Recent content by Stix

An AR platform would be great but unfortunately we are not aloud semi automatic weapons in Australia. I don't know much about the .260, what weight projectiles does it shoot? If it's got enough energy at 500 metres for body shots on big pigs and it won't burn barrels with a lot of successive...

So after a bit of a break from shooting for work/family reasons I'm back in the game. I primarily shoot pigs up to and over 100Kg (200Lb) in central Queensland Australia. After getting back in to hunting for the past few months I seem to be spotting most pigs either trotting away at 250metres...

2 Hours west of Dalby, bloody good shooting out there! I'm up in Emerald area, it's not bad shooting up here, the pigs are big but getting access to hunt is crazy hard.

Here is a "pig pipe" in action, exactly same method as described except I soak my corn in water with yeast and sugar for about a week, works straight up that way. Excuse the camera, I was holding rifle with 1 hand and compact digital camera with the other lol

G'day all. Got a bit of a technical question for setting up bait stations for attracting pigs. I use "Pig pipes" filled with fermenting corn and have pretty good success from them, sometimes drop a few kangaroo carcasses nearby as well. I normally set and forget these stations, come back for...

Cheers guys, any other input?

I need a lever action 30-30 for close range pig shooting. Looking for good value for money, whats the recommendation? Marlin 336? Rossi Rio Grande? I will want to mount a low powered scope on it. High magazine count a bonus. Give me your opinions guys! Cheers Stix

Cheers guys, at the ranges i shoot i don't really see a huge differance in a 7mm08 over .308. As stated you can load light bullets in a .308, can't load heavy bullets in a 7mm. Trajectory may be better out over 500 but that means little to me.

G'Day all. I'm trying to make a more informed decision for a hunting rifle and would like to hear peoples thoughts on the penetration power or high velocity vs high energy calibres/projectiles. I primarily hunt large feral pigs in the 100-150kg range at 150-350 metres (soon to be 500m +) and...

Is that for capped turrets or the target turrets?

I love timber stocks but see the versatility in a synthetic stock that you can bash around out hunting and not have it look any worse for wear. Is a free floating barrel in a quality timber stock really any less acurate than a synthetic stock? Is a bit of rain or moisture really going to...

What projectiles are using?

Really? How does that work? How do you know where to return it too for zero? Or does it have some different type of dialing turrets then a standard scope?

A 6.5 X 55 doesn't have the energy i'm looking for.

I'm pretty well set on a Viper HS 4-16x44 for my new .308 and i'm pretty happy with the BDC recticle offered in the non LR capped turret version. I've never hunted with target turrets but i do want to start shooting out to atleast 500 metres (Pigs and dogs not paper or steel). How appropriate...