It's a guide nano n2 25mm, and you are right, it's a formidable combination. Makes it worthwhile heading out for a 30 minute hunt, as I can pretty much find the rabbits, walk straight there, shoot them, and head home.
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It's a guide nano n2 25mm, and you are right, it's a formidable combination. Makes it worthwhile heading out for a 30 minute hunt, as I can pretty much find the rabbits, walk straight there, shoot them, and head home.
First time into this apple block for the year, while the numbers were down in the main block, they have increased on this property.
It was a crappy day with a cold sou easter and some drizzle but there were still a few rabbits above ground.
There is a few less to naw on the new trees now.
The CZ 527 17 Hornet and the 20x Superslam with varmint fine dot ret were on top form today. All but the furthest away were headshots. This combo just makes it too easy!
The tiny 20gr Vmax at 3700 fps is just nasty, the bone crunching sound of a headshot has to be heard to be believed.https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...ba044c89a7.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...2a6dbecf3f.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...caeaa141bb.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...e1be7757b0.jpg
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Hey GWH, are you still running the unmodified bolt handle on your CZ? I love those rifles but that bolt handle can make scope mounting a bit tricky, just wondering if you had modded it..
Hey, the bolt handle on mine is stock as far as im aware.Quote:
Originally Posted by Stimpy
Im running a scope with a 50mm objective and as you can see in my pics its as low as i can possibly get it before it touches the barrel.
I dont think the handle clears the eye box by much but i havnt had any issues using it at all.
I love this CZ527 (my first) and would be keen on getting another. Im keen to do a 20 Practical or a small 6mm cartridge on the 7.62x39/Grendel bolt face.
Anybody from the Manawatu noticing a lack of rabbits around at the tie of year.
Been out shooting a couple of times this month and their has been sweet fuck all rabbits around on the farm I live on .
Dont know if I have shot all the silly ones or they are all tucked up in their burrows .......
Just about to head out to a mates farm now. Will let you know the findings.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jusepy
Awesome, thanks very much for the info. Nice rifle you have there. I’d like to find one in 204 ruger.
Cheers
Just got home. 9 possums & 8 bunnies/hares. Probably saw another 5 of each that bolted before I could shoot.Quote:
Originally Posted by Horsenabout
Rabbits were very hard to see in the long grass and were couching quite low.
I went out at about 4.30pm till dusk and saw one rabbit. I have been hitting the farm pretty hard for a few years now .
I assume you were spotlighting , i need to give that a jam and see what the numbers are like.
Yeah definitely spotlighting is the way to go. We usually go in a pair, one driving the quad/sxs with the spotlight and one shooter.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jusepy
Nice man ! where abouts are you in the manawatu.
Im in the Kairanga area.
You'll be amazed what you see with a spotlight. I got to the point where I'd see no rabbits in a week when spotlighting, and thought I'd won the battle.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jusepy
Got a Digital NV scope, and the buggers were everywhere. Got to the point where I also saw no rabbits for a week using the NV. Guess what I saw when I got a handheld thermal - rabbits everywhere!
I've just resigned to the fact that they are magic, and cannot be exterminated, just controlled.
Id love to get a thermal or NV gear.
Im going to give spotlighting a jam in the next few weeks. Rabbits are little magical bastards.
Have you guys noticed any change in the rabbits while its been duck shooting season ?
Some might say nearly a miss but I say a win for the 22-250, could only see its head and neck. Its mate came back and got a blitzing to the chest for its trouble
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Fattest rabbit ive ever harvested so far. Look at all of that fat. And an owl perched nearby to watch.
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A couple of Hares and a Possum to the Leshiy Pard combo last night.
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First night out with my recently aquired Pard NV008.
I spotted the rabbits with my Maxtoch with a bit of red cellophane secured over the lens with a rubberband [emoji6]
Then turn the torch off and shot with the IR nightvision.
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Got these (and a few more) in the southern Bay of Plenty a couple of months ago. They were mangy and not in as good condition as the Bennett’s that we got in Otago last year. They were less flighty than the Bennett’s and carried on eating as their mates fell around them.
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(Yes I know, my rifle is aimed at my toes! I got my mate to confirm it was clear as well before the photo so 200% NO chance an unexpected round would surprise me.)
The power of the Cometa Fusion.
Went out the back of my house tonigth,about 10 on the hill 40yds away,walked along the track about 100yds,then into the pine forest about 10mtr.About 15 rabbits scatttered into the distance dark,but 2 didnt,just hungard down,thinking they were hiding.But my thermo clip on was watching them about 20mtrs away.I lined one up on the sholders and squeezed off the trigger.He just round over,didnt moved.I took him home for the cats,but they were not interested so i thort il clean him up and just see where that pellet went.
Woow the pellet went thru the sholders, just sitting under the skin on the op side.The Cometa got some killing power.Our first rabbit dinner for many years coming up.Attachment 170385Entry on the rigth,exit on the left.Attachment 170386Attachment 17038710.3 gr pellet
Good stuff, ive never seen a Wobbly in NZ, keen as to shoot some. I must get around to arranging a trip to rotovegasQuote:
Originally Posted by Harry Horsesense
Love the picture of the Ruru. We have one at home that has become remarkably comfortable with our comings and goings through his patch, to the point where he will come and sit in the light to watch us, and our silly dogs. In the summer he likes to activate the security lights, so the big fat moths arrive and he can catch a feed. Clever bugger.Quote:
Originally Posted by JessicaChen
Took the new rifle out to sight in today, and got a little time to hunt bunnies afterwards. Most were a bit too far for me (150m+) but this one was silly enough to let me walk within about 60m to take a standing shot.
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I had a chilly wander around the apple orchard last night with the 17hmr with the Pard NV008 scope fitted......it was eye poppingly effective!https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...47696886f7.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...cdbf7357b6.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...745be004d6.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...f9b7523977.jpg
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Nice little 98m Lapwing shot today, really loving the RPR!
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Nice mate, My longest kill shot on a lapwing with a 22 sub is 146 yards, dialed 11.75 MOA from a 75 yard zero. Its a lot of fun shooting long with 22 subs, but for effectiveness of pest control i now prefer to use the 17hmr or 17 hornet (property dependent) as kills at these ranges are all but guaranteed due to the flatter trajectory and way less windage error.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mintie
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17hmr CZ racks up another feral cat,
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No pictures but 2 more magpies down and put out for the hawks to clean up. I always put them a long way away from our chicken and duck runs though.
1 possum and 2 rabbits the other night! 1st time out in a while. Pard doing the business in the dark!https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...4c0b8334da.jpg
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Out on the orchard doing the business with the 17hmr/NV008https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...6f04141fb4.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...b046d498d8.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...76420dfef6.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...d4f2e8d6ff.jpg
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Spotted this hare on the way home from work.
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Went home grabbed Bo and the Stirling.22lr job done!
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On the way too river spotted one way the hell down there.
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The black dot is Bo retreiving after the .22 Stirling took the toll.
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And the retrieve.
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Hanging on the clothes line now will back strap and leg them tomorrow.
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What ammo do you use @Dundee?
Possum shooting last night. :thumbsup: Rabbit shooting today. :D Bloody tough life. Attachment 173810 Attachment 173811
Yeah Phil North Island possums. :D 223 Xbolt blows them to pieces pretty good. :PQuote:
Originally Posted by Phil_H
Out tonight in the cold and the fog, check out the size of this fella...
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Hummed five hares and two possums tonight. Quite a few hares around. Saw five possums and n total.
Gear shift fucked out on quad so cruised around in third. Will check it later.
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Looking at it it's nigh vision monocular, you can see what appears to be a secondary lense which is actually the lazer illuminator.
I have a clip on pard that I sometimes use like that if I want to "proper spotlight" and it works bloody well
Yep its a Pard handheld IR scanner (NV019). It works bloody well.Quote:
Originally Posted by Phil_H
Exactly same IR tech as the Pard NV scopes.
I was watching some at around 250 yards last night on a neighbors paddock, the fence behind them was a good 300 yds, could see it easyQuote:
Originally Posted by berg243
