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Re: What's missing

Post by bigrich » 12 Feb 2019, 8:20 pm

Strikey wrote:You seem to be missing something in 25cal, I would like to suggest a 250/3000 :thumbsup:


257 roberts or 25-06 even :D 25-06 is probably one of the flattest shooting calibers around. hang on a minute , i don't have one. yet ...... :lol:

:drinks: :drinks: :thumbsup:
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Re: What's missing

Post by deye243 » 12 Feb 2019, 8:30 pm

bigrich wrote:
Strikey wrote:You seem to be missing something in 25cal, I would like to suggest a 250/3000 :thumbsup:


257 roberts or 25-06 even :D 25-06 is probably one of the flattest shooting calibers around. hang on a minute , i don't have one. yet ...... :lol:

:drinks: :drinks: :thumbsup:

Short range maybe but for longrane they are hopeless
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Re: What's missing

Post by Bills Shed » 12 Feb 2019, 8:40 pm

Bugger the big bangers, get something with a bit of finesse and get a 17...anything.

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Re: What's missing

Post by Stix » 12 Feb 2019, 9:37 pm

There are some good answers amongst the replies here...
(Mind you i dont know why you'd choose a 25-06 over a 257 Roberts given recoil & muzzle blast... :unknown:
:sarcasm: :lol: )

BUT...you havnt said what you do &/or like... :unknown: (sit in one place & wait for deer...shoot indoor targets at 20 metres...whistle foxes...head shoot rabbits at 300m... shoot gongs at "he-man i rule" ranges... :lol: :sarcasm: :unknown:

So...there are but 4 options you have...

Buy a headache inducing shoulder dislocating barely legal bangy thing that moves spectators & potential shooters on to other hobbies...

Or....
Have a custom built & chambered smallish-medium calibre long range 600 metre bunny-ear piercing round that can also drop pigs...(yea baby...!!)

Or..are you crazy.... :unknown: ...you need 2 more...
if you hunt & shoot little critters up to & including roos...
Just buy a decent rifle chambered in 204R... :thumbsup: (or buy a 204 & you WILL hunt little critters up to roos...!!! :lol:

AND.....you dont have a lever man...!!!
Watch a John Wayne cowboy shoot-em-up movie on Sunday when you're hung over...!!!...then go & buy a lever...what cartridge...?...doesnt matter as long as its a centrefire...!!!
:drinks:

(Hey...Bill's suggestion is pretty cool too--along the lines of the 204--a 17/(20cal) would be a heap of the cheapest & most spectacular feral pigeon exploding fun anyone ever had...!!!)

I blabbered on a bit there...very unlike me... :)
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Re: What's missing

Post by knowsnothin » 12 Feb 2019, 10:00 pm

I see more than a few gaps there Jon . Starting with a hot 17.
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Re: What's missing

Post by bigrich » 13 Feb 2019, 4:43 am

deye243 wrote:
bigrich wrote:
Strikey wrote:You seem to be missing something in 25cal, I would like to suggest a 250/3000 :thumbsup:


257 roberts or 25-06 even :D 25-06 is probably one of the flattest shooting calibers around. hang on a minute , i don't have one. yet ...... :lol:

:drinks: :drinks: :thumbsup:

Short range maybe but for longrane they are hopeless


I was under the impression that 25-06 was a good long range caliber. I have talked to a few fellas that reckon they’re great. Can you elaborate on your opinion please ? I’m not being argumentative, just trying to learn. Cheers
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Re: What's missing

Post by Dossa456 » 13 Feb 2019, 5:53 am

+1 for the hot 17
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Re: What's missing

Post by Jon79 » 13 Feb 2019, 9:29 am

Stix wrote:There are some good answers amongst the replies here...
(Mind you i dont know why you'd choose a 25-06 over a 257 Roberts given recoil & muzzle blast... :unknown:
:sarcasm: :lol: )

BUT...you havnt said what you do &/or like... :unknown: (sit in one place & wait for deer...shoot indoor targets at 20 metres...whistle foxes...head shoot rabbits at 300m... shoot gongs at "he-man i rule" ranges... :lol: :sarcasm: :unknown:

So...there are but 4 options you have...

Buy a headache inducing shoulder dislocating barely legal bangy thing that moves spectators & potential shooters on to other hobbies...

Or....
Have a custom built & chambered smallish-medium calibre long range 600 metre bunny-ear piercing round that can also drop pigs...(yea baby...!!)

Or..are you crazy.... :unknown: ...you need 2 more...
if you hunt & shoot little critters up to & including roos...
Just buy a decent rifle chambered in 204R... :thumbsup: (or buy a 204 & you WILL hunt little critters up to roos...!!! :lol:

AND.....you dont have a lever man...!!!
Watch a John Wayne cowboy shoot-em-up movie on Sunday when you're hung over...!!!...then go & buy a lever...what cartridge...?...doesnt matter as long as its a centrefire...!!!
:drinks:

(Hey...Bill's suggestion is pretty cool too--along the lines of the 204--a 17/(20cal) would be a heap of the cheapest & most spectacular feral pigeon exploding fun anyone ever had...!!!)

I blabbered on a bit there...very unlike me... :)


Hi mate, I do a bit of everything, pick off bunnies on the warrens or walk through the tussocks and pop them with the shot gun, whistle foxes and also spotlight them and shoot them at longer ranges.... I’ll go for a wander and pick off a the odd fallow deer (would like to get away and try my hand at other types), also like shooting pigs and goats & have been shooting a lot of roos on permits lately
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Re: What's missing

Post by brett1868 » 13 Feb 2019, 2:03 pm

Buy a headache inducing shoulder dislocating barely legal bangy thing that moves spectators & potential shooters on to other hobbies...


Sounds like a "Genuine Need" to me :D

P.S You missed "Snot shattering, Mucus gushing, Nose Haemorrhaging, Muzzle Braked death stick from hell"
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Re: What's missing

Post by Sergeant Hartman » 13 Feb 2019, 4:00 pm

There is a desert tech on one of the guns sale sites, switch between 308 and 338lapua

Someone give me 5k
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Re: What's missing

Post by Chappo » 14 Feb 2019, 9:49 am

Hi mate, I do a bit of everything, pick off bunnies on the warrens or walk through the tussocks and pop them with the shot gun, whistle foxes and also spotlight them and shoot them at longer ranges.... I’ll go for a wander and pick off a the odd fallow deer (would like to get away and try my hand at other types), also like shooting pigs and goats & have been shooting a lot of roos on permits lately[/quote]

For the bunnies and foxes I’ve been loving my 22hornet lately. I don’t reload so I’ve been spending a bit of cash but meh....

For bigger stuff Ive been contemplating a 22-250.
Not quite big enough for your pigs and deer but great for the Roos and a nice fill in caliber.
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Re: What's missing

Post by SCJ429 » 14 Feb 2019, 6:19 pm

brett1868 wrote:
Buy a headache inducing shoulder dislocating barely legal bangy thing that moves spectators & potential shooters on to other hobbies...


Sounds like a "Genuine Need" to me :D

P.S You missed "Snot shattering, Mucus gushing, Nose Haemorrhaging, Muzzle Braked death stick from hell"


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Re: What's missing

Post by Supaduke » 14 Feb 2019, 6:37 pm

You need a Milsurp.
Shooting Milsurps with iron sights and heavy triggers accurately will give you a general improvement in all shooting disciplines. And also.....they are cool.
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Re: What's missing

Post by Oldbloke » 14 Feb 2019, 7:27 pm

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Re: What's missing

Post by deye243 » 14 Feb 2019, 11:12 pm

[/quote]
Short range maybe but for longrane they are hopeless[/quote]

I was under the impression that 25-06 was a good long range caliber. I have talked to a few fellas that reckon they’re great. Can you elaborate on your opinion please ? I’m not being argumentative, just trying to learn. Cheers[/quote]

No probs 25 cal pills are generally low bc even the Berger 257 115 is only .466 and generally long range starts at 600 and go's to 1400 for me then go's to ELR from 1400 to 2000+ YARDS I have a 2506 in a ruger vt and compared to the 260 and the 7mm it very anemic even with the Berger 115 doing 3150fps it runs out of puff at 600 bad,
but is pleasant to shoot recoil wise as there isn't much more than a 243 but there is a good muzzle blast .
If you get the chance to shoot a 6.5 or 7mm you will see what I am talking about ....
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Re: What's missing

Post by bigrich » 15 Feb 2019, 1:36 pm

deye243 wrote:

Short range maybe but for longrane they are hopeless[/quote]

I was under the impression that 25-06 was a good long range caliber. I have talked to a few fellas that reckon they’re great. Can you elaborate on your opinion please ? I’m not being argumentative, just trying to learn. Cheers[/quote]

No probs 25 cal pills are generally low bc even the Berger 257 115 is only .466 and generally long range starts at 600 and go's to 1400 for me then go's to ELR from 1400 to 2000+ YARDS I have a 2506 in a ruger vt and compared to the 260 and the 7mm it very anemic even with the Berger 115 doing 3150fps it runs out of puff at 600 bad,
but is pleasant to shoot recoil wise as there isn't much more than a 243 but there is a good muzzle blast .
If you get the chance to shoot a 6.5 or 7mm you will see what I am talking about ....[/quote]

Already got a 6.5x55, I shoot at the range for load development, in the field I’ve taken goats at a bit over 200-250 , haven’t really had a crack at long range. Long range starts at 600 for you ? so what’s your rifle set up ? Must be a cracker
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