270mtrs away...you aimed at brisket...... you should have hit the brisket...even on flat ground your bullet path SHOULDNT have climbed more than 3" high or dropped more than 3" low unless your using...
Liked On: 16-02-2024, 04:23 PM
Some really good advice here, but personally would like to reiterate, the single biggest thing you can do for your saftey these days is not carry a whole animal on your back I’ve been lined up...
Liked On: 16-02-2024, 07:48 AM
I don't contribute much to this fantastic community as I don't typically have much to share. I'm a bush hunter and my starting position when I think I'm close to a deer (sound or sight) is to tell...
Liked On: 16-02-2024, 07:48 AM
Almost sorry I asked Greg. Would have thought a ballistics afficionado such as yourself would have spent time at the rifle rack, deeply comtemplating the decision of which cartridge was the sexiest...
Liked On: 15-02-2024, 04:03 PM
Cosine 45 = 0.707 near enough, not 0.5.
Liked On: 15-02-2024, 12:53 PM
How’s this for an idea, from army training way back using basic sights. Draw some circle targets as follows, all shot at 100 yards. Prone: 2 MOA. Sitting or kneeling supported: 3 MOA. Sitting...
Liked On: 14-02-2024, 04:08 PM
Cut two sticks of 20mm dia bamboo at 1.9m. Tie them together with a heavy duty rubber band 100mm down from the top and you've got a free bipod
Liked On: 14-02-2024, 04:03 PM
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20240213/5f8375cd119b81054820dc407392eb88.jpg Just under 3kg with Swarovski Z5 2.4x12 This is my favourite rifle and in 6.5 seems to do everything I want to do ...
Liked On: 14-02-2024, 03:50 PM
Pic from a guy from the old.home town. Does a shit ton of hunting and way better at it than me. Shot this stag this morning with his grandads old mauser 250-3000. Over on the West coast somewhere....
Liked On: 13-02-2024, 06:08 PM
Bergers can have very short bearing surfaces compared to the Hornadys. Less friction, more speed.
Liked On: 13-02-2024, 11:29 AM
middle of March maybe the odd one making a noise - last week march yup reds start up -Ist week April reds should be going - second week April main roar for reds - that has not really changed for...
Liked On: 13-02-2024, 07:23 AM
Hmmm a bit out of line alright
Liked On: 12-02-2024, 08:13 PM
Calm down , The farm deer havnt even started yet and we are in southland .
Liked On: 12-02-2024, 12:18 PM
Need a combination of low temp, diurnal temp, ratio of daylight to dark hours and girls/boys behaviour/smelling nice Any one plus combinations thereof can light the fuse It’s never just one...
Liked On: 12-02-2024, 07:11 AM
Shine a UV light on your hunting clothes. It might be an eye opener whether the clothing is camo or not, regardless of UV brighteners in washing powder.
Liked On: 11-02-2024, 09:57 PM