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  1. 17-09-2025, 05:32 PM #1
    Pete@tte
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    Hi Guys and Gals

    Thank you all for the opportunity to swap thoughts!
    I have been hunting for 30 years, done some hunting abroad.
    Currently shooting 25-06, BSA with Ruger no1 barrel.
    It was my first rifle…
    Look forward to learning some new things!
    Cheers
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    Welcome to our merry band of misfits!
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    Welcome aboard
    It takes 43 muscle's to frown and 17 to smile, but only 3 for proper trigger pull.
    What more do we need? If we are above ground and breathing the rest is up to us!
    Rule 1: Treat every firearm as loaded
    Rule 2: Always point firearms in a safe direction
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    Quote Originally Posted by Pete@tte View Post
    Thank you all for the opportunity to swap thoughts!
    I have been hunting for 30 years, done some hunting abroad.
    Currently shooting 25-06, BSA with Ruger no1 barrel.
    It was my first rifle…
    Look forward to learning some new things!
    Cheers
    as they say "beware the man with one, he proabably knows how to use it.."
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    Howdy. Welcome.
    I know a lot but it seems less every day...
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    How does your BSA with the Ruger No.1 barrel perform?
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    Shoots fantastic for my work, mostly out to 200yards.
    My trouble at the moment is finding a new scope for its 1inch rings.
    Took enough looking to find the rings…
    Has a 3x9 leupold, wanting a 3x15 to help on chamios at 3-400yards
    but not so keen to go 30mm tube yet.
    4.5x14 is the obvious but makes the 15 yard close bush shot tricky…
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    Many thanks
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    Welcome.

    Re scope, If you are prepared to compromise a little, I've got a 3-12x and 4-16x Vixen VI on two different rifles (308 and 222), 1" tubes, great scopes for the money I reckon if you are not after a dialable scope. One thing I've found is that at first/last light you are still limited to around 6-7x mag with a 40-44mm objective to get best clarity, so the higher zoom is only useful during daylight (or at the range).
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    Cheers bjp, I will look into the vixon.
    I haven’t had any problems with low light yet,
    I do have a Ruger m77 mark 2 in 308 I do most of my bush shooting with.
    It has a leupold 2-7 on it, good for the roar and general bush shooting.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Pete@tte View Post
    Cheers bjp, I will look into the vixon.
    I haven’t had any problems with low light yet,
    I do have a Ruger m77 mark 2 in 308 I do most of my bush shooting with.
    It has a leupold 2-7 on it, good for the roar and general bush shooting.
    Sing out if you want to have a look at/through them "in the flesh", you are welcome to check mine out if you like.
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    Welcome...there are a few,very few 25/06s kicking around the show quietly( or if non suppressed very loudly) knocking over animals still.
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