Hey @Wingman it looks like you have anti aircraft guns all over that paddock, I wish we had turkey down our way I bloody love them. Well done :thumbs:Quote:
Originally Posted by Wingman
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Hey @Wingman it looks like you have anti aircraft guns all over that paddock, I wish we had turkey down our way I bloody love them. Well done :thumbs:Quote:
Originally Posted by Wingman
Lol yes it does look a bit like that.. my mates .22 Matador patrolling the ridge in the background..
I’d never heard of these Edguns on till one popped up for sale here. I’m looking at the for sale listing and thinking how much???
So there’s obviously more to these air rifles than meets the eye, which initially isn’t a very positive impression because they are the bloody ugly things. I shall do some reading to find out how the hell an air rifle shoots stuff at 200 m. You learn something new every day.
Edgun Russia, Edgun West (USA) and myself have pushed PCPs to a level that has never been done before. Not only have we made it possible to hit critters at 200 plus yards (my personal best was a hare at 243 yards) but I was also the first to ever shoot a 5 shot MOA group at 200 yards.(my claim to fame) ;) I prototyped the power plenum part that made this possible and it is now in production for the Matador R3. The new Matador R5 has been designed in Russia by Ed with this technology in place so everyone can push the PCP limits more than ever was thought possible.Quote:
Originally Posted by Flyblown
Heres a vid of my buddy Brian in California demonstrating the kit and shooting a sub MOA group at 200y. Check out my Airborne Arms Co channel if you are interested in seeing more about the Edgun kit or vids of it in action.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XbvpQTF2jHc
WOW
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(do I need to take back the bit about them being ugly?)
Nah Im not that sensitive.. besides all the birds are falling over it :D
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@Wingman.
Mate it has to be said you are one very clever dude.
Good on you keep it up. Your work and POSTS are awesome.
Especially for us mere mortals [emoji106]
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Right @Wingman consider yourself and that fugly little wonder gun of yours booked for a day - starlings, magpies, miners and eastern rosellas - bloody things drive me nuts here. Spent an hour this evening genning up on this tech, bugger now there’s another thing I want. Interestingly this kind of thing is something the wife is quite keen on as she hates the pest birds as much as I do. The more native we plant the more starlings etc we seem to get.
Now’s the perfect time of year for magpies. They throw caution into the wind as teach their young to forage. Got this youngster but mum will be back.
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Mum, dad and the kid making a racket the other night. Hopefully a bit quieter tonight, I'm just about out of subs.
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Went out this afternoon and evening to tidy up some wild sheep in a local QE2 trust reserve.
Got 13 and 8 of them were lambs.
After 6 long trips back to the truck got all the lambs out whole and some of the ewes back legs out for dog tucker.
Managed to get 10 with head shots so the lambs weren't damaged.
Knackered now.
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First outing for the season with. As usual the first one evaded my rifle, but a tally of 31 between us for the night. More than we expected to see.
First what @gadgetman ???? There's no picture ? :whut:Quote:
Originally Posted by gadgetman
The picture imust be of the first one which he missed. Ha ha ha haQuote:
Originally Posted by dannyb
It's bunny season, far too excited to muck around taking a photo, there could be a gazillion awaiting around the next bend. Way too many hares had the first shot kick up dust in the dirt I could see between their ears. Need to get back to judging distance better.Quote:
Originally Posted by dannyb
last few days shooting this week . . . first day with the .22 Quad
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2nd day with the .22 VarTarg Turbo with a scope change . . now a 6.5-20x50 Leupold side focus
longest hit of the day 409 yards down this gully . . . one of my favourite spots on the station, the wind is usually funnelled down at close to head-on at 12 o'clock which makes life easier using 50grain bullets at 3075fps which are wind sensitive at times.
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and for those that dont know the VarTarg here is a comparison with my other CF varmint cartridges.
n short its a Improved .222 Rem with 30 degree shoulder
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Whats the numbers on the 223 ackley compared to the std version, or a 204 ruger. Im considering something a little better for longer distance and cant quite convince myself to go back to a 22 250.
its tuff @Marty Henry when you start looking around for another cartridge . . . so many to choose from but so little money / time to try them all.Quote:
Originally Posted by Marty Henry
you can get another +100fps more from the Ackley over the standard .223 but feeding is not so smooth or reliable with that blunt 40 degree shoulder, at least in mine from MDT 10 shot & AI 5 shot mags . . push hard & fast on the bolt when reloading & sometimes the case will jam . . . slow it down & things work as they should . . . i wouldnt recommend the AI but its a cheap conversion & easy enough compared to other wildcats.
the .204Ruger i really like . . . 4010fps in my rifle with superb accuracy, tame recoil, easy to reload . . . mine is in a Ruger No.1 Varmint which is nice for a change from the usual bolt guns . . highly recommend but not sure you would want to trade down in horsepower from a .22/250 they dont call them the Varminter for nothing.
.6 at 200yrds & 1.5 inches at 400yrds and no shot more than .5 inch low last time i checked before going for a walk with the .204R . . . it shoots
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Its funny how the 222 magnum bombed only to come back in a tighter top and be everyones darling.
I think a 1:9 or 8 twist 22 250 will be where I go, thanks of for the info @rossi.45
Why not a 220 swift?Quote:
Originally Posted by Marty Henry
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Classic speedy fella that all right but it was designed for 50 to 55 grain projectiles and from what Ive read is pretty much stuck with that size. The 22 250 on the other hand actually started out as a prototype cartridge for the swift project under Wotkyns. Ultimately the design based on the 6mm lee was selected. Wotkyns design was dug up and perfected in the 30s by two wildcatters who called it the 22 varminter and it was a wildcat till picked up by the mainstream makers in the 60s. It nearly matches the swift in speed at the top end but has proved more flexible in reduced loads. Its claimed you can go from 22 rimfire to full noise with good accuracy if you wish.Quote:
Originally Posted by Russian 22.
Both are classic cartridges but having owned a 22 250 before its a return to a happy place.
What about the 22-204 in a 1:8? KG has a reamer and reports are performance close to the 250.Quote:
Originally Posted by Marty Henry
the funny part to me was ' back n the day ' which shows my age when i remember shit like this, when the .222 was King and the .222Mag had a following being chambered in a few factory rifles,Quote:
Originally Posted by Marty Henry
when the .223 was the new kid in town a bunch of the Gun Writers of the day swore the .222Rem would always be top dog . . . which just goes to show, lots of Gun Writers know fckall.
history has shown once the U.S. Military and NATO adopt a cartridge it becomes popular pretty much sidelining every other cartridge in that class . . just the way of it.
if you had a .223 bolt face & didnt mind playing with a wildcat it would surely be a top contenderQuote:
Originally Posted by Mathias
Bit of a laugh though starting with a 222 magnum necking it down to 204, then necking it back up to 223. And I would prefer to use ammo I can get anywhere. One trip south when we flew down my ammunition got lost by the airline. Annoying but I just went to a gun shop and got some factory stuff and carried on. It could have been much worse had i had a wildcat.
True about availability of ammo for a 22-204, however the shoulder on a 204 is further forward and at a different angle to a 222 Mag. It would be more of a 222 Mag Improved.Quote:
Originally Posted by Marty Henry
Had a few days down south, couple days doing a bit of small game hunting, stopped at 50 rabbits the first evening with 60 shots, one double witch was a bit surprising, as didn't think the 20gr v-max would have enough bits left to do so, took the CZ.17 hornet and shot free hand for the most part, out to 200m, few misses by shooting high at the start, bit easy to underestimate how flat the .17 hornet is, when your been shooting a .22 previous.
2nd photo is the double.
lots bunnys about, 100 odd shot, and a few trout caught, before the lovely weather your having, :omg: chased us back north.
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I think I might have to start magpie season again!
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Looks like you need an AA 12 to deal with themQuote:
Originally Posted by Dundee
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Shot a magpie out the house door at lunch at 20 odd meters but failed getting his mate. They can fly away dam fast when they hear a shotgun go off.
Wait, what? You shot a shot gun from inside the back door? How are your ears? I SAID HOW ARE YOUR EARS? Ha ha ha haQuote:
Originally Posted by FatLabrador
I had earplugs in of course keep them on top of the safe so I remember to put them in
I shot a .270 from inside my garage once without ear protection. I will never do that again.Quote:
Originally Posted by FatLabrador
Hello tinnitusQuote:
Originally Posted by Rushy
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Mate I had tinnitus at least twenty years before that and that was at least ten years ago that I took that shot. Imagine how the cicadas sound 24/7 in both ears now.Quote:
Originally Posted by Russian 22.
What caused you to shot a 270 in a garage?
Naughty car;)
When start ya barstool doesn't work:XD:
@Dundee did you see the WW1 film that Peter Jackson Has just reworked with old films worked into colour and slowed down with sound?Quote:
Originally Posted by Dundee
There's one bit where it show wounded troops waiting to receive treatment and there shooing the magpies off of the guys lying there:(
No i haven't.
I have it from too much ear waxQuote:
Originally Posted by Rushy
It annoys the hell out of me.
I hope it isn't from my dad's loud motorbike and the 2 concerts I've been to.
I'm far to young for that.
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