Thread: Manson hut

I can intro you to Te Puke if you want longer range practice mate. ( Most Saturdays)

Thanks, but I have my own 500m range on my farm...I just need to get out, do some reloading and USE IT!!!
Bloody work getting in the way of recreation. Will have to change things about methinks

You got a chrono? Happy to lend one if needed. Most my shots are between 300-500. Haven't had a chance to stretch past 500, but dial up to 820 works nicely so far on rocks.

Yip. Got one of them too. just need to get off my arse and prioritise shooting. I used to have a 22 250 I was happy engaging targets at 400 with, but that was 30 years ago. Bought one off here a few months ago with good intentions, but it shoots like a shotgun and just haven't had the time to devote to getting it to shoot properly (if it can!).

One thing I was very impressed with, was the new glass on the gat. VX3 HD. Man the light gathering was impressive at last light. Would have been easy shooting at a clear target when the Leica 10x42s were getting indistinct on the same target

I need to decide what rifle to take up ... the 7mm saum, with the vx5hd, shoots out to 550m so far on animals. The 300 norma mag, ( might he overkill for sika ), verified out to 820m, or the 6.5saum which I should get to verify out to 600 before the trip.

Some of that country is pretty steep. Take the lightest one

Originally Posted by XR500

Some of that country is pretty steep. Take the lightest one

Hahaha , the lightest one is the biggest one... 300 norma mag weighs under 4kg, my 7mm saum is about the same.. a touch more maybe.

Don’t write off the bush below old manson hut if you dont have any luck on the slips. Just avoid the waterfall in the creek. Theres usually the odd one in there, and more often than not theres a stag hanging around that hut.

Back home from Mason hut, windy and a bit of rough weather .No feed around, very low numbers of deer, Animals are small and look like rabbits at 300 metres .Deer in winter coats also hard to see.
Nice warm hut and wood shed full ,no coal there.
By end of November should be good to hunt,hopefully sun comes out .

Good luck

I think DOC is no longer supplying coal to huts.

Originally Posted by Backcountry Bob

I think DOC is no longer supplying coal to huts.

Save the planet? But die of hypothermia…. Sounds about right

Originally Posted by Larskramer

I need to decide what rifle to take up ... the 7mm saum, with the vx5hd, shoots out to 550m so far on animals. The 300 norma mag, ( might he overkill for sika ), verified out to 820m, or the 6.5saum which I should get to verify out to 600 before the trip.

7mm SAUM should be good to 8-900 with the right pills