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good one, learn something everytime.
PS buy good thick mutton cloth/ meat bags or pillow slips as Ive seen plenty of flys get through the cheap stuff.
Z

Dawn would have been please that it went to soemeone who used it.
Z

Thanks one nasty set of teeth.

Hi, I hunted that block March 2023. 3 nights, 4 guy's, 3 deer.
The bush hobbit in the group saw the most deer, he was heading down the valley past the meat safe and dropping down to the streams....

https://rifleshooter.com/2014/12/308-winchester-7-62x51mm-nato-barrel-length-versus-velocity-28-to-16-5/

looks like about 250 fps which is a bit less than I was thinking.
will vary with ammo...

I put a Vixen V1 4-16 on my son's 223 a few years back after Nikon shut down. It works well,
he's been nailing a few rabbits with it.
Zane

ps guys watch it on TVNZ on demard. avoids the adds.

having watched the first 2 my throughts are that most have underestimated the need for shelter. (Compaired to the last US one i watched bits...

Yes SIG have released the 277 fury rifle and cartridge. It has been SAAMI spec'd at 80,000psi,
Yes it is a composit case, steel & brass with alloy as well.

just goes to show how much length you lose/gain with the action.
So clearly anyone wanting a true bush gun should consider a single shoot.
i dont have one yet but the light weight and compact size...

I know bullet jacket shape and thickness impact pressure,
ie ELD-X vs ELD-M. the X needs less powder as its thicker jacket creates more pressure as it enters the rifling.
another trap
Sierra...

I'v had 2 true low power scopes.
Nikon Monarch 1-4x20. Shot deer out to 230 mtr with this.
I kept it but upgraded the rifle to a Burris 1.5-6x42 as I struggled to see bullet hole on targets at 100...

a cheap used 22lr. cheap shooting all day long.
Re centre fire this is a large kettle of fish.
Personally I'm a fan of the 243. It's enough for most Northisland deer at sensible ranges.
I'll...

My take is that most subsonics give plenty of penitration on typical goat to red deer sized game side or quartering.
So a larger caliber will make a bigger hole. You are only getting a caliber...

Another thought that has worked for me with boots a little large.
A thick pair of those Blue & Yellow Gell innersoles. Made a huge differance for me.
I was prone to getting a heel rub and had too...

Mid length shorts,
but have been using a pair of First Light Corrugate Guide Pants. Light issh 480 gr, 4 way stretch, very comfortable to walk in, Don't want to say a snug fit but they are not...

another small batch of
21 rounds of Hornady 158gr XTP Hollow Points over 15.5 gr of tailboss in my 358 win. Estimated at about 1700 fps.
Great for 50 mtr plinking and small deer & goats. Last...

Second twinneedle, My Fairydown bag they repaired some damaged baffles, added some extra down and gave all the down a hydrophobic coating treatment.
Better than new and I would have got it around...

The Palm range of bags seem to be good valve, I have a Palm iV rated to +5c. I use it for summer and hut use, Still have an old Fairydown down bag with water proof outer for fly camps in margional...

NB Waeco is now Dometic. They are double the cost of a Brass money but still way cheaper than a Engel.
I have one thats 25 years old mostly lived on a yacht. Started playing up 3 years back, now...

Nothing against the 270 but any large capacity case with a narrow bore gives away a lot more with loss of barrel length.
Ie I had a 243 at 18" and it was not nice. large flames and a big boom and...

Think steep and thick unless hunting bush margins.
I think you will find access will be hard with lots of steep country thats too hard to get up or down. Access with be spurs and some creek beds....

Had old brass do that some years back. Luckily it was a very mild load, Son was shooting and he did not notice until he could not feed the next round.
Was very old brass of my Dad's, some of it...

My lever Sav 99 runs Berger 87gr VLD hunting over a mid range load of W760/H414 for fallow and reds with me and my son or little 58 gr hornady's for goats (low power).
My Dad used to run Hornady...

Second that above, contact a heli operation on both sides of the mountains and have a chat with them about were they can put you for your east west split weather wise.
I don't know which areas they...

Dozen sub sonics, 220gr lead HP with copper gas check over 12gr trail boss in 358win. Basically a finishing round or for possums and short range deer.