Bingo.... I was always taught "between 17 and 21 degrees depending on the work you used it for" And it's stood me in good stead all my life.
Liked On: 29-04-2025, 08:15 PM
Deciding that Sika were a tad on the quiet side this year my young sidekick and I decided to head out in search of a Red stag instead. Running a bit late we set up camp in the evening and had an...
Liked On: 29-04-2025, 11:33 AM
My daughter's first deer! She’s been putting in a lot of effort — countless weekends spent target shooting at various ranges. Getting really comfortable with her kid-sized Elude .223 setup. ...
Liked On: 28-04-2025, 05:55 PM
We don’t get out as much as we used to, life just seems busy the last couple of years. It used to be rugby in the winter but with a new found love for cricket weekends in summer are lost now to....
Liked On: 28-04-2025, 03:10 PM
Remember the context. The head/neck shooting only became really necessary when the whole deer and offal thing came in, and by then we were mainly shooting farm land and more accessible areas. The...
Liked On: 27-04-2025, 01:37 AM
And now we have the 25 Creedmoor! https://youtu.be/mAUrdI9Ahv4?si=MX1yQUPbCr0zRiga
Liked On: 26-04-2025, 01:08 PM
Rest easy old mate. I liked how Gadget would have a yarn with anyone but he was straight up and marched to the beat of his own drum, wouldn't bend or modify his personality to conform to others and...
Liked On: 25-04-2025, 11:32 PM
Just got back from a week away hunting open country with my 10x42 GPO's and I have been very impressed. Good till last light and ranged very quick out to some crazy distances. Horizontal correction...
Liked On: 25-04-2025, 08:06 PM
Here's another one I shot with the 70 Accubond last night. 200 yards. Manageable damage and effective. 273698
Liked On: 25-04-2025, 07:52 PM
Try a Tikka T1X in .22 rimfire and put the 40g CCI sub projectile in the spot behind its head (where the spine meets the skull) way less meat damage than that big boomer your using :) 273696
Liked On: 25-04-2025, 07:49 PM
Went to the Dawn service, home for brekky and what to do till family arrive on such a glorious Douthland morning? Well heading to the range to sight in the 22-250 after I swapped out scopes on it...
Liked On: 25-04-2025, 04:04 PM
What an evening out with it looks like. 273643
Liked On: 25-04-2025, 01:21 PM
My youngest on the board with his first stag. 273509
Liked On: 23-04-2025, 11:27 PM
Roughly scored at 310 DS Even with a few tines that don't score because no counter points 273502
Liked On: 23-04-2025, 11:26 PM
Bucks Croaking well down Otago as well, got me a mini moose. I'm still away but will post a story when I get back. 273430 273431
Liked On: 23-04-2025, 11:25 PM