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Offline Vulcan

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Re: Gun nuts...
« Reply #30 on: April 10, 2008, 03:35:32 PM »
Still haven't got anything (awaiting my firearms license still).... but heres some piccies of my happy hunting ground






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Re: Gun nuts...
« Reply #31 on: April 10, 2008, 04:50:04 PM »
I started hunting deer here in Michigan back in 2000.    The first year I used a converted .303 Enfield.   

The following year I had another USP on layaway and transferred the money on this:

SigArms SHR-970.   The action was SMOOTHER than a Weatherby costing twice as much.

Not mine but I have one in 30-06 and a Redfield scope (incredibly bright and not a cheap Redfield).



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Offline DieAz

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Re: Gun nuts...
« Reply #32 on: April 10, 2008, 05:17:23 PM »
Beautiful country, nice hills. where are the livestock? the farmers? the houses?

Offline Vulcan

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Re: Gun nuts...
« Reply #33 on: April 10, 2008, 06:24:14 PM »
- 1st picture is facing North into the national park/forest
- 2nd is NW towards the base of the national park (in that treeline to the left I usually pick off a some big hares)
- 3rd same kinda direction
- 4th looking more north into the park, down this slope is bunny central. Last night there were half a dozen behind the 2nd from bottom ridge on the left side. Behind that ridge is crawling with em.
- 5th is looking NE, too the right of that nearby ridge where the paddock turns to rough bush is the valley with the farms, roads, etc
- Last piccie is looking down the slope zoomed in too where bunny central is. That valley behind it has pigs and deer (every now and then I hear 308's or 222's hunting over there). Goats are all over the place. I've heard pigs in that near treeline.

The livestock were behind me at the time (cows), plus there were a few downhill but hidden in the brush.

If you've got google earth co-ords of where I took the piccies are at Lat  41° 4'56.24"S  / Long 174°59'44.72"E

Offline WWhiskey

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Re: Gun nuts...
« Reply #34 on: April 10, 2008, 07:17:21 PM »

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Re: Gun nuts...
« Reply #35 on: April 10, 2008, 07:20:02 PM »
my next purchase
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Offline DREDIOCK

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Re: Gun nuts...
« Reply #36 on: April 10, 2008, 09:56:05 PM »
What you want is a 700 Nitro express

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Offline Casca

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Re: Gun nuts...
« Reply #37 on: April 10, 2008, 10:14:19 PM »

From what I can tell my best choices are something like .223 Ruger Mini 14, maybe something like a 22 Hornet (seem rare here), or maybe a 22-250?

Any advice/recommendations?

If you decide on .223 I would not get a Mini 14.  I have one and it is fun but is wildly inaccurate at long range.
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Offline 68slayr

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Re: Gun nuts...
« Reply #38 on: April 10, 2008, 11:58:23 PM »
22-250 is enough to kill pigs and deer if you are a good shot but it would destroy your rabbits..... :O