This comment - I just flicked through the thread looking for this and wasn't able to find it. In my view, a suppressor is a must do for anything centerfire with new shooters. Most shooters can...
Liked On: 23-03-2024, 08:48 PM
Beyond 75 takes a bit of practice and skill, but it is achievable. Having a rangefinder and a ballistic reticle makes it fairly easy once you know where the drop is (thats where the practice comes...
Liked On: 23-03-2024, 08:38 PM
You're on the right track .22LR for cheap fun and getting started learning the right habits. Personally I think .17HMR is too expensive to feed compared to a .223 in this early stage. Bill999 is...
Liked On: 23-03-2024, 08:02 PM
what is the rifles job going to be? Id be pushing you towards something like a .243 for a low recoil but also big game capable 223 on big game is marginal for someone starting out
Liked On: 23-03-2024, 08:02 PM
Myself (M, 52) and my little guy (M, 11) are looking to get into rifle shooting, eventually hunting. I haven't fired a rifle since I was in my mid-teens; I've taken my little fella to the NZHA range...
Liked On: 23-03-2024, 07:52 PM
hasnt been a good ford built since the 70s..... and none of those were built in england
Liked On: 22-03-2024, 07:33 PM
I have a Leupold VX-3 1.5-5x20mm. It really is a good bush scope. Animals are shot within 20 metres away most of the time, sometimes within 5 metres. For rare longer shots, I do feel under-scoped,...
Liked On: 22-03-2024, 09:04 AM
Take it really slowly, keep the wind in you're face, minimize you're movement and when you go to try lme up a shot just try do so with a bit of cover between you and them, slowly raising the rifle...
Liked On: 22-03-2024, 09:00 AM
My first observation is that you are "calling" them in....while this is great they are already coming in on high alert looking for a deer so you have in essence lost the element of surprise so...
Liked On: 21-03-2024, 09:24 PM
Hey Mate I know you were just harking back to your Agincourt and Crecy days of yore with the old longbow . . . French calvary at 800 paces, fire when ready!
Liked On: 21-03-2024, 09:15 PM
I believe the o.p is asking about archery hunting distance, as this I posted in the archery section of the forum :yaeh am not durnk:
Liked On: 21-03-2024, 09:15 PM
First, welcome. 2nd don't believe a word of that "Mainland" stuff. In terms of laws etc I suggest the absolute most important to start with is our firearms legislation. Safety in everything. Doubt...
Liked On: 14-03-2024, 08:54 PM
As has already ben discussed here, setting up your scope height and comb height on your stock, so you have a consistent view through your scope is vital. This will remove the constant searching for...
Liked On: 14-03-2024, 08:33 PM
You can't post something like this without any pictures! I want to see what rifle is worth waiting 4.5 years for.
Liked On: 11-03-2024, 01:04 PM
Couple pointers just to clarify.... The vx3 HD is 4.5-14 not 18 And a 30mm tube does not allow more light in it allows for more adjustment, a bigger objective let's more light in :thumbsup: Agree...
Liked On: 11-03-2024, 07:04 AM