What did you do today?

[Oldbloke]

Dog spewed up his lunch today. Sooo,, it become bearly and left overs bait.

[Bugman]

Went out to St. Marys indoor range and tested some loads. Came home relaxed and satisfied with the results.

[Billo]

Went out to St. Marys indoor range and tested some loads. Came home relaxed and satisfied with the results.

Would have been a good day indoors

Ive load up some more 22 Hornet for testing, hoping to get to St Marys late tmw or friday

[Flyonline]

Ordered a new chair the other day for sit'n'waits over Brer Rabbit's house which was delivered today so headed out to the olds for a quick test and check the re-sighting I'd done after a new butt hook install on the 97k a little while ago. I'd found that straight metal on shoulder was too harsh and my groups opened up some, so I added a foam liner and this was the re-re-test. First shot at my zero of 38m was bang on which set the tone for the rest of the quick session - other than a wobble at 25m which was due to a bit of mental relaxing/laziness on my behalf. Verified my hold overs at the same time out to 45m and the current setup gives me almost a true PBR to just shy of 45m with just a pesky slightly high 25m impact throwing a spanner in the works. I've ditched the aftermarket spring and gone back to the OEM due to significant increase in hold overs. At the moment its showing ~5-7fps spread for 10 shots. Just need to do a last check and then loctite all the screws back in and leave the effing thing alone - last time I had a good setup I screwed it trying to 'improve' it so I'll do my best to leave well alone this time!!

Despite it being a cheap chinese jobby, I was pleasantly surprised at how adjustable the chair was, and how comfortable it is - much more than my old skool canvas folder, and gives me a lot more versatility setting up on a slope with each leg being adjustable independently. And as a fishing chair, I have the bonus of some attachments if I feel the need to have a beer cooler/rod holder/parasol/phone holder at hand I'll be replacing the crappy feet with something in heavy duty plastic as the noise they make when banging around sounds like a basket of empty cans being thrown down a hill.



Will be ready and waiting for the spring influx of new kittens come spring as the numbers seem to have dropped a little lately.

[bigrich]

Went looking for the Iran topic on here and it’s disappeared. Can only assume someone got narcy over the topic or the orange man and the mods have deleted it. Shame people can’t respect the rights of others to have their own point of view. I find it ironic considering most hold democracy and free speech in high regard. Just saying…..

[bigpete]

Ordered a new chair the other day for sit'n'waits over Brer Rabbit's house which was delivered today so headed out to the olds for a quick test and check the re-sighting I'd done after a new butt hook install on the 97k a little while ago. I'd found that straight metal on shoulder was too harsh and my groups opened up some, so I added a foam liner and this was the re-re-test. First shot at my zero of 38m was bang on which set the tone for the rest of the quick session - other than a wobble at 25m which was due to a bit of mental relaxing/laziness on my behalf. Verified my hold overs at the same time out to 45m and the current setup gives me almost a true PBR to just shy of 45m with just a pesky slightly high 25m impact throwing a spanner in the works. I've ditched the aftermarket spring and gone back to the OEM due to significant increase in hold overs. At the moment its showing ~5-7fps spread for 10 shots. Just need to do a last check and then loctite all the screws back in and leave the effing thing alone - last time I had a good setup I screwed it trying to 'improve' it so I'll do my best to leave well alone this time!!

Despite it being a cheap chinese jobby, I was pleasantly surprised at how adjustable the chair was, and how comfortable it is - much more than my old skool canvas folder, and gives me a lot more versatility setting up on a slope with each leg being adjustable independently. And as a fishing chair, I have the bonus of some attachments if I feel the need to have a beer cooler/rod holder/parasol/phone holder at hand I'll be replacing the crappy feet with something in heavy duty plastic as the noise they make when banging around sounds like a basket of empty cans being thrown down a hill.



Will be ready and waiting for the spring influx of new kittens come spring as the numbers seem to have dropped a little lately.

Interesting chair

[Flyonline]

Pete

here's the original link I found, with a description etc. https://aquasports.com.au/products/fishing-chair-with-aluminum-alloy-for-all-terrains-portable-multifunctional-folding-adjustable-reclining-chair-with-hind-legs#images-2

I got mine from Hardly Normal for $80something delivered. Like I say, it's only a lightweight chinese job but the couple of times I've had it out it's been very comfortable and folds down easier and more handy than the old school camping folders. It's more adjustable than I was thinking, and I really like I can set the angle of the backrest as I prefer to sit more upright than most chairs allow. It's not exactly over wide, so I wouldn't want to be doing an extended session for hours, but for an arvo sit I reckon it should be good. It's lighter than my old folder too, so I may be tempted to drag it into the bush for a more comfortable sit than a foam mat on the soggy ground.

Went backpack hunting today. Was seriously tempted to grab a 30L Lowe Alpine pack as it fit me really well and loaded up in the store it felt the most comfortable I've ever had. Being a skinny white dude, I find that when I cinch the waist belt enough to hold a load, it puts a heap of pressure on my hips and I end up with either aching legs/hips, or aching neck/shoulders as all the weight is on my shoulders with a looser waist strap. It is probably a little on the thin side being a lightish day pack, but I'm in between getting something like this for 75% of my hunting and using either of my big packs for pulling a sambar out, or going with something a little bigger and heavy duty to cover pretty well everything.

Today I threw a top roast from a sambar in some brine for the week and will have a go at doing a pastrami next weekend.

[bigpete]

Hunted pigs and goats today. Thermal binoculars are great for spotting animals before daylight and planning an ambush

[Die Judicii]

Hunted pigs and goats today. Thermal binoculars are great for spotting animals before daylight and planning an ambush

You'll wanna be quick.
The grunters in my areas are mostly on the move just prior to dawn.
Heading back to their daylight hidey holes/scrub

Many times when sitting overnight for dogs I see the whole mob or mobs of grunters heading down to lower ground where the sorgum etc is grown.
Usually just about 10pm,, then about an hour before daybreak I'd see em all doing the return journey.
By full daylight there's not a grunter in sight.

[bigpete]

I had the pigs dead to rights....then I think the breeze gave me away....but I'm still going home with meat

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[Flyonline]

Nice one Pete! What's the bow setup?

[bigpete]

65lb@28" 62" drawn to 29.5" Saxon American recurve, 300 spine Chinese carbons with 200gn brass inserts and 130gn kayuga copy broadheads, 570gn total arrow weight with 330gn up front

[Die Judicii]

I thought bows were a no go in Sth Aus,, or did they back peddle ?

[bigpete]

Where did I say I was hunting in SA?

[Die Judicii]

Where did I say I was hunting in SA?

Oh yeah, my bad.