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<blockquote data-quote="NZ Longranger" data-source="post: 1002832" data-attributes="member: 14"><p>Guys,</p><p>We build all our rifles ourselves. But the point of these particular rifles in our line-up is that they can do both of what Sans and Jay are talking about. They are light and compact enough that you can carry them round the steepest mountains, or shoot something up close in the bush/woods without needing hearing protection, and we do just that. And they are capable of pulling off 1000 yard shots when the need arises. They are a jack of all trades, master of none, if you like. If you are only going to encounter one of these hunting situations, then you can specialize with either a ligher/shorter rifle, or a longer/heavier one as in Jay's case. And we build rifles for those specialist situations as well.</p><p>And Sans, you need to actually shoot one of these with the big angled port brake on it. You wouldn't believe how much it tames the recoil unless you try it. But having said that, everyone is different when it comes to handing recoil. </p><p></p><p>Here's a couple of short vids from last year, (you may have seen them before) Himalayan Tahr hunting with the 338 FX. You can see we do carry them on extended backpack trips, and into some pretty steep country. You'll also see my wife shoot her first bull tahr at 730 yards with the 338. Her one is in Spring when the snow has retreated and the bulls have mobbed up together but unfortunately they have largely lost their magnificent mane. You have to see them to believe how majestic they look high up in the mountains in full mane during the winter. </p><p></p><p>[media=youtube]Ec1RfWn_ipQ[/media] </p><p></p><p></p><p>[media=youtube]RR-4H1ge3qs[/media]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="NZ Longranger, post: 1002832, member: 14"] Guys, We build all our rifles ourselves. But the point of these particular rifles in our line-up is that they can do both of what Sans and Jay are talking about. They are light and compact enough that you can carry them round the steepest mountains, or shoot something up close in the bush/woods without needing hearing protection, and we do just that. And they are capable of pulling off 1000 yard shots when the need arises. They are a jack of all trades, master of none, if you like. If you are only going to encounter one of these hunting situations, then you can specialize with either a ligher/shorter rifle, or a longer/heavier one as in Jay's case. And we build rifles for those specialist situations as well. And Sans, you need to actually shoot one of these with the big angled port brake on it. You wouldn't believe how much it tames the recoil unless you try it. But having said that, everyone is different when it comes to handing recoil. Here's a couple of short vids from last year, (you may have seen them before) Himalayan Tahr hunting with the 338 FX. You can see we do carry them on extended backpack trips, and into some pretty steep country. You'll also see my wife shoot her first bull tahr at 730 yards with the 338. Her one is in Spring when the snow has retreated and the bulls have mobbed up together but unfortunately they have largely lost their magnificent mane. You have to see them to believe how majestic they look high up in the mountains in full mane during the winter. [media=youtube]Ec1RfWn_ipQ[/media] [media=youtube]RR-4H1ge3qs[/media] [/QUOTE]
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