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Yea definitely, very generous of him :)

Haha yea I'll get that off soon. I kinda like it tho ya know, from what I've heard and seen, I am under the impression that the orange flare color has...

sheesh thats rough mate, must have been pretty gutted. Good on ya for challenging yourself!

That same tahr in the picture? mate, probably could have killed that with a slingshot ;)

hmmm lets hear the story please :thumbsup: ?

Thanks guys, im sure this physics class you have put me through will help me kill way more deer, much appreciated!

All sorted! Getting the scope sussed on monday and going to the range next saturday. Thanks Bevan!

this forum is a gold mine for new hunters, i must say.

cheers guys

before i make a new thread.. posting this question here.

Is there anyone in the southern auckland region that may be able to help me sort my scope and sight in my rifle? Was gonna make a separate...

machined? the rings i got with the scope are lapped. is that the same thing?

okay cool, wont bother with the loctite then :)

Okay that makes perfect sense thank you! Sounds easy enough. Hopefully can get a hold of some tools to do the job soon. Cheers

thinking of getting some loctite 222 and just a set of torx keys. Will tighten em up to just that "right feel" of tightening, and then the loctite should keep em in place? .

Hahaha funny guys :yaeh am not durnk: okay cool, good to hear some confirmations of my suspicion. So many little things to learn! I like it :) should probably invest in a torque screw driver set then...

haha noted. Bugger, have the little attachment bit that fits into the screws but the holder for it is broken.

Sounds simple enough! How tight do the screws have to be? I realise there isnt an exact definition you could give me, but what would your personal "explanation"? haha

Are they easy to strip?

Perfect explanation, thank you so much! Will see if i can get hold of the type of screwdriver needed loosen up the rings. Will be good to learn and do it myself i guess, how do you make sure the...

I was in the EXACT same position. My head said 308, but my heart said 7mm08. I usually go with my heart, but I usually screw up these type of decisions so I went with my head this time :thumbsup:
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Average, 178cm last time i checked. Longer lenth of pull? what does that mean?

Yea i suppose, i dont have a torque screw driver or anything though so ill have to play it by feel. Went for a 308.. :)

About the same as my one or a bit more toward the rear? ive browsed a couple of forums regarding this issue and some (although few) suggest that, on a hunting rifle, put it as far forward as you can...

Hi guys,

Went into hunting & fishing today to get myself a gun. Couldn't wait any longer. Managed to score a very good deal in the end.

Anyway, I took my scope in and the fella fitted it for...