We got to high ground just as dawn began to shape the rocks. October in the minimalist sage scrub of Eastern Montana is a fickle season. It easily could have been ten degrees and snowing sideways,...
Liked On: 07-07-2022, 08:06 PM
400 yard wallaby today. 80 grain Targex. 200946
Liked On: 06-07-2022, 11:32 PM
I helped a good mate setup his brand new T1x 17hmr last week, mounted his scope onto it and got him out to zero it 1 inch high at 100 yards, and then validated it out to 200 yards and got him use to...
Liked On: 06-07-2022, 11:07 PM
I asked at Delta Mike's and they were going to have to send it to Christchurch (I assumed gunworks)
Liked On: 06-07-2022, 09:47 PM
Nosler Partition would be my choice.
Liked On: 06-07-2022, 03:07 PM
What he said for bush stalking.
Liked On: 06-07-2022, 03:07 PM
I use to run 162 a-max at 3060 and 160accubond at about 2900 as my close up load. I reloaded and used 2gr less for the 160 accubond. Sighted in with the 162 then looked to see where the accubond hit....
Liked On: 06-07-2022, 08:23 AM
Sounds like a perfectly legitimate reason to buy another rifle.
Liked On: 06-07-2022, 08:23 AM
Or slow them down by using a minimum book load Colour the projectile with a black vivid so you don’t mix them up with your full power loads
Liked On: 06-07-2022, 08:22 AM
All very valid points. No intention of a bipod here, it will be shot offhand 95% of the time and at short ranges inside 40m. Hardest rifle I had to shoot was a kimber Montana. The stock just...
Liked On: 06-07-2022, 08:18 AM
Sad to hear that. We carry our chains in a plastic fert sack. Nice to lie on when your putting them on the truck.
Liked On: 05-07-2022, 09:47 PM
I recently took my Brno to Hunter_Nick in the hope he could repair the modified stock where someone had previously fitted a side mount scope. Not only did he do a fantastic job of fixing the wood, he...
Liked On: 05-07-2022, 08:28 PM
Howa1500 home project fiberglass stock https://www.nzhuntingandshooting.co.nz/f53/lightweight-223-project-84434/
Liked On: 05-07-2022, 05:10 PM
Howa mini 223 200855 Stoked with it, weight as shown above. 200856
Liked On: 05-07-2022, 02:16 PM
+1 to Viper, and I would add that if you are shooting in areas were ricochets are an issue due to backdrops, the ricochet potential of the 17HMR is way less than the .22LR.
Liked On: 05-07-2022, 11:39 AM