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Your Natural Point of Aim When Hunting
There has been a lot written about bullet performance on game and the need for premium quality bullets. But sometimes there is more to it than meets the eye.
Sunday Sambar Hunt
While this hunt was taking place, in another part of the Victorian high country people were coming to terms with the tragedy of a young hunter accidentally shot. Luke and his mate Aaron were both deeply saddened by the news on their return from the bush. As young hunters themselvs it was a stark reminder of [...]
Hunt & Shoot Project Rifle part 7 – Hunting
With the rifle now shooting very well, it was time to head up on the Goats and try it out.
Short Sambar Hunt
With the freezer running a bit low on venison, it was time to head up into the bush with my son and try our luck on the Sambar. It didn’t take long and an opportunity arose.
Millet TRS 4-16×50 Rifle Scope Review.
A mate picked up this scope recently and asked me to fit it to his Ruger M77 rifle in 7mm Remington Magnum. This gave me a good opportunity to have a close inspection of this rifle scope and run it through its paces.
Reloading Tips – Bullet Seating
Getting the best accuracy from your hand loaded ammunition, quite often requires small changes to the bullet seating depth. This is how I set my bullet seating depth up and make small changes as required.
H & S Project Rifle part 6 – Field practice & validation.
With some fine tuning to my hand loads I had the rifle shooting small groups at 100 yards. The question now is how will this combination of rifle, scope and ammo go out in the field at longer ranges?
H & S Project Rifle Part 5 – In search of accuracy.
To put it bluntly, the accuracy of the Remington SPS out of the box, was a huge disappointment. I expected much more from this brand of rifle in this calibre. Not to worry! These things can be easily fixed. Just add time and money. Pictured below is the modified rifle ready for accuracy testing.
H & S Project Rifle part 4 – First shots.
With the scope mounted onto the rifle it was time to run in the barrel and test a few loads for accuracy. For this testing I would be using a mix of Remington 175 grain Factory ammunition and some 175 and 180 grain hand loads.
Victorian Duck hunter education from DSE Victoria.
DSE Victoria has just posted out two useful publications aimed at improving the knowledge and skill of duck hunters. If you have a current game license that is endorsed for Ducks then you should receive these publications in the mail. Produced in conjunction with hunting organisations, these publications will be a great aid to hunters.
H & S Project Rifle part 3 – Fitting the scope.
In keeping with the theme of this project, I selected medium priced scope and rings that would be within the budget of most Aussie hunters. The scope chosen for this project is a new Bushnell 6500 Elite in 2.5 – 16 x 42 with Mil Dot reticle. The rings chosen are Burris XTR Extreeme Tactical Rings. [...]
H & S Project rifle part 2 – Fitting the Picatinny rail
The EGW picatinny rail chosen for this project rifle is a well made solid section of anodised alloy. A picatinny rail has a lot of advantages over standard type scope mounts. Properly fitted, the rail gives strength and rigidity to the action and provides flexibility to scope fitting.
