happyhunter wrote:Then, what has the Kangaroo code got to do with magnum cartridges?
bladeracer wrote:happyhunter wrote:Then, what has the Kangaroo code got to do with magnum cartridges?
Go back a few more pages and you can ask exactly the same question with any number of variables that have come up in this thread
bladeracer wrote:Skadoo wrote:Not having a go mate but that's a poor and obviously argument.
"Just head shot" is one of the most useless pieces of advice out there that too many guys just out to stroke their own ego repeat over and over.
No one can head shot perfectly every time, no one. It's perfectly sensible and ethical to opt for a calibre that will effectively and humanely kill with a variety of shot placements from head to chest.
Not having a go at you, just at the "head shot everything" line of thinking in general.
And yet head shots are required when shooting kangaroos.
https://www.environment.gov.au/biodiver ... angaroos#2
"The Code sets an achievable standard of humane conduct and is the minimum required of persons shooting kangaroos."
"Point of aim
Conditions
A shooter using a rifle must aim so as to hit the target kangaroo in the brain (see diagram in Schedule 2), except in the case of an injured or wounded animal where a brain shot may be impractical.
A shooter using a shotgun must aim so that, whether the target kangaroo is stationary or mobile, it will be hit in the head, neck or chest by the centre of the pattern."
<<Genesis93>> wrote:It is a Code of practice, which is only the 'law' if specifically referred as a requirement by a ....'law'...
That is, if say the Wildlife Act (VIC) refers to the code and say the code must be complied with - then its law, otherwise, the code is only a suggestion.
bladeracer wrote:happyhunter wrote:Then, what has the Kangaroo code got to do with magnum cartridges?
Go back a few more pages and you can ask exactly the same question with any number of variables that have come up in this thread
bladeracer wrote:<<Genesis93>> wrote:It is a Code of practice, which is only the 'law' if specifically referred as a requirement by a ....'law'...
That is, if say the Wildlife Act (VIC) refers to the code and say the code must be complied with - then its law, otherwise, the code is only a suggestion.
But if you have a permit to cull 'roos isn't it a requirement of the permit that you adhere to the code?
....DELWP also recommends that you read the National Code of Practice for the Humane Shooting of Kangaroos and Wallabies for Non-Commercial Purposes before shooting kangaroos...
Gwion wrote:Destroying the brain on a kangaroo would be significantly different to destroying the brain on a buffalo..............
<<Genesis93>> wrote:Gwion wrote:Destroying the brain on a kangaroo would be significantly different to destroying the brain on a buffalo..............
Because its a Buffalo, right?
Gwion wrote:<<Genesis93>> wrote:Gwion wrote:Destroying the brain on a kangaroo would be significantly different to destroying the brain on a buffalo..............
Because its a Buffalo, right?
Well, yes, actually. Skull structure, bone density and all that. Product of evolution.....
happyhunter wrote:Although this thread has gone kind of off the rails, with graphics of skippies head with X marking the spot and all that, anybody who has shot a lot, and doesn't flinch, can take advantage of a magnums higher muzzle velocity. less wind drift, flatter trajectory. Better metallurgy means barrel life is not an issue like it was in the past. If you hand load. expense is no longer an issue. If people are gonna argue you don't need the power, then why not apply that nagging bitchiness to fast cars and motorbikes, I mean, why don't we all drive a Prius or step thru scooters?
My personal preference is the plain old 308 Winchester and I'm considering going to 7mm08, but for the guys that shoot the 300s and 338 magnums I'm all for that too. One day I might just get me a 338RUM just for the gongs.
happyhunter wrote:Although this thread has gone kind of off the rails, with graphics of skippies head with X marking the spot and all that, anybody who has shot a lot, and doesn't flinch, can take advantage of a magnums higher muzzle velocity. less wind drift, flatter trajectory. Better metallurgy means barrel life is not an issue like it was in the past. If you hand load. expense is no longer an issue. If people are gonna argue you don't need the power, then why not apply that nagging bitchiness to fast cars and motorbikes, I mean, why don't we all drive a Prius or step thru scooters?
My personal preference is the plain old 308 Winchester and I'm considering going to 7mm08, but for the guys that shoot the 300s and 338 magnums I'm all for that too. One day I might just get me a 338RUM just for the gongs.
on_one_wheel wrote:Iv'e only got one mate who actually shot loads of Buffalo in the NT
His callable of choice was a .338 Win Mag
Supaduke wrote:It's even worse spitting on her back to fake an orgasm...
<<Genesis93>> wrote:on_one_wheel wrote:Iv'e only got one mate who actually shot loads of Buffalo in the NT
His callable of choice was a .338 Win Mag
Nah, do it with style, a 500 Nitro Express
Tripod wrote:<<Genesis93>> wrote:on_one_wheel wrote:Iv'e only got one mate who actually shot loads of Buffalo in the NT
His callable of choice was a .338 Win Mag
Nah, do it with style, a 500 Nitro Express
That might be doing it with style but if you're after power go for the 500 A-Square
brett1868 wrote:G mate....Oldbloke started the path to the gutter by boasting about his massive manhood, I just help with directions
<<Genesis93>> wrote:on_one_wheel wrote:Iv'e only got one mate who actually shot loads of Buffalo in the NT
His callable of choice was a .338 Win Mag
Nah, do it with style, a 500 Nitro Express
<<Genesis93>> wrote:Tripod wrote:<<Genesis93>> wrote:on_one_wheel wrote:Iv'e only got one mate who actually shot loads of Buffalo in the NT
His callable of choice was a .338 Win Mag
Nah, do it with style, a 500 Nitro Express
That might be doing it with style but if you're after power go for the 500 A-Square
five hundred Aye skwair.... just sounds wrong in a Holland double...
We... are shooting the Nitro Express chaps.... thats better
brett1868 wrote:Supaduke wrote:Men are like wine
Women are like cheese
Must be true what they say about going down on grandma being like pulling a cheese sandwich apart
brett1868 wrote:Maybe Oldbloke's changed his meds as I don't remember him ever being this funny, cracked me up a couple times today.