Tools of the hunt -- post your photos

[on_one_wheel]

What's the maintenance process for cerakote?

Just a wipe down is it? Easier than maintaining blued steel obviously?

Thats it, just a quick wipe over if you feel it needs it.

I have seen claims that when done properly inside and out, Cerakote acts like a dry lube and no oil ir required what so ever. I recon I read that in a Australian Shooters mag article quite some time back and the bloke doing the review noted how the action squeeked loudly when the bolt was lifted and droppped.

Personally im happy to oil and grease my moving parts.

[Noisydad]

Hanging out to take a deer with this gear! CVA Hawken in .54cal loaded with a quite light load of 55gn FFF black powder for competition target work and 95gn for hunting work with a 225gn patched round ball. It'll put 5 shots in 1.25 inches at 50m off a bench.

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[Lorgar]

Also really good at blowing target frames to piece at 25m

I sucked with it

[bigfellascott]

This is one of the tools I'm using at the moment to roll foxes. These 2 were poked at just over 270m.

[Bourt]

Got a few witnesses there to say it's doing the job

[bigfellascott]

Got a few witnesses there to say it's doing the job

The problem is though - they aren't sayin much! It's a dead issue I'm afraid. I got both of them at just over 270m shooting off the bipod.

[chacka]

Super shot on that far guy.

Right through the melon.

[bigfellascott]

Super shot on that far guy.

Right through the melon.

Cheers mate, more Ass than Class I reckon, the other one was nailed in the neck, just behind the ears (bit hard to see going by the pic) close but no cigar! not easy shooting those little buggers of the bipod using a 3-9 - but its a good challenge, bunnies are good fun to trying to shoot them in the head, especially the way I wobble around!

[Westy]

This is one of the tools I'm using at the moment to roll foxes.

What Cal?????

[bigfellascott]

204 mate - the rifle is a HB Howa with a Boyds Prairie Hunter Stock - it used to be Zook60's until he sold it to me.

Poked this one right in the nose a while back, stuck its head through some thistles, which was a bad mistake on its part!

[flap]

Poked this one right in the nose a while back, stuck its head through some thistles, which was a bad mistake on its part!

He won't be making that mistake twice.

[bigfellascott]

Poked this one right in the nose a while back, stuck its head through some thistles, which was a bad mistake on its part!

He won't be making that mistake twice.

Certainly won't!

[hrrl]

What height bipod are you rocking there bigfella?

Looks huge?

[bigfellascott]

What height bipod are you rocking there bigfella?

Looks huge?

This one mate - perfect for sitting and taking shots with, which is the reason I bought it.

http://www.harrisbipods.com/HB25CS.html

[hrrl]

Cheers Scott.

[bigfellascott]

Cheers Scott.

Not a problem mate - this is what they look like when fully extended.

[MeccaOz]

Loving that Idea Scott

[hrrl]

Looks good.

Nice little plug for Remington Ammo there too

[Monty]

Nice little plug for Remington Ammo there too

I'll send them the advertising bill

[bigfellascott]

Looks good.

Nice little plug for Remington Ammo there too

That 32gn Rem and Fed 32gn ammo went well in the Howa - I was shooting from that spot and head shooting bunnies at 220m to 250m+ with it off the bipod as you see it there. That was the first time hunting with the rifle and I'd only put about 20rds through it when I first got it to see how it would shoot and it did fine (actually excellent) considering it was the factory Rem and Fed stuff.


Rem Factory 32gn @50m


Fed Factory 32gn @50m

Seems to go alright on the bunnies too (this lot were shot at 220-250+m using the Rem Factory 32's).

[MeccaOz]

Rethinks his view on the 204 .... They do seem to be tack drivers, how do they fair in the wind Big fella ?

[bigfellascott]

Rethinks his view on the 204 .... They do seem to be tack drivers, how do they fair in the wind Big fella ?

Seems ok so far mate, not that I bother going out if she's real windy anyway (rather wait for the weather to settle when its like that) but have been out with a mate in winds up around 60km/h a few years ago chasing foxes and he was still knocking em over no worries even out to 300m - I assume he was allowing for wind etc, I was running the 22.250 at that stage and didn't have any real issues hitting em at that sort of range either.

That was an interesting trip that one, bloody freezing cold, high winds and sleet but we still managed to rack up 18 foxes for the trip from memory.

[MeccaOz]

That was an interesting trip that one, bloody freezing cold, high winds and sleet but we still managed to rack up 18 foxes for the trip from memory.

You are Keen mate

[bigfellascott]

That was an interesting trip that one, bloody freezing cold, high winds and sleet but we still managed to rack up 18 foxes for the trip from memory.

You are Keen mate

I think the word is MAD! I felt sorry for the 2 kids on the back of the 4by shooting! they must have absolutely been bloody freezing, yet they still shot a heap of foxes each!

[MeccaOz]

HAHAHA, that should harden up the youngin's

[bigfellascott]

HAHAHA, that should harden up the youngin's

Stiff as boards the pair of em! I'm surprised they hit anything, they must have been shivering like mad, better shots than me the pair of em!

[wrenchman]

A couple I hope they turn out first one is a saw model 10 was my grand fathers

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[wrenchman]

My Taurus pt92

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[wrenchman]

This is my favorite gun to carry concealed

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[crush]

What's your last one there wrenchman?