Thread: Guns and Optics

whatever you buy there are some good deals around that's for sure. don't over complicate things, buy reasonable quality and spend the rest getting out there.

Originally Posted by KERR

Do you get a lot of Troll Dolls on this forum. I thought it was for guns and scopes and stuff?

If Im wrong, then I apologise. It just looked like a troll. Out of date calibres, Fixed power scopes and thermal all in one post looked designed to create argument. Then a location given as a known shipwreck.

Originally Posted by whanahuia

If Im wrong, then I apologise. It just looked like a troll. Out of date calibres, Fixed power scopes and thermal all in one post looked designed to create argument. Then a location given as a known shipwreck.

Apology accepted. The connection between Fyfeshire Rock and the Kerr family name is explained in my Introduction post. I can't be more specific about location at the moment because I'm still job hunting and could end up anywhere. Right now I'm like a rolling stone....
Judging from your very impressive photo gallery you are clearly not a TROLL, but perhaps a BUSH TROLL! Bush Trolls spend a lot of time hiding under bridges and whacking unsuspecting deer as they cruise by. Being a Bush Troll is a good thing.
However, you using and naming almost every calibre known to God, whilst still reporting (mostly) "dead on the spot," is clearly designed to cause confusion and "Designed to create argument."
For me at the moment I'm shopping for the obligator 12 gauge pump & Ruger 10/22.
For bigger, smal game, I'm torn between 22 Hornet (an oldie, but a goodie). or 222 or 223.
For big, big game, the debate is still wide open from 243, a range of 6.5mm or 30 cal, but probably, almost certainly, on a short action with a fast twist barrel. The fixed 8x Shmidt and Bender will go on that.
I enjoyed your photo gallery, insperational, thanks.

Originally Posted by tiroahunta

judging by rest of post hes taking the mick...maybe youre reverse micking....

Would that be Mickey Mouse or Minnie Mouse mick?

Originally Posted by Pommy

Wallabies is easy. 223. Would be surprised if the majority didn't agree on that.

Deer, there is no consensus. You will get votes for everything under the sun. 30-06 and 270 still work fine if that's what you want to stick to. We have these discussions all the time - do us a favour and try to avoid re-opening that can of worms.

Night vision + thermal spotter = great improvement over simply spotlighting. Thermal spotter + thermal scope = excellent. Built in LRF + ballistics on the scope = pest slaying machine. Thermal/NV scopes verbotten on DOC land. Illuminated reticles no more important to have now than at any point in the past.

Thanks @Pommy I always thought an illuminated reticle was a bit queer. If it so dark that you need the reticle illuminated, then it's too dark to see the target and shoot safely, surely?

Originally Posted by Happy Jack

How deep are your pockets, my go to rifles and I only have two are .308 and 22-250 that covers everything I do and I'm only running 3x9 scopes as I'm too poor to get anything bigger.

Gidday Happy, .308 I can agree with, but I've never been a fan of 22-250 too much splatter and blood and gut everywhere when you are processing them. (Now everyone can say, "Shoot them in the head! No problem with pulverised innurds!)

Originally Posted by KERR

Thanks @Pommy I always thought an illuminated reticle was a bit queer. If it so dark that you need the reticle illuminated, then it's too dark to see the target and shoot safely, surely?

]no the illuminated reticle works well in a number of different applications firstly its fast to use- good on dull days - and gives one an extra 10 mins and more at last light - so long as you can make out the deer you can get it long after one simply cant see cross hairs on it

Originally Posted by ZQLewis

wallabies, fallow and meat reds, sika subject to range anything from 222 - 6.5. (22 hornet is no go on DOC land and a bit range limited)
larger bodied deer and subject to range anything in the 308 or 3006 families.
The big change I think has been the impovement in projectiles. Now my fast twist 243 will easly deal with deer out to 500 mtrs.
Down south all the various fast 7mm are very popular up to the 300 win mag.

Other factor to help with suggestions is what's your max shooting distance. This could narrow things down.

Are you a reloader or factory ammo person?
Z

Thanks JQLewis, great comment.
Range: Most of the deer I have shot are under 200 metre. Many, in the bush or edges, have been between 25 - 100 metres. I am not a confident 300+ shooter.
Reloading: Used too, but sold all that gear two, but hope to get back into that when I get settled.

.270 is not done, never will be.get a .270.

The illuminated reticle is also great on black Pigs/Bears and the like.

I should explain why my posts are only appearing in clusters. Right now I am of no (permanent) fixed abode, until I get the location of my next job sorted. I also don't have a laptop (hope to get that with the job) so right now and until then, I'm calling into Public Libraries to use their computers and they close at either 6pm or 7pm so I'm "off-line" all night. Classic survival in the jungle stuff!

Id be interested to know why you cant hunt unless you have a thermal....

Originally Posted by blip

Id be interested to know why you cant hunt unless you have a thermal....

I'M BLIND!

Originally Posted by KERR

I'M BLIND!

Cripes, your gunna need more than a fixed power scope then

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Originally Posted by KERR

I'M BLIND!

Well, we all know what you were doing when you were younger then