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Well done, 1 of many to come.

Same here no troubles, 1:8 howa 2710fps.

Don't think you'll be disappointed, Bryan litz lists the G1 BC as .505

To answer OP, no carry on business as usual. This is what a PLB is for. As with anything, any risk you take should be calculated. You only live once, don't live in regret for not having checked the...

Base colour of brown for hens, followed by stencil with cutouts for feathers, spray paint should speed up the process. Take your time on the drakes

Reference photo, is my experience with the 73/75gr ELDM's. Quite a few deer with them, very reliable and emphatic despite the lack of retained weight. The 80s do give me confidence on unforgiving...

Velocity is not all that different especially when BC taken into account. 80gr doing a tad over 2700fps, 73gr 2850fps. Impact Velocity is very close. Maybe with the extra 7gr of mass but, that...

Interesting the difference between these 2 projectiles. On the left, 80gr eldm, on the right, 73gr eldm. Both recovered from sika at ranges around 300m. These results have been repeatable. It's...

So far I think they're good value. Seem solidly built, repeatable adjustments and happy with the glass. My mate compared his Nightforce Atacr at last light and was really surprised how close the...

Howa mini action, 1-8 twist 20inch lightweight barrel. Jefferson bottom metal, Carbon Fibre stock, Sightron stac 3-16x42 and stealth suppressor. Has accounted for many deer and goats with eldm's.
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Good morning with the boys today, a lengthy stalk and him catching us off guard stalking us, resulted in a close range encounter at 30m. Astonished to find a projectile when removing his jaw! I run...

Been chasing Sika for a few years now and been successful, so switching focus back to the reds and hopefully a Fallow Buck.

Posted in the stags 2024 thread but here too for record. 4pt shot at 296m required a track and finishing shot due toa ballsup at my end, 8pt shot at 402m. Both using 80gr ELDM, 2720fps.

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Hey Tahr yes the .223 and .270, the 8 was 28" long

Still a bit early for the Sika, a few hee-haws but that's it. The handlebar 6pt did however come charging in to a single call from 700m away. All cull stags, I suspect the 8 is going backwards as...

Nice going, hope to put a Sika stag on the deck over the next few days with the 80gr ELDM. Will post up if successful

Curiosity got the better of me so I tried some 80gr ELD-M in the Howa. Pretty happy with the results, velocities should be around 2650-2700fps. Hope to validate and chronograph later in the week....

Bleach can make the skull brittle as can over boiling it. Hydrogen peroxide in the 20 volume rangeis the preferred choice, comes out very white and doesn't degrade the bone strength

Finally got around to getting out with this rifle again. Ran out of Robs 270gr hp, so switched to 250gr SWC lead projectiles, behind 7.5gr of trailboss. Stalked onto a clearing and a pheasant flushed...

Mature stags should be fine now however there is always an exception to the rule. The mature stags will shed antlers earlier, consequently growing hard antler earlier. If some havent begun to strip...

Tikka and a Nightforce, can't go wrong!

Letting a mob of pig dogs run kms through a block barking and bailing is a heck of alot different to a controlled deer dog. Think of all the hunters who stalk with dogs both private and public and...

Yes numerous when I owned one, all sub 100m. Never recovered a projectile and never lost a deer. Was effective and economical IMO. The 270gr speer hotcor were also very good performers and seemed to...

Not a sales gimmick, standard SAAMI spec ammo for 45-70 is kept below 28000psi, to avoid damage to old trapdoor rifles. The +P loads are simply loaded to full potential ie, marlin levergun 40000psi...

As above I settled on 23.5gr 2206h in adi brass with the 73gr eldm. As I went higher I started experiencing pressure. Drops seem to validate with a velocity of 2850fps on Applied ballistics.