute to shoot, then ages to butcher them all. Two freezers nice and full, or will be after they have aged a bit. Great afternoon/evening out.
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Man that feed cover looks good, they should be fat as!
Very good feed cover and the animals were all in very good condition. The billy was very big, I have not seen one so large before. The back straps measured much longer than my forearm. Easy 135yard shots. The lad was shooting 223, father in law 7mm08, and I bloodied my new 6.5 Creedmoor. Interestingly the 6.5 made a very clean entry and exit wound with hornady whitetail ammo. Looks like it hit the lungs and that particular animal droped instantly. The 6.5 looks like a very powerful beast.
nice to see the Ruger1 is still doing it i miss it but happy because it looks like it lives varmint heaven :PQuote:
Originally Posted by rossi.45
I haven't been posting much but hunting a lot. Rabbits , rabbits and more rabbits, 800 over Christmas break just in case @ Rossi.45 thinks I aren't working my end of the gorge:D
Another walk yesterday evening in 35 degree heat, farms are very dry.
This was worth a photo though, 70 mtrs, sub sonic. Crawled 10 mtrs until another sub smashed him just to make sure.
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pictiure showing how dry the farm is . . .
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Farming dust?
Great photo @rossi.45
Got 11 goats on Saturday evening just after the rain stopped. There's a couple with interesting colouring.
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The forest is very green in contrast to Otago
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Yikes.
there are 2 parts to the farm . . . the parts that have water ( green ) . . and the parts that don't ( not green )Quote:
Originally Posted by Nibblet
we had a good solid day & night of rain here so it will be interesting to see if the grass will come back a little . . . its back to frkn hot so maybe not much
the other thing is the rabbits are very hard to see, unless they're on contrasting ground . . or running
on a side note . . . i did some rangefinding on a basin across a gully which is just perfect for longrange work, its never shot on because its across a deep shitty gully 500 yards across.
going back one more ridge gave a reading of 750 yards . . . and enough magnification in the scope to see the rabbits clearly.
one more ridge back is 1200 yards . . thats as far as my RF will read .. need a bigger scope/rifle for that one
now i am thinking maybe i need to look at 6mm bullets with a better BC etc . . . its all good
R.
1200y+, sounds like you need some more bulges in that safe. 17hmr might be running out of oomph at that rangeQuote:
Originally Posted by rossi.45
750yrds is a big enough challenge . . . its well above my pay grade at the moment but its certainly giving me something to think about . . and aim for . . . pun intendedQuote:
Originally Posted by Nibblet
Tried the 95gr Targex pills yet Rossi?
not yet . . but near the top on the listQuote:
Originally Posted by SlimySquirrel
What rifle/cal you using at that range?Quote:
Originally Posted by rossi.45
.243 Tikka Varmint - i will have a crack with the 87grn. VMax next time I'm on the hill if the conditions are favourable.Quote:
Originally Posted by Nibblet
i had planned on going back to the 75grn. VMax to get the recoil down but i think heavier bullets would be better for this. The problem i have found with the 87s is the recoil is just that little bit more over the 75s that i loose part of the sight picture sometimes . . . thinkin i will add another baffle and see if that helps, a heavier laminated stock would be nice.
i am in no hurry, the rabbits arent going anywhere . . . kinda fun to have something to plan and think about.
Could try a bell and Carlson if you can get one.... heavy and accurate so far on the Tikkas I've used them on.
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That's what I call a "target rich environment",
I once had a go on the margins of Bendigo Station and I know what they can be like.
longest hit of the morning . . .
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had a few cracks at +900yrds . . . came very close a few times but just couldnt connect
added 1 more stainless baffle which made a small difference to reduce recoil, now have 12.
Maybe try the spikes too. Bloody good for locking in.
I'll be putting the b&c stock on the new super varmint and see what the total weight is.... it will be bloody heavy with everything on it!
have spikes on 2 bipods @SlimySquirrel . . . wouldnt be without them, i find also a small bag under the butt helpful for longer shots.Quote:
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pictures of your finnished rifle would be good . . . what cartridge is it chambered in, if youve said before i have forgotten ?
heavy varmint rifles i like . . . carrying isnt fun but when its time to pull the trigger its well worth it, light guns are to twitchy for my liking.
my opinion here . . . you can shoot small groups with both types at the range but in the field the heavy gun recoils back better for the best accuracy.
Yeah, I agree.
The whole reason for getting the new Super Varmint is to have a dedicated varmint rig.
It will go and see Greg and be turned into a .22 Terminator so I can keep up my reloading fetish too.
The other .223 will stay as my sons rig since I just sold his out from under his nose!!
I have to make some decisions on a scope for him now... I'm thinking the Midas Tac will be a good bet when it comes out.
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New to me Tikka Super Varmint .223 1-8
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looks good . .. & look forward to seeing some of its work in this thread
R.
funny frustrating start to the day . . . started off with 4 misses in a row, all easy 200yrd shots . . walked back to the vehicle to get some targets to shoot and find out what the hell was wrong.
nothing was wrong with the rifle setup, gave the first shot full concentration and hit dead center inside a half inch square at 100yrds . . could it be i was being to casual about the process, interesting, i thought i was taking the usual amount of care with the first shots, turns out i wasn't !
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shot the next rabbit under yonder tree at 360 yrds . . . out ferkn standing
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attitude is everything !
Got to be happy with that....rabbit wasn't :thumbsup:Quote:
Originally Posted by rossi.45
yeah mate, définiely pleased . . . a mixture of emotions there, relief and a lot of how in hell was my shooting so ratshit at the start.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sideshow
have to keep on top of the mental side of the game, something to think about
I find the same with the 17HMR, a lot of the shot is technique and doing the basics right but there is a large part that is the head game.
I have noticed if I can land my first 2-3 shots I feel confident and in the zone, however if I miss my first string of shots then self doubt starts to creep in. I start wondering has the rifle had a knock or has the scope shifted and look for mechanical reason for my miss's.
Generally I find with me it is poor trigger technique, I don't like the trigger on my 17, had it worked on but it feels dead to me and lacking feel so I tend to load it up to a point and snap the last part of the moment, not ideal but it works.
It's a funny game long range varminting , a huge challenge for the shooter and I for the most part enjoyed it when I had my 223 but ultimately for me I get more enjoyment using rimfire rifles.
After the neighbor commented that I was losing the battle of the orchard, I though it best that I actually get out for a shoot at their place, and start to get the numbers back down. I'm normally lucky to see 1 rabbit, but obviously the conditions lately have been very romantic.
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Knocked this girl out of a tree the night before last. Her mate wasnt too much smaller either. I have never seen them this big on this particular farm - must be hitting the protein shakes.Attachment 82950Attachment 82951
very pleasant evening on the hill . . with little wind.
longest hit . .
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Three overstayers sorted....
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How bad do those little pole cats smell!!!!!
CMI Springs (Auck & Chch) actually make the DOC150 traps, not sure about price direct from them. You would then need to make your own wooden trap box.
http://www.traps.co.nz/doc-200-stoat...ap-zinc-coatedQuote:
Originally Posted by berg243
These are a cheaper copy of the DOC 200.
I have quite a few of them and they are working good. Made my own boxes pretty cheaply by copying plans from internet.
Also gave the traps a spray with fisholine oil to guard against rusting before they went out.
They work [emoji3]
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^^ That looks like good baiting. Make the nest as natural as possible :)
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Got three of little ones still trying for Mum and Dad
