good shooting.Quote:
Originally Posted by GWH
it gets even more interesting as the range moves out past 200-300 yards with CCI subs . . . you would think performance would drop off, it doesn't, which does make you rethink things.
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good shooting.Quote:
Originally Posted by GWH
it gets even more interesting as the range moves out past 200-300 yards with CCI subs . . . you would think performance would drop off, it doesn't, which does make you rethink things.
Hard case eh. I've shot steel at 200 and was amaised how well it grouped from the cz452.
I needed 23 moa for 200 yards [emoji6]Sent from my SM-G900I using TapatalkQuote:
Originally Posted by rossi.45
yeah mate . . . it can get addictive banging away at 200+ with rimfiresQuote:
Originally Posted by GWH
i started at 200 yards with a stock sako quad, then slowly added a canted rail, rings with inserts to get more range, a scope with more elevation, a second Quad, heavy barrel range model . . . i stopped at 400 yards, definitely addictive if you want to find your limits.
longest hits of the day . . . longest miss of the day was 631 yards, bullet landed an inch or 2 low but perfectly inline . . . damm !
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Went out possum shooting with @Russian 22. absolutely awesome night, got over 20 possums out of one plot we'd never checked before. The lad is an absolute sniper, amazing shot and keen as fuck, watched him wade through arse deep swamp and not give a shit. TAKE THIS BOY HUNTING HE'S A GOOD BASTARD! :thumbsup:
Oh also the new new shotgun is bloody amazing, feel much more comfortable about my shotgun shooting now.
Hahaha some of those off hand shots were pretty surprising aye.Quote:
Originally Posted by Angus_A
day 2 on the hill . . cant think of a better time than sitting in a good spot on a calm evening with a suppressed .223 with targets out to +300yrds
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Very nice rig mate and some impressive shooting in your last post too.
cheers mawzer . . . . there is one downside to having a chassis system
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when it gets cold, as it does down here . . . you better have some gloves cos that stock is fckn cold after awhile.
especially if your mad/keen enough to go out in all weather
Yep I can relate to that, my winter shooting gloves are unpacked and being used. My thumps nearly froze and snapped off last hunt.
What is the new new shotty aye?Quote:
Originally Posted by Angus_A
Wish there were more possums round my place I love shooting them with the shotgun:thumbsup:
Attachment 89378helped out an old lady with a cock problem, swapped them all for beers and rooster curry! Win win all round
Escort pump action.Quote:
Originally Posted by FatLabrador
That's a decent haul. Easy to shoot?Quote:
Originally Posted by Blisters
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Hatsan escort, put the modified choke in it, was patterning so well, took several shots that i wouldn't have imagined possible. Shot like an absolute pussycat too very little kick compared to the remington.Quote:
Originally Posted by FatLabrador
After an absolutely fogged in Saturday where I went for a hunt that was so bad that I couldn't see the land owner horse in the paddock at 30 mtrs ( true fact ) I gave up, hit the play station , polished my motor bike , and got pissed .
Today though was great, the big yellow thing in the sky burn't the fog off by 10 am and the wind God must have felt sorry for me and cut me some slack.
Got into a sunny little face with the 222, these are some of the Fluffy's that the BSA cleaned up.
23 shot, ranges from 40 mtrs to 196 mtrs.Attachment 89492Attachment 89493
@rossi.45, what chassis is that on the .223 please?
MDT LSS chassis with ACE butt stock, GunWorks Suppressor, Accuracy International .223 mag cut down by Waitaki Engineering, pistol grip i got from Midway i think it was.Quote:
Originally Posted by Flyblown
R.
a good day on the hill today . . . at last i think i am making a serious impression on the rabbit numbers, instead of seeing 20-40 rabbits in the worst spots its down to 3- 10 in the last few weeks & i am knocking those rascals around with longer range shots . . . which of course will make no difference when the spring tide hits, but it keeps me off the streets and helps me justify the outlay of zillions of dollars on gear / ammo . . . so its all good.
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one of my good spots . . . at least 700yrds shooting to the left and bit more to the right . . . sitting in the sun today enjoying it all, i dont care what anyone says ' it is a hard life '
longest hit exactly 500yrds
I just got another one of gareth morgans friends
@rossi.45 is right mate, it's not cheap. I could easily blow $100 a weekend on ammo if I hunt a Saturday and Sunday.Quote:
Originally Posted by berg243
Sometimes I just take the .22 as I can't afford to run the 222 or 17HMR.
Gets costly looking after someone else's problem, not complaining though it's tons of fun, help's with stating fit also.
Another 5 traps arrived, have 20 now. So far haven't lost any fingers practicing with them.
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Angus, you might want to season those traps a bit, let them weather, or wash in salt water and leave outside,
Depends on where you using them , but if the possums have been trapped or shot over, they can be a bit weary of shinny traps, At least this was my experience from running 150 gin traps, many years ago, a lot more miss catch's and sprung traps,
Never trapped before so this is very new to me. I'll look into seasoning them. Need to calibrate them also cos the plates are too loose to set.Quote:
Originally Posted by southernman
Some good info on how to tune traps and just trapping in general on these channels Angus.Quote:
Originally Posted by Angus_A
Keeping It Wild
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8Z...jc4Tphc5xg6vPA
Brian Ritchie
https://www.youtube.com/user/possumpeter
Good luck [emoji106]
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Got this bastard today:mouse:
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There's a really bad joke in there somewhere? ... "helped out an old lady with a cock problem"Quote:
Originally Posted by Blisters
Results of my efforts a week ago with the Weatherby MkXXII 22lr. Nothing too extreme in regards to range but hitting them where I'm aiming & shooting better after watching a few of Norways videos.
I seem to be making a real dent in them now. I wet summer followed by a wet winter probably has something to do with it as well.
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Attachment 90022 kaikoura weekends results, team effort epic weekend!! Blackberry can suck it! Unfortunately I didn't take a deer but shot one pig and stuck 2 more oh well always next year
Good stuff. Theres a few feeds there.
Did you stalk any of the lugs or where the shot ones bailed?Quote:
Originally Posted by Blisters
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Russian 22. First one shot in the bail = Scary /fun!! 308 close is loud!!! Adrenalin pumping, dogs everywhere and placing the shot so no dogs are in the way and making sure the bullet will exit somewhere safely (it didn't it turned it's spine and upper jaw to mush) is fun! Also trying not to fall over backwards and then get gored by the pig while in deep deep blackberry is also fun, 2nd and third stuck in the bail
Sounds good fun. The bail sounds especially exciting.Quote:
Originally Posted by Blisters
I have a pig hunting colleague who is meaning to take me out. Looking forward to it.
That's a respectable pig. Nice captain cooker.Quote:
Originally Posted by Blisters
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Started our winter possum lines yesterday. Beeman, Mooseman and I put 100 traps out yesterday. Woke to a white frost so had to wrap up like an Eskimo but at least it wasn't raining. We estimated we would get at least 45 but ended up with 52 and had 6 set off with just a hint of fur in to prove it was a possum that lives another day. Beeman and I have been periodically night shooting the same area getting about 10 to 20 per night so weren't surprised there were still so many - we tend to only shoot the ones away from the blackberries so they are easy to recover but knew there were plenty more around. At the end of the line we put another 10 traps out so can't wait until tomorrow to see what we get to add to our 4kgs of fur. Will take some more photos and keep you posted. Attachment 90174Attachment 90175 Check out the big one waiting to be plucked on the back of the truck.:thumbsup: Even with the three of us plucking it was still a long day but after being fed and watered we're ready for another frosty start in the morning. :D
Rain has been a PIA this year.
A quick shoot after dinner 3 magpies and two hares.Used the shotty so hares will be dog food.
Another day, another 57 possums !!! We were getting pretty weary by the end of the day and then we still had to gut, and take the limbs and tails off. Loooong day but we'll be back there tomorrow.
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Plenty of bark biting there. :wtfsmilie:
That's bloody good going you guys, well done. At $120/kg that's close to a grand in two days [emoji3]Quote:
Originally Posted by Mrs Beeman
Not to mention the help your giving the environment. If its anything like down here at the moment most of those females will have had young in their pouches so 2 for the price of 1 [emoji106]
That last picture of the 'bark biting' is unreal !!!
Keep it up. I hope those numbers continue for a few days yet.
Any secrets ??
What do you do with the gutted possums/limbs etc ?
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Sell them, can’t remember how much they pay, $2-$4 or so?Quote:
Originally Posted by kukuwai
