Two years on this thread that I am sure was started as a piss take has resulted in handbags at 20yards :thumbsup::D
Liked On: 26-03-2017, 07:09 AM
I burn a barrel or 3 a year. Let me guess ur gunsmith says ur throats stuffed on ur .920 Replace barrel Ask him to cut 2 inch off the burnt out barrel and get it reamed . See what he says . ...
Liked On: 24-03-2017, 12:52 PM
Cheers for the recommendations guys, much appreciated. When I bought my sako, I had a "spend as much possible" mindset. I ended up having very high expectations, which only made it worse when the...
Liked On: 24-03-2017, 12:50 PM
I like that Full Stock! :D
Liked On: 24-03-2017, 12:48 PM
"adjective: sporting" 1. Connected with or interested in sport. Yes it is. "adjective: ethical" 1. relating to moral principles or the branch of knowledge dealing with these.
Liked On: 23-03-2017, 09:26 AM
Got the latest edition of the "Hunting & Wildlife" mag in the mail and have be browsing through it during smoko. To be honest, I find this mag a pretty crappy & many of the articles in it like the...
Liked On: 22-03-2017, 01:31 PM
I look at it this way. When they were using rocks & clubs, knives weren't sporting. When they were using knives, spears weren't sporting. When they were using spears, bows & arrows weren't...
Liked On: 22-03-2017, 10:18 AM
What concerns me most is the author's attempt to justify and apply to others' an ethical cloak for hunting, where-as I believe its a matter of individual choice. Individual choice mostly turns on an...
Liked On: 21-03-2017, 06:32 PM
I am not into what I would call extreme long range shooting when it comes too animals. But in saying that, every shot I can recall over 300 and out to 800 that I have taken on animals, I have managed...
Liked On: 21-03-2017, 06:30 PM
Here is my take on it.... I think people are getting mixed up between "is it ethical" and "is it sporting." The two are separate issues and neither are absolutes. Ethics: In my mind ethics has...
Liked On: 21-03-2017, 06:28 PM
It is what is it.... old people not adapting to changes in culture. Sure nobody does the hard yards anymore might suit your'e way of thinking, but frankly thats bullshit. Sure there are skills...
Liked On: 21-03-2017, 06:26 PM
Those old hunters like Tony Orman who started with open sight .303 were pretty quick to take advantage of technology and use scopes and "better" calibres.
Liked On: 21-03-2017, 02:31 AM
Criteria,deer/goats @ 250y or less, may as well chuck in pig/cham/thar as well. Smaller than 270....... some more information here would help, why smaller and in what way? Is it a blast/recoil...
Liked On: 21-03-2017, 02:20 AM
Just my 0.2 cents, but I consider it the range you feel most comfortable in taking the shot. With my current set up, yes its capable out to 700 or 800 yards (6.5mm SAUM, 140gr Berger at 3075fps). ...
Liked On: 20-03-2017, 06:29 PM
Oh Christ! I haven't been on the fish n hunt forum for years...mainly because of pretentiousness of ethical agreements surrounding such topics. There were a couple guys who wanted to draw a line in...
Liked On: 18-03-2017, 09:47 PM