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If it looks like a duck, swims, flies and waddles like a duck….it’s a duck. That applies to ducks hatched in the 19th, 20th and 21st centuries.

Blaser R8 is without a doubt the most accurate.22 RF I’ve ever shot. Eley Match is what I feed her. I also have a CZ 452 which I shoot with open sights. She’s feed Winchester HP SS. Accurate enough for small game hunting.

Make sure everyone else on the hunt is aware you’re on these! Ensures that you will be left alone.

Blaser R8 in 500J. Probably the most affordable too.

I played tourist and socialised a bit too.

Got to have a good play with a Tikka T3X in 308 win with a 16 “ barrel. The Kiwis refer to them as bush pigs. With a suppressor they are quite good. Actually I really like them. The plates are at 100 yards. Probably a 6 or 8 inch diameter ? I’ll be back next year.

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Only a couple of more days and I’ll be heading home. No more hunting on this trip. I managed to get in a few hunts and an afternoon fishing. Weather has been all over the place. Managed to work around it mostly. But, a fly in trip that I was hoping to get in didn’t eventuate due to weather. Oh...

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Absolutely. I’m a lucky man.

Thanks Red Leg

I’m over in NZ doing a bit of hunting and socialising. Went bush for a few days with the son. Primarily after chamois and a red if the opportunity presented. Weather was a bit hot but otherwise good. We hunted in Fiordland in one of the flattest areas I could find. We walked in and I think it’s...

I reckon it would be a 3 speed

Hope this helps.

I once shot a great 10 point red stag. I took the shot in the last minutes of day light. Range was around 200 meters and I took the shot standing. He dropped on the spot. I marked the spot where I had taken the shot with toilet paper (unused) and then proceeded to bush bash my way across the...