Thread: Is a 6.5x55 enough gun for Thar

Originally Posted by 257weatherby

Look at it this way, if your current cartridge kills deer ok, then you are good to go. I'm killing big bodied Tahr with a .243 (95 VLD) and do not feel "undergunned" DO NOT USE THE DULEY MOB AS ANY KIND OF EXAMPLE. Shoot the rifle you are comfortable with, don't rush and it will be all good.

I think the Duleys set good examples with not peeling every bull under the sun just mature bulls and nanny's. Obviously they have rubbed you up the wrong way somehow as all my experiences with them have been pleasant.
Re the 6.5 being enough on tahr they definitely are, mate was shooting stonkers on the west coast with a 15.5" 6.5x55 bushpig. Your 243 sounds lethal 257!

Originally Posted by superdiver

I think the Duleys set good examples with not peeling every bull under the sun just mature bulls and nanny's. Obviously they have rubbed you up the wrong way somehow as all my experiences with them have been pleasant.
Re the 6.5 being enough on tahr they definitely are, mate was shooting stonkers on the west coast with a 15.5" 6.5x55 bushpig. Your 243 sounds lethal 257!

The Duley's have an excellent hunting ethic, they go out of their way to make a top TV show from their adventures. And they are pretty switched on regarding game management, the whole hunting scene, the resource etc, and convey that well to both hunters and non hunters alike. But there are many of us out here that are not keen on continually portraying long range hunting as the b all and end all. The reality is that only a very small number of us are able to utilise a long range rig ethically, the majority of hunters still keep our shots within a realistic 300-350. And I think its the constant taking of long range shots, hence the encouragement of it, that rubs people up the wrong way.

Originally Posted by Husky1600

The Duley's have an excellent hunting ethic, they go out of their way to make a top TV show from their adventures. And they are pretty switched on regarding game management, the whole hunting scene, the resource etc, and convey that well to both hunters and non hunters alike. But there are many of us out here that are not keen on continually portraying long range hunting as the b all and end all. The reality is that only a very small number of us are able to utilise a long range rig ethically, the majority of hunters still keep our shots within a realistic 300-350. And I think its the constant taking of long range shots, hence the encouragement of it, that rubs people up the wrong way.

They do pretty well in the trees too. And invented "bush-pig-itis". So they are not one dimensional. They are a wonderful role model, but still human.

Its the environment for filming.
Most bush hunting is seeing antlers,part of a deer identify it and boom.
The filming is the same not as spectacular as the open country.

Originally Posted by Husky1600

The Duley's have an excellent hunting ethic, they go out of their way to make a top TV show from their adventures. And they are pretty switched on regarding game management, the whole hunting scene, the resource etc, and convey that well to both hunters and non hunters alike. But there are many of us out here that are not keen on continually portraying long range hunting as the b all and end all. The reality is that only a very small number of us are able to utilise a long range rig ethically, the majority of hunters still keep our shots within a realistic 300-350. And I think its the constant taking of long range shots, hence the encouragement of it, that rubs people up the wrong way.

I am not an avid watcher of the show but agree with the ethics and awesome promotion of NZ hunting.
What has irked me was seeing young kids that couldnt hold or setup the rifle themselves taking semi LR shots on one or more episodes. You could see their heads bobbling round behind the scope etc. Its not so much the LR shooting that bothers me as much as the attitude the kids may take away and apply to their future hunting because of it. There is no way they can yet comprehend the knowledge and work that allowed them to achieve, simply imposing a crosshair on a target and not fucking up the trigger or flinching.


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