Same place again last night. Sorry for the grainyness, this is from my phone - no zoom.
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Same place again last night. Sorry for the grainyness, this is from my phone - no zoom.
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What barrel is that?Quote:
Originally Posted by Rush
Nice looking setup mate. Care to share all the details of it?Quote:
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Ruger 10/22 with:Quote:
Originally Posted by Ronin007
Kidd stainless steel fluted bull barrel
Kidd 2 stage trigger
MDT LSS chassis
DPT suppressor
Harris bipod clone
Vortex Crossfire II 6-26x50 (have now changed this to a Zerotech Vengeance 4-20x50)
Spring must really be on the air, I've been shooting a lot of juveniles lately. Best part is they just sit and wait to be shot. Hard part is that through a thermal, a juvenile at 25m looks like an adult at 70m :wtfsmilie:
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That was the problem I had with the PARD 008 model without rangefinder, and the .22LR shooting subs. I was really struggling to tell how far away the bunny was and got caught out by the baby bunny effect several times.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ronin007
I decided the only way I could be effective on the land I shoot bunnies was with a much faster, flatter shooting cartridge… Which inevitably means bigger bang which isn’t going to fly at night around here. Guaranteed complaints.
I had the 17 Hornet out late yesterday arvo for the first time in a while, most rabbits shot around 200 yards, damn i love this rifle/cartridge.
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Another pest reduction effort….
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5 hares 4 possum.
Will have to mix it up a bit. Staff member is seeing animals during the day n I’m not seeing them at night. Will find out and get up there when he’s seeing them.
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Went for a wander this morning and found a few bunnies out in the sunshine. Took my 223 and some reduced loads - because it's fun and gives me more range than sub 22s. First two snack sized rabbits copped a 50g Sierra semi-point ambling along at 1940 FPS at the muzzle. Third full size bunny wore a 50 grain Speer TNT to the noggin at 112 metres. This load starts out at 2590 FPS to replicate the flatter shooting characteristics of a 17 HMR without buying another rifle. Makes more of a bang than the Trailboss load used earlier (which is more of a flat crack) but really gives better range and wind fighting ability.
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Neat little rifle, and i agree it is fun playing with reduced 223 loads. I did some 55s for mine, they shot crazy well too.Quote:
Originally Posted by Steelisreal
Four bunnies today in windy conditions. Two at 100m and two at about 30m. The 30m ones were a bit silly - both came running out from behind a hill and came to a screeching halt when they saw me, where they stayed nice and still!
Here's three of them.
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Good stuff. Looks like a nice light rifle.
Looks can be deceiving haha
Took the family out last night and we had a BBQ on the hill after dispatching a few hares. 17Hornet let me down on the first one as it took 2 shots and only hit it in the shoulder but to be fair I haven't checked it after it fell out of the gun cabinet and on to the floor(carpet). So back in the box and out with the 250. The 75g eldm were taking heads off left right and centre. Beer Stix and back steaks will be on the menu soon enough
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Back out for another walk looking for a some victims. The Fox 222 taking 5 for the evening...here's a few of them.Attachment 181403
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@charliehorse nice shooting there mate, what sort of distances?
150-220m @#the creeper, was hoping to stretch the legs abit more but nothing really presented for longer range. Really wana beat my PB. Was funny because I cleaned the barrel before we left and the first shot I took it flew well high and the wife gave it to me. Meant to fire off a fouler before we left home doh But after that first shot everything went where it was supposed to. Your 222 is a sweet looking rig, what projectile you using?
Went for a quick walk last night around a lifestyle block I've just got access to. Neighboring properties are close enough to make me a little nervous, and consequently very cautious, so I decided to try the CCI Quiet Segmented through the 10/22. They certainly lived up to their name, I was impressed with the low volume, and the knowledge that the chances for overshooting were greatly reduced.
It took a few shots to get used to the extra holdover compared to the CCI subs I zeroed with, and of course it turns the 10/22 into a straight-pull, but overall I'd definitely run them again in similar circumstances.
Took out 5 in a 10-minute walkaround before the wind became too much of a concern and I pulled the pin. 3 of them were pregnant does though, so I'm counting them as 30 rabbits :thumbsup:
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Currently run 50gr Vmax @charliehorseQuote:
Originally Posted by charliehorse
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Another this morning, not the fallow pricket I was after but hey ho :thumbsup:
Had my lad out for a quick wander late yesterday arvo. We nailed a few with the 17 Hornet. https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...3541d79df0.jpg
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Sparrows for me lately. Little buggers have been sitting and shitting on my balustrades. Also seem to be displacing the population of Waxeyes and fantails.
Good target practice at 25-30m with an air gun.
Bought a T1x last week in 17HMR. Took it to the farm with my hunting buddy (same bubble) and sighted it in. Went for a wander and let him 'blood' it, firstly on a non native pidgeon, then on a pair of magpies, followed by a couple of rabbits...........then I used it to deal to a wild cat.....He finished off the wander by taking this............
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Fast forward to today and he just ordered himself a T1x in 17HMR..........going to pick it up shortly :thumbs:
Another 2 pests removed.
17hmr ammo hard to come by, every round count.
90 yd easy target, no wind.
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What do you think of the RPR? Contemplating one of those myself.Quote:
Originally Posted by sheep
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RPR 17hmr is the most accurate rifle in my collection. Take down pests with absolute confident, no 2nd thought.Quote:
Originally Posted by tiroahunta
Quality build, adjustable LOP & cheek rest height, piccadilly & m-locks and heavy duty. Trigger pull suit me well. Relatively undervalue in my opinion. Definitely a good buy if you don't mind the weight, and accuracy is what you after.
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I caught this strange looking possum the other day.... poor bastard.
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A bit more work with red and green light. 2 hares and 2 rabbits. I've come to the conclusion that the green light work's best. Red light they don't really like and move off fairly quick. The green light just confuses them and they are not sure what to do. I shown the green light around the neighbors heafers and they didn't worry, when I put the red one on them they ccame running up to the fence.
Hi Phil, it's a Rossi 20g single shot. Suppressor not quite as quiet as I hoped. Have to do some work on the load. Holosun red dot sight which you need as you can't look along the barrel with suppressor on. I like the sight and one of the hares was running at 90 degrees. First running one so pleased how easy it works. Light on a picatinny rail underneath. Cheers Swanny.Quote:
Originally Posted by Phil_H
Two for one shot. Stoked.
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Fine little shoot last night. A weekend Tekapo trip postponed because of weather so 3 of us headed out to farm on way to Akaroa. It was a night shoot wandering big acreage in the truck with Maxtochs, 223, 22 magnum and shottie. Windy, gusty conditions made it very challenging at distance but we did get pretty much everything we went for. 33 bunnies in about 3 and a half hours - almost all hares.
New-to-me Howa 223 shot its first animal, then old 1930s 12g side by side beat the shite out of me as usual ... Good outing - boys did well.
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Took the 22 for a walk yesterday. These things weren't very gun shy, missed a couple and they just looked around like nothing happened! A lot different to the ones that know me at my in-laws place.
Right now the stock rotation is perfect for a late spring evening hare hunt - the heifers are in the roadside paddocks and the back blocks are a week into their regrowth having been grazed flat. Guess where the hares are.
So a good man-bod workout up the hill with the .22LR and S&B subs for a spot of hare stalking. Couple of these were solid 100m+ shots off old pine stumps, two were offhand (one standing at 40ish, one kneeling at 70ish) and one a fairly run of the mill 60m headshot prone on the edge of the long grass.
What’s really got me stoked is the new anti-hay-fever recipe, which is dealing to the infernal allergy really well. This is massive for me. Home having a brown ale with no symptoms whatsoever. Result!
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Nice work! Always fun. Whats the hayfever recipe mate?Quote:
Originally Posted by Flyblown
You and your cat will be very well fed. Hare is premium meat, as good as venison in my opinion
The quack changed me from Loratadine to Cetirizine, and added Ranitidine, which is an antacid treatment that apparently helps with allergic reaction. Has certainly made a difference for me. And my brown ale burps taste better. Who knew?Quote:
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The only cats we have here on this property mate are the dead ones in the offal pit.Quote:
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We have some well-prepared vacuum packed hare meat ageing in the fridge, I will report back on the venison comparison after consumption.
Might try out that hayfever recipe. Ive been plagued by chronic allergies ever since early 2020, and only subsided a little during mid winter. Trying all manner of antihistamines which usually don't work that great.
Sent out some Pellets tonight between 57yards and 135 yards.https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...8ea3181aa5.jpg
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Hell yeah...
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I hollered at the hill when I finally nailed this bastard this evening. He gave me the run around all last summer - I had one shot at him with the Creedmoor from a silly distance and screwed it up by having the wrong bloody projectile selected in Strelok. That didn't go down very well. Took me a couple of days to work out why I missed as well, jeez I was cross. Stupid bugger. You don't get many chances to shoot at this wily bird - ever since the flock started getting pressure (after ripping open haylage bales and wrecking valuable winter feed) they have become incredibly wary of any human activity within a good kilometre radius of their hangout.
Earlier this spring I took a mate up the back there to try and get this damn bird. I said...
I'm going to go up this way, you go up that way. Don't whatever you do walk up the central race through the farm.
Why?
You have to go along the creek in cover, then up the hill inside that wee bush block.
What?
Yeah mate, else he'll see you.
No he fucking won't, I'll be miles away!
Yeah mate, he will. Eyes like a Reaper drone, that one. Old buggerlugs used to come up here in a ghillie suit to get onto these birds.
Nah come on Dave, you're just being a useless cunt. Watch, I'll get him.
So off he goes up the middle race, the easy way, and Mr. Bird sees him from a good 900m+ away and runs straight back into cover. Ignominious defeat. Again. The "I told you so" isn't very nice so I stopped asking him to come help.
This evening I went the very long way round. All the way round the bottom of hill on the boundary, then very steeply up to the airstrip at the back. Crawled my way across the second half of the airstrip so not to be skylined, and got to my spot behind the old fert shed blowing like a bastard, sweaty as. Then promptly got smashed by a thunderstorm which soaked me right through and made me cold as, plus I forgot the bug spray so I got farkin' mutilated by the sandflies. Luckily I'm full of antihistamine for the hayfever...
A+ for effort and discomfort. But as soon as I was setup I though ah ha, you wily old bastard bird, you won't be looking for trouble up here.
Right on cue, out comes Mr. Bird with three hens, but from the other side of the bush block where he lives, which I've never seen him do before and explains why I haven't been seeing him and his hareem for a while. That immediately added another 200m+ to the shot. This totally threw me. So I waited until he was settled, and ranged him - 430m. Crikey.
.223 Rem, 50gr Z-Max, patchy breeze from 20h00ish. Mental arithmetic (i.e. guessing) and a cautious wind 2 MOA hold was decided upon. Dialled 7.5 MOA up on the Sightron and settled in for the shot. Bastard was now staring straight at me.... No way, surely not. For a good 10 minutes he didn't flinch, just stood stock still, staring directly at me. He must have seen my movement while I ranged him and dialled. Bloody hell! I was sure he was gonna gap it, but when he finally, cautiously pecked the ground it was a clear indication... get ready.
Another couple of minutes of patient breathing and slight shifts of the reticle to the left as he moved and I thought it's now or never... exhale, hold, bang.... THWOP.... and dead right bloody there. Man was I pleased with myself.
Long story for a supposed "dumb bird" hey! This was one of my most satisfying shots for a long time.
Plus I got a whack a bunny a tad over 300m on the way to the bird, which just made my day. I love my SuperVarmint, had it 10 years now and it's been a damn fine varmint rifle.
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