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   BSA270 liked post by Mooseman On thread : .222 turning back the clock

   Couple of old ones I found 161607 Our old Forest Service Caravan it sure was luxury compared to the tent camps I started working from. 161608 First deer I shot with a 222 it was one of three he...

   Liked On: 10-11-2021, 10:09 PM

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   BSA270 liked post by Tahr On thread : .222 turning back the clock

   Like this. This is me up the Pari in the Ruahines. https://hosting.photobucket.com/albums/e44/Cottrill/.highres/Picture678.jpg...

   Liked On: 10-11-2021, 10:09 PM

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   BSA270 liked post by Tahr On thread : .222 turning back the clock

   Another 222 oldie from the roar. Both shot roaring at under 30 yards. https://hosting.photobucket.com/albums/e44/Cottrill/.highres/00740017.jpg...

   Liked On: 10-11-2021, 10:08 PM

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   BSA270 liked post by Tahr On thread : .222 turning back the clock

   .222 Brno circa 1968 meat hunting. 50 grn Sako and Hirtenberg (sp?) ammo. 4 x Tasco 'scope (Jap, they were ok). Deadly rifle and caliber. Wish I had taken more pics. Mangahao Tararuas. 30 yards...

   Liked On: 10-11-2021, 10:05 PM

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   BSA270 liked post by Mooseman On thread : .222 turning back the clock

   The property we were based on was John Oliver's , forget the name of the road but we went in on the south side of Otrohonga under the rail bridge and headed up there to the edge of the native bush....

   Liked On: 10-11-2021, 10:02 PM

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   BSA270 liked post by doinit On thread : .222 turning back the clock

   161515161516 A small entry whole can be seen on shoulder in the first pic and the mess it causes when the small pill hits bone,second pic. This was a favourite angle shot I and others used on...

   Liked On: 10-11-2021, 10:02 PM

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   BSA270 liked post by Mooseman On thread : .222 turning back the clock

   I remember back when we were culling the Rangitoto Range inland from Otrohonga, at the time there was a fencer working on the farm we had our base camp at. Any deer we shot that we didn't use were...

   Liked On: 10-11-2021, 10:00 PM

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   BSA270 liked post by grandpamac On thread : .222 turning back the clock

   Greetings Nathan F, Congratulations on going to the old school simple side. Shooting all those deer inside 200 metres indicates that a long range scope and all the modern whizo bits are not needed...

   Liked On: 10-11-2021, 09:58 PM

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   BSA270 liked post by Micky Duck On thread : .222 turning back the clock

   Philip Holden wrote a chapter some ?????40-50 years ago now.....222 the controversial one..... NOTHING written then is so out of date now OTHER THAN PROJECTILES AND RANGEFINDERS........ rangefinder...

   Liked On: 10-11-2021, 09:57 PM

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    BSA270 liked post by Rangireice On thread : .222 turning back the clock

    I use a vixen 222 quite a lot and the beauty of the caliber is it’s accuracy, most of my hunting is bush or clearings near cover so I don’t shoulder shoot but go for head and neck shots which sack...

    Liked On: 10-11-2021, 09:56 PM

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    BSA270 liked post by bumblefoot On thread : .222 turning back the clock

    I'm finding the 55gr Sierra Game Kings in the Buffalo 223 ammo really good. This is one from the opposite shoulder of a fallow yearling at 346m (used a rangefinder). it held together really well...

    Liked On: 10-11-2021, 09:55 PM

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    BSA270 liked post by Trout On thread : .222 turning back the clock

    Head shoot a 100 rabbits or so at 200yds,deer will be easy as.:thumbsup:

    Liked On: 10-11-2021, 09:54 PM

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    BSA270 liked post by Trout On thread : .222 turning back the clock

    222,inch high at a hundy,all deer dead 220yds.No need to play around with scope again.

    Liked On: 10-11-2021, 09:50 PM

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    BSA270 liked post by CBH Australia On thread : .222 turning back the clock

    .222, it's accurate, headshoot them.

    Liked On: 10-11-2021, 09:47 PM

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    BSA270 liked post by Nathan F On thread : .222 turning back the clock

    Right we are officially on the board. I shot this young stag right on last light yesterday evening. DOC land. I’m just using sako 50gn soft point ammo. 40 m into the neck and he dropped like...

    Liked On: 10-11-2021, 09:47 PM

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