150993 Ninth birthday today. These two have been dishing out the love to Mum and Dad during our unfortunate spell on the sidelines. Gotta love the Nanny Dog.
Liked On: 14-10-2020, 11:07 PM
I just got a near rail took about 6 weeks to show up https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20201012/4151e56f75c9094a20acc5d57b736a54.jpg Sent from my SM-G960F using Tapatalk
Liked On: 14-10-2020, 03:12 AM
Pics of the mint BSA Hunter please[emoji106][emoji846] Sent from my SM-A515F using Tapatalk
Liked On: 13-10-2020, 05:16 PM
It all depends on that deers life experience really.
Liked On: 13-10-2020, 08:00 AM
Yes the neck shot is a classic for the 222 /223. I remember back when culling in the Rangitoto range we wanted some venison for Xmas. We went off for a hunt in our chosen areas. I was hunting a...
Liked On: 13-10-2020, 05:57 AM
Depends on how they present themselves, but generally more towards the shoulder than the head. Head shots are pretty risky.
Liked On: 13-10-2020, 05:56 AM
When the deer and the thar became thin on the ground.. And the rather thin looking cullers,wrinkled and brown.. Took time off and were city bound.. Back in the valleys lay old spent brass.. In...
Liked On: 13-10-2020, 05:56 AM
This is ya classic lung shot with a .223... 151177 And these are ya neck shot... : 151178 151179
Liked On: 13-10-2020, 05:56 AM
Back when I used the 222 a lot I found it very efficient within it's range limitations. When culling we used Sako 50 gr ammo which I think was relatively hard bullet but it performed well. Over the...
Liked On: 12-10-2020, 09:20 AM
Did most of my shooting in my formative shooting days with a trebbly. As others have said, the ability to go out shooting hare, rabbits and magpies at decent ranges whenever you felt like it made for...
Liked On: 11-10-2020, 10:32 PM
if you have spent over an hour searching,you have tried....if you have spent over an hour searching with a dog who knows thier shit...you have tried really hard...and sometimes eve nthat isnt...
Liked On: 11-10-2020, 07:49 PM
Definitely. 100% agree with this. I feel it takes a lot of maturity as a hunter to get to that point however. My guess is that the disciplined .222/.223 users here have a fair amount of experience...
Liked On: 11-10-2020, 07:49 PM
Absolutely right.Got a mate who shall remain nameless who insists that his Remmy 223 is just the beesknees. He loses more animals than anyone I know, simply because he attempts to shoot them on the...
Liked On: 11-10-2020, 07:48 PM
I shot prob 20-30 deer a year with the 223 reds fallow even pigs it's all shot placement and range won't shoot over 200 and I only head or neck shoot so it's eather bang dead on the spot or complete...
Liked On: 11-10-2020, 07:48 PM
I once lost a deer whilst carrying a Sako Vixen in .222, back in 2010. The now ex-wife and I were making a trip into the Kawekas, and were about 1/2 an hour up the track from the lakes car park....
Liked On: 11-10-2020, 07:47 PM