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Any chance you can post a picture of that, thanks.

I'll be there if the planets align. But im not booking any tickets until much closer to the date.

Thanks . I’ve never run a tape over them. He’s a smidgin short of full curl…..he was shot on age

All I need to complete my Super 10 is a large lottery win .

You’re as deaf as me.

Snakes….people worry too much about nothing.

This is how I practice with the irons on my.416 Rigby. Plenty of banter with the mates too.

I like your choice of iron sights

I joined the club yesterday. I have not fired mine but I have shot a couple of her sisters over the years.

If your scope dies on a wilderness hunt anywhere on this planet you’ll want them iron sights.

Very interesting. For overseas hunting…. 1. No 2. No 3. About 5% 4. No 5. Yes 6. Yes 7. Impossible to say

I just can’t justify the costs involved in bringing trophies home from overseas hunts. It is bloody ridiculous. I just take plenty of photos. And I really don’t have any room to mount them. My B&C caribou lives in the store room. IIRC the airfreight alone cost me more than a return business...

Yes. It’s not too difficult. https://www.firearmssafetyauthority.govt.nz/manage-and-apply/visiting-or-moving-new-zealand/apply-visitors-firearms-licence

My go to 9.3 x62 these days is the Blaser R8 professional. If you want something pretty then a Rigby HS would be hard to beat. But my first choice would be the R8.

I’ve seen people take the wrong bolt for a rifle several times over the years and they didn’t have a Blaser. You just need to get a procedure in place and stick to it. Before heading off on a hunt with my R8 I always check that I do have the correct barrel, bolt and magazine insert…...

For what cartridge is your rifle chambered? Was a good write up of your adventure. Well done.

.22 RF .223 .308 30/06 9.3x62

4 x S&B on the Rigby 30/06 and a. 4x Kahles one the Sako in 308. I’m another who would love to see the scope manufactures reintroduce their 4x and lower magnification scopes. All my vari-power scopes live on 3x .

However….when I was a young fella I did like big scopes with parallax adjustments. This is my old 300 win Mag wearing a 3 to 9 Leupold…..long since retired…..for years I thought that was the greatest hunting rifle in existence.

Gee….after reading the comments I feel a little bit lonely…. Most of my hunting rifles wear either a 1.5 to 6 variable or a 4x fixed. I’ve never felt that I needed more magnification than that for deer, sheep, thar and chamois.

I don’t think it’s too hard to organise. I hunted moose in BC last year and I met several US hunters who had their trucks loaded with moose meat. Some were processing the meat themselves before placing it in huge ice boxes. I pair were getting their beasts processed in Smithers and then driving...

Perhaps try getting the moose to walk across the border before you shoot it .. and preferably get it to stand near your truck too.

I had my first play with Blaser optics last week. Fucking brilliant best describes them. My mates bought his first R8 and decided to go full Blaser.it’s a 1 to 6 rail scope with illumination and IC control. I reckon that will be my next scope purchase.

A mate just bought an R8 and a couple of extra barrels. He also bought a Blaser 1to 6 (IIRC) on a rail mount. It’s got an illuminated red dot with the IC . Bloody beautiful scope and great setup. But an Aimpoint H1 or 2 is also hard to beat. Nice rifle you have .

I buy a packet of these

Anyone who uses a scope on a 460 WM is braver than me. I’d just fit an Aimpoint H2 or similar. Actually I’d probably prefer iron sights but the Aimpoint is the easiest solution.

Don’t know about being able to buy long arms on a Canadian visitor license. I was there a few months ago hunting. Pretty sure that my visitor license restricted me to just buying ammunition for my rifle. Anyway, either country is pretty easy to get a hunting rifle into. If you want...

That's a great diagram. I use a mixture of the standard and 6 o'clock hold sight pictures. When I'm zeroing a hunting rifle I take a 6 0'clock hold for a sight picture and I adjust the sights so that the bullets impact to where I'm aiming. I find that method provides me with a clearer aiming...

Gee wiz...thats one large leap out of the closet o_O

I’ve only owned a double rifle for a couple of months….so you probably know more about them than me. Mine is a Blaser BB 97 classic in 9.3 x 74R . I also couldn’t get the ammunition for which it was regulated. In the short time that I’ve owned her I have found that reducing the powder charge...

I’ll go against the flow. I reckon single….but if you ever want to sell her than expect plenty of whining that it’s not a DSB. Personally….I’m not brave enough to shoot a scoped 500J. I’ve got enough scars on my head already. As to eyesight….if you can shoot it with iron sights now then...

It looks like I’ve done a poor job of explaining what is happening. As to zero and regulation being related? Well sort of but not exactly. I view zero as accuracy and regulation sort of like precision. So I think you can have both a zeroed rifle where the barrels are shooting apart (therefore...

It's no country for old men Rule 303 :ROFLMAO::ROFLMAO: see ya next week.

yes and no....of course I'd prefer it if the rifle regulated the same way whether or not the scope was on or off. But it doesn't...and I didn't buy the rifle for DG hunts. The rifle. I believe, was made for driven game hunting. I should emphasis that having the scope on or off does NOT effect...

The BB97 Classic has soldered barrels…none adjustable. The standard BB 97 has the adjustable top barrel. That’s about the only real difference.

My BB 97 Classic shoots / regulates differently when the scope is attached. Not a big deal really. I’ve got a load just for the iron sights and it shoots factory PPU well enough out to 50 meters for close up hunting. Details are written in the rifles log book. Photos of which appear below.

I’ve never tried. But I think it might? I’ll give it a try.

Fair enough I guess. But down here in the Great Southern Land the only indigenous game, aside from water foul, are Roos, wallabies and crocodiles. And legally hunted crocodiles are few and far between. The kiwis would only have waterfowl. As to hunting in NZ. Well, there are a couple of...

Just another reason to confirm that the 30/06 is never a bad choice.

I enjoy shooting irons, red dots and scopes. One of the main reasons I started carrying an R8 was that it allowed me to swap and change whenever I wanted to. The rifle in the photo is my go to rifle these days. That barrel is in 9.3x62 . The scope is a Zeiss 1.5 to 6. The 30/06 and 308 barrels...

I agree.

Regarding the price of Blasers. Mate bought a new Blaser R8 this week with an extra barrel, Blaser scope and mounts. Cost around AUD$11K. That’s around USD$7k. That’s a fair few dollars but it’s not outrageous. Regarding suppressors. Pretty much impossible to own one legally here in...

My HS on her first outing. A few years ago now.

Beef stock?

I bought my first R8 about 12 years ago. Back then its cost was equivalent to the purchase price of 2 Sako 85’s. I can still purchase the same model R8 for about the same price as 2 new Sako’s. I reckon I get better value for my dollar with the Blaser.

Can’t comment on Norma ammunition in 308. But I have used their ammunition in both 9.3 x 62 and 30/06 with excellent results. However, I’ve had a similar experience to yours with Federal Premium ammunition in 30/06. My R8 and Rigby both tack drove with the 180 grain Nosler partitions loaded by...

Fly in 2 to 3 days early. Gives you time to get into local mode. And, gives you a buffer for delayed or cancelled flights and locating lost luggage. Fly out two to three days after the hunt. Good buffer for delayed charter flights etc.

I don’t understand why anyone would be concerned about any noise from Velcro. I’ve usually emptied my magazine before I reach for more ammunition.

Almost , but not quite big enough for the mighty Samba of the Victorian Alps . Just kidding.

Better take some ear plugs just incase Bob starts raving on about that bloody Whelan cartridge.