I was giving this one a lot of thought - this from Rumpy hits it on the nail - yup thats me to
Liked On: 17-08-2023, 03:08 AM
270. 90g hollow points for rabbits, hares, wallaby. 100 or 110g soft point for goats, fallow etc and 130 to 160g for deer and tahr.
Liked On: 17-08-2023, 03:08 AM
Fixed it. Sorry, pet peave of mine! 308 Winchester for me. Can load from 125 to 180 grains, rifles tend to not be fussy and plentiful ammo and components. If I can only have one load Id go 165gr....
Liked On: 17-08-2023, 03:07 AM
6.5x55 in a modern action and handloads
Liked On: 17-08-2023, 03:06 AM
#1 choice.270w fed a good 130grn suppressed. overkill for wallabies and rabbits but it works for anything. #2 choice love the 223 with 50-55grn softpoints but big animal out past 150 yards the .270...
Liked On: 17-08-2023, 03:06 AM
Which is better 222 or 223? 222 Remington performance is only slightly less than the more common 223 Remington. A 55 grain 222 Remington round travels at 3,095 feet per second with 1,170 foot-pounds...
Liked On: 13-08-2023, 08:49 PM
I always miss if I'm too close. Instead of creeping up I creep away a bit.
Liked On: 12-08-2023, 11:06 PM
Both the above are good, but not Bunji-level good! Back to greater distances, I have the small Leupold 1.5-5x20 on the hunting rifle by design. If I can see to take a deer cleanly then I can....
Liked On: 12-08-2023, 11:06 PM
blip - I'm about the same as you - 200- 250m is plenty. I like to be real certain that I'm actually shooting at an animal, and that I'll not cause any unnecessary suffering. I'm a softie like that.
Liked On: 12-08-2023, 11:04 PM
I’m glad this thread has stayed positive. I think in some quarters there’s a lack of understanding around longer ranger hunting. Like everything we do in life it’s about (a) incremental increases...
Liked On: 10-08-2023, 11:24 AM
I agree with this from my experience. I used to have a range set up from my back door that had targets out too 700m. What I found was that I could do pretty well with my bog standard but accurate...
Liked On: 10-08-2023, 11:23 AM
I've shoot deer out past 1000m in the past, I was shooting almost every day, In all conditions, on steel out to 1800 had really good optics and big 375s etc, and had no trouble with it, never lost an...
Liked On: 10-08-2023, 12:07 AM
Just wondering whats it is. For me its 200-250m if the terrain allows i will always get closer.
Liked On: 10-08-2023, 12:05 AM
faark its nice to see such brutal honesty ...warts n all.....good on you.
Liked On: 10-08-2023, 12:05 AM
Funny was just talking about this today with a mate. I’m very confident out to 300M I’ve dropped four in the 400 - 430M range. Two instant clean kills. One headshot, so also an instant clean...
Liked On: 10-08-2023, 12:04 AM