150g federal blue box has shot well in all my .308 S over the years.
Liked On: 08-08-2024, 07:12 AM
Very fine rifle, mine shot stupidly well with 168gn ELDM's (hand loads) and also 150gn sako game head (factory soft points) and pretty much anything else I fed it in reality. Miss mine but too much...
Liked On: 08-08-2024, 07:12 AM
good onya for that info
Liked On: 05-08-2024, 06:41 PM
The Tikka 284 was calling again for a walk. It needed a feed so I loaded up some 162s for Thar and another 20 140 Ballistic tips for Wallaby and Fallow deer. My son wanted to go skiing so we headed...
Liked On: 05-08-2024, 07:56 AM
I'll have it written down somewhere but as above superformance gave me 3120fps out of a 22" and the 130gr ssts. From memory reloder 26 wasn't too far off. 2208 will likely be underwhelming. Adi...
Liked On: 04-08-2024, 06:45 AM
It's not about how well your rifle groups, it's about your ability to place your first shot precisly in field conditions at 500yards.
Liked On: 04-08-2024, 06:39 AM
Hi Bevan ocean-hunter First up, good luck for your wedding! Hope you have a rip roaring party. The #1 principle to all reception plans… keep it simple. Don’t go all extravagant. Endless stress! And...
Liked On: 31-07-2024, 10:51 AM
NZ deer are soft mate, not like back home where we need big guns. if you shoot straight a 243 will do everything you encounter in NZ. I starter on 308 when i got to NZ, went though 243, 270, 300wm,...
Liked On: 27-07-2024, 07:41 AM
i would have gone 243 if i wasnt so keen on using subsonics in 308.
Liked On: 27-07-2024, 07:40 AM
Still one of the prettiest rifles ever made :cool:
Liked On: 24-07-2024, 07:22 AM
Hornady 11th edition has loads for that bullet, with H4895 max is 44 grs for around 2700 fps out of a 22 inch barrel. AR 2208 has a listed max of 44.9 grs for 2700 fps with a 22 inch barrel....
Liked On: 23-07-2024, 08:24 AM
Yeah bro, they had two of em so got the unopened one, Andrew did me a bit of a deal. Looking forward to having a 243 again, haven't owned one for nearly 20 years, chur
Liked On: 22-07-2024, 08:45 PM
Well fuk my life, went into look at a scope & look what happened & it's a farken Tikka too Cheers Buzz lol 255415
Liked On: 22-07-2024, 08:44 PM
Grc do various inlets try them mate
Liked On: 21-07-2024, 10:49 AM
I got the Nz hunter mag just for this article but was disappointed to see it was basically RL26 loads. Hopefully the next bush pig articles cater to us peasants. Shooting 162-168s at 2850 with and...
Liked On: 20-07-2024, 12:30 PM