Yep the 17hmr is a laser of a calibre!
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Yep the 17hmr is a laser of a calibre!
Sure is [emoji106]Quote:
Originally Posted by 223nut
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Had a pretty awesome couple of days out camping/hunting with a mate last week. Lots of Pig/Deer sign but ended up settling for half a doz possums and a couple of tasty nannies. The possums were into the pine trees and all were shot within about 25mins before I started following Deer sign (which didnt lead to anything interesting). One of the Nannies was a neck shot and the other a brain shot that looks like it was a little low but the entry was perfectly placed, the exit wound is just low as I was about 80m above her.
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On the hunt for hares again.The Ruahines were a no go cause of wind and rain.
Spotted one at 80 yards.
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Took the shot with .22 stirling
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Hare down!
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On way home from work tonight I spotted another hare. So grabbed the dog and rifle and jackpot more meat for the freezer.
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Looks like more than one nights work too, or six or eight having a party by the number of bite marksQuote:
Originally Posted by Marty Henry
Thanks for reminder Moa Hunter. Definitely possum. Getting home tonight, will be airgun rather than .22RF as urban. My unsilenced CO2 Crosman Ratcatcher .22 is louder than my JW15 with factory small silencer and CCI subsonics, but its short effective range is safer (and if trouble, not an evil firearm) so I'm adding a suppressor. Then just wait. Can't look for trouble beyond own garden.Quote:
Originally Posted by Moa Hunter
As for if I'm a relation of @Blisters, can't say for absolutely sure.
out this weekend, deer within 200m of farmhouse and wife wants to get her first. we are going to sit next to the house and shoot them off the bbq table
It is very unusual for a possum to bark chew an apple or even to use an apple for territorial bite marking. They chew the Crack Willows from the end of the month and right now they will be eating pine tree cone buds. Looks like the apple is a Bramley or Peasgood Nonesuch or similar ?. We will know if you are related to blisters if you don't produce the possum.Quote:
Originally Posted by Cordite
He should be ashamed, owning an apple tree with such a great name peasegood nonsuch and letting it get into that state. Our one is better pruned. It produces huge apples hence the name but honestly they are not that great.
Yes but they are a cooker Marty H, renowned for breaking down into a light fluffy pulp, to be eaten with cream and custard or in little pastry cases. That is if it is actually PGNS, cordite hasn't confirmedQuote:
Originally Posted by Marty Henry
Rookie move, i forgot the bloody bipod tonight. Having to take the pack off to rest over it slowed me up alot.
Steady enough and didn't have a miss, it was just slower than normal once spotting a target. Which caused a few lost opportunities.
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Looks like you are setup for the apple eating tree bear, can't blame the rabbit for the pruning GWH.Quote:
Originally Posted by GWH
Good to see that you are on night call again.
KH
Got this cat this arvo, close shot at 15m with the .223. One down 3 more to go that are the same colour running around this one forestry block.
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Knocked over another 8 goats afterwards , makes about 40 shot this month in the newly planted stand.
And double likeQuote:
Originally Posted by NZ32
KH
Went out with a couple lads I've never shot with, on a new farm looking for hares and bunnies. They were all using shotguns.....and rather poorly at that :D re afirmed my love for my new 17 showed them how to shoot hares the easy way from 150 yards away
Wasnt long ago i was showing you how its done that way:thumbsup:Quote:
Originally Posted by dannyb
Closer shot this time 60 yard.
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Between the trees jackpot!
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Oh well no photos so i know you fellas will say it didn't happen.....
Had a big walk about last night. Really nice night on the hill, big moon and mild. Short sleeves for me while beating the feet.
5 possums and a couple of bunnies taken with more seen - heaps of fun [emoji106]
@dannyb this quote is fitting today...
We spotted a possum in the very top of a pine tree last night, we were looking down at it from a ridge. Not sure of distance but 120+Quote:
Originally Posted by dannyb
The .17 sent it somersaulting backwards from the top - Awesome [emoji106]
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Yesterday can not be spoken about, took the 233 out for a walk again today to see if I could hit something! It's not like Dundee's place the live stock doesn't recover quickly around here and it's like hens teeth at this time of year.
Nevertheless manage with my son to at least fined four with teeth.
It felt good just to get out with the rifle and stretch barrel and legs.
It wasn't a perfect hunt 🙄 but for those who are thinking modular! at least mine went for a walk, Just saying ⛺🚶😁.
KH
Must be double jeopardy just bagged another hare off the spot as the last one I got.
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Cold clear night into very very cold ( -3 ) morning equals rabbits out in the morning warming up and sitting in the sun.
Dead still and brilliant sunshine.
These all came from one spot, I never moved and just kept feeding the 17, black and cat a real bonus. Rabbits chasing each other everywhere...wonder if spring and breeding is underway.
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Went for a tour of a new farm I've got permission to shoot, saw a couple hares but left them for night missions.
Did smack over a couple plovers though, not the brightest critters they were about 10 foot apart I fully expected the second one to take off when I shot the first but it didn't even flinch so he went pop too.
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You can see my wee zooki in the shadow under the hedgline shot off the bonnet, so 100yards or so not really a challenge for the 17hmr.
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needless to say hunting was canceled this weekend, i would have needed a scuba set to go outside
Hunting and fishing sounds familiar :sick:Quote:
Originally Posted by gonetropo
KH
One for the dog and one for our freezer.
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Went out to my mates farm to shoot some steel for practice, saw a few hares feeding out in the daylight.... They'll keep for my next night missions.
Managed a magpie and a plover both at 100 yards with my 17 = one happy farmer.
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Can see the cows, only managed one hare back leg and strap from the two I shot today. One was a running shot at 10metres (texas heart shot) and the other was across a gully at 100 but I changed the ammo and between the eyes didn't work.CCI velocitor
Didnt even have to get wet to shoot these with the 17 today, out the bedroom window, sadly 3 shots though. Love how they're stupid enough to stand around and squwak as they process what just happened. Possibly went like this....
"Umm, what was that noise"
"Peter......Peter....are you okay mate"
"OMG I think peters dead"
"Deep breaths, deep breaths"
"Run around for a bit, maybe it's my imagination"
"Probly just lightning"
"Run around some more, yep just lightning.Unlucky for Peter"
WHIZZZZZZZZZZ as my 2nd shot sails over his head.
"Run around some more"
"OMG What was that"
"Was that a gun shot, what if he got shot"
"Run around some, deep breaths"
"Stop, think about this, I should probably fly awa...Bang...."
He down
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First shoot on a new orchard block tonight, not that many on this place but the 17 Hornet snotted a few more.https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...f6685ef905.jpg
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New ammo,have ran out of the remmy so using winchester now. Still does the job a few vertical adjustments on the scope before putting it to the pussy.
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First hare retrieve for Bo since I started using the new brand of .22 ammo
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Nice kitty.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dundee
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A few more squawkers from the last week...
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A couple from yesterday...
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Back to head shot hares now the scope has been adjusted for the new flavour of ammo.
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I went to shoot another orchard this arvo, there was bugger all left after smacking a few the other night. Managed to get a couple on film
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On the way home i stopped in at another property i shoot to see what was about, ended up shooting half a dozen or so there, some were a bit close for the 17 Hornet
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Some dog food,got plenty of hare meat in the house freezer now.
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