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About Southerner223
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  1. Southerner223
    Southerner223 liked post by PerazziSC3 On thread : Public land sheep
    Been trying to get a representative one of these for some time. This is a good one for the area. 6.5prc did the job Very steep country, worse than tahr country in places. Interesting reading...
    Liked On: 22-07-2023, 11:24 PM
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    Southerner223 liked post by Ryan_Songhurst On thread : The new howa carbon?
    229432 229433 229434 Shoots the federal Bluebox OK, sighted it in with 2 shots then shot that group. I'm thinking of knocking the barrel back another 1.5" to get the suppressor right up against...
    Liked On: 21-07-2023, 11:44 PM
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    Southerner223 liked post by JohnDuxbury On thread : Lever guns - What do ya reckon?
    The point with lever actions, and particularly the Winchester 94'in .30/30, Winchester / Rossi 92 and the Marlin, is not that you can shoot fast with them, although they are faster than a bolt...
    Liked On: 18-07-2023, 11:25 AM
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    Southerner223 liked post by Nathan F On thread : If you only had one to rule all
    Another for the 708. Mines good for 5-500 yds. Point and shoot to 220yds. Easy to dial after that. 16” barrel. 140 bt at 2580 or a 120gn at 2900. Plenty of killing power for anything. 223 would...
    Liked On: 18-07-2023, 09:25 AM
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    Southerner223 liked post by Nathan F On thread : 7mm08 appreciation thread
    My fav. Tikka T3x superlite. 16” barrel. Hardy suppressor. Carbon stock. Fluted bolt and mtn bolt knob. Optilocks with a z5. 140gn Bt at 2580 fps. Deer don’t like it. 229065
    Liked On: 17-07-2023, 09:24 PM
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    Southerner223 liked post by VXN222 On thread : 7mm08 appreciation thread
    Few young bucks met their match yesterday. While snooping along too close to wire. After spotting these grazing down the face, I closed from 500odd yards down to around 120-150yrd in some patchy...
    Liked On: 17-07-2023, 09:24 PM
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    Southerner223 liked post by blip On thread : 7mm projectiles swap for 6mm projectiles
    Yea they are 1900. Prefer swap other wise ill just keep them havnt decided what to do with rifle yet. Also have 7 08 brass to swap for 243 brass
    Liked On: 17-07-2023, 07:48 PM
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    Southerner223 liked post by Sidetrack On thread : We really are different!
    Over the last couple of three years since I’ve retired I’ve devoted a great deal more time to all thing’s hunting and firearms related. This included browsing around overseas forums and watching...
    Liked On: 16-07-2023, 09:16 PM
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    Southerner223 liked post by 7mmwsm On thread : If you only had one to rule all
    Ammo availability.
    Liked On: 12-07-2023, 04:45 PM
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    Southerner223 liked post by Ryan_Songhurst On thread : Scope ideas?
    Z3 3-10 BRH/X
    Liked On: 06-07-2023, 08:18 AM
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    Southerner223 liked post by Flyblown On thread : Mission accomplished
    The farm hunting debate after my last post was entertaining. I decided to give this public land "proper" hunting a go myself. As I stepped onto the public land, all sensors went haywire. The DEER...
    Liked On: 01-07-2023, 11:04 PM
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    Southerner223 liked post by Tahr On thread : 223 on deer
    60 grn Hammer 100 yards. Centre shoulder hit and out the other side. Angled shot and bullet went right through the paunch. Takes a good bullet to do that. 227846
    Liked On: 01-07-2023, 05:53 PM
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    Southerner223 liked post by Gkp On thread : 7mm ss cs 7mm saum vs 7mmsst
    I'm going to build a second saum as I love caliber. I'm thinking it needs to be different to my standard long range dial up saum so might run monos with a small bdc style scope. Probably hammer...
    Liked On: 26-06-2023, 12:30 PM
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    Southerner223 liked post by Flyblown On thread : Make a plan
    When I was a young fella living in Afrikaans territory, I learned an old expression.... 'n boer maak 'n plan. "A farmer makes a plan." I'm no farmer but I like a good plan. I get the snobbery...
    Liked On: 25-06-2023, 11:12 PM
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    Southerner223 liked post by Tahr On thread : 223 on deer
    Ground Control I have 3. It just sort of happened. Of the 3 I have now Ive had a Savage Lightweight for about 20 years. It was 1:9 twist and last year it started to lose its mo-jo so I had Jaco on...
    Liked On: 24-06-2023, 06:21 PM

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