Recent content by Michael70

Hi Hank, Your original idea of an informal group who are on the same page is my ideal. To be honest this idea it is not motivated by the need to create more hunting opportunities for myself, but I like to gather with likeminded people and talk all things hunting. Much like we all do on here but...

Thank you for your support. Land and access is very political in the Northern Territory but collective power is something that the political types respond to here, therefore the best way forward is a united group. i want to reduce the politics to what is required to achieve our mission...

Hello to everyone that is out there. I would like to pose a question regarding hunting clubs, groups, affiliates or whatever you want to call a collection of likeminded individuals. Living in Darwin, Northern Territory I am fortunate to have access to some very good hunting, probably better...

Would love to know the story behind this two-year hunt.

This looks like the take-away lesson for me. Sling the rifle, mount the shotgun and move on. The crazy thing is that when I bought the rifle it had a (very) old Weaver K3-1, which held perfect zero. That was pre quad days and I was holding the rifle in the hand riding in a UTV so not a direct...

Good advice.....maybe modern scopes are not for me. Shooting irons may be the go.

That's probably the solution that will eventuate. The quad is a two-seater and sometimes I have a person behind me so chose the gun rack option. Also, while in the rack it usually sits inside a soft gun case to further protect it from the elements, but this may have to go. Just surprised that...

The gun groups at the range, although I have only a small sample size after mounting the Meopta. I guess the real test will be to take it hunting, mount it on the rack as I would normally and see if there is any movement the next time I visit the range. I will check the screws, mounts and...

It's experience like this that we all can learn from. Thank you.

This has crossed my mind also, the curious thing was that the variance (movement in POA) was only vertical, the horizontal plane was perfect. The abuse encountered on the gunrack at the front of the quad is far more than in the truck or held in the hand on a buggy (UTV). Previously rifles were...

Thank you, Ontario, I do live in an environment of extremes and the humidity at the moment is ridiculous. Something to check and consider. I have covered the gun and barrel in a thin layer of Restoration Wax rubbed on by hand. Hunting in the wet season everything gets soaked no matter how...

The question I am asking involves the magnitude of impact required to affect the movement of POA in a variable scope mounted on my M70 373H&H. The background to this story commenced on a regulation meat hunt where we had gone for the afternoon to roll over some young scrub cattle for the...

Muzzle down, as I always have a lot of oil on the gun and action (not in the barrel), living in a very humid environment. Too little and you will soon find out with rust being an issue. Melting, compacted or disintegrating butt pads are a real thing in the tropics. Muzzle down helps with this...

That's the downside. If you have used the back trigger and in a high-stress scenario repeatedly pull back for the "rear" trigger and it does not fire - that is the downside. After exclusively using double trigger shotguns and a SXS rifle to hunt (rifle only occasionally) muscle memory can take...

Hallelujah....finally someone who has spoken the true word of double guns!!! So much fiction based on perceived problems that do not exist. Look at the set-up of the triggers and the offset that allows for the natural movement from front to rear and your answer is there. If your grip slips and...