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Angus - I've had my rimfire for 2.5 years now. I like the rifle, a CZ452 but have never managed to get the groups on paper that some folk seem to manage. I was getting paranoid, was the rifle a bad...
Liked On: 20-05-2018, 09:45 PM
I haven't read all the replies but there is no shortage of both experienced shooters here and information. I think everyone approaches the subject from both a theory side and just a pick up a rifle...
Liked On: 20-05-2018, 08:58 PM
One technique I get people to try that has helped a lot is look for your shot in the scope BEFORE you lift up to reload. Fire your shot and watch to see where it goes. Look for the hole in the paper....
Liked On: 20-05-2018, 08:39 PM
Yeah some good advice, In my opinion being a good confident shooter takes three things - good technic, not thinking to much / being natural & practice - practice - practice ! Yup just go shoot an...
Liked On: 20-05-2018, 07:17 PM
Rests are ok for the range but remember your not going to lug a shooting rest around paddocks or through the bush when your hunting. Never pull the trigger while your inhaling, don't piss around...
Liked On: 20-05-2018, 07:16 PM
whilst shooting off a rest is great to improve your paper accuracy and good practice, don't get to caught up in it if you intend to shoot game animals, not often will an animal present itself and...
Liked On: 20-05-2018, 07:16 PM
The best practice I found was dry firing, but don't dry fire a rimfire on an empty chamber or you will most likely damage your firing pin. Get an empty and slot it in. Lie down with a front rest and...
Liked On: 20-05-2018, 01:46 PM
Hi angus the jw15 is not a bad wee rifle. I’ve shot thousands of rabbits over a few years on our old farm and they work good. A gunsmith can make the trigger a bit better. They have a long pull and...
Liked On: 20-05-2018, 12:51 PM
Hello there Angus. If you don't already have a .22 rimfire bolt action, get one. If or when you have one, then buy a couple or twenty blocks of cci standard and start using it. Join a local club...
Liked On: 20-05-2018, 11:54 AM
Go and google “snipers hide” on you tube. Frank Galli has some very good videos on there in trigger control, but be aware of the way some of these guys shoot rifles, they are heavy and easier to...
Liked On: 20-05-2018, 11:21 AM
Angus try Nathan Fosters book "long range shooting" it really good on getting your fundamentals right. I.e. What you need to do to get constancy in shooting. Not the Hollywood shit that you see on tv...
Liked On: 20-05-2018, 11:03 AM
My boss was using that cellophane stuff and I tried it out, was walking along being quiet, sniff sniff something burning... Sure enough the maxtorch was doing its best to put a hole through the stuff...
Liked On: 16-05-2018, 06:37 AM
iv got some 'colour gels' (proper coloured plastic for lighting tech stuff) ill post you some if you like, all sorts of colours.
Liked On: 16-05-2018, 06:36 AM
No experience, but I have wasted a lot of time reading about this lately, so take it with a pinch of salt. Yes/no/maybe is the answer. If animals are used to being spooked by white light, then an...
Liked On: 16-05-2018, 12:04 AM
I tried a red filter on a lightforce non hid for deer and rabbits on private property, i think it did help on the rabbits but no more than using a lesser powered spotlight helped and it was a major...
Liked On: 16-05-2018, 12:04 AM