Recent content by KiwiIan

I had a 7mm-08 for around 20 year's. The load i hunted extensively with was the 140 grain Accubond- it worked very well on some big red stags at close (10 yards!) to around 250 yards. These deer were solid and amped up - the Accubonds worked really well when they had decent resistance- lighter...

My experience with suppressors is limited to the over barrel type, apart from .22lr. The muzzle forward/can type are available. Generally they are used on rifles fitted with open sights. Hardy rifle engineering have been producing suppressors for a number of years- they have compact and stealth...

My nephew is running the 150 ELDx in his 7mm08. It works really well on deer (red deer here in NZ). They've ranged in weight between 150 and 300+ pounds, at distances of 25 to 300 yards. Velocity out of his 20" Kimber is a shade over 2,700 fps.

Hi guys, I have 4 rifles fitted with suppressors. More hunters than ever are hunting with short barreled rifles (<20"). Short barrel + suppressor in my experience make hunting/shooting just that bit more enjoyable. I run local New Zealand made over barrel type suppressors - 2 x Hardy Gen V's...

The use of LVR has given the 308 a boost in velocity, and from what Ive read in an assortment of forums the accuracy is right up there as well!

Looking forward to hear how your hunt goes. I've got the itch to get a 30-30 - great old round.

I have a VX3 3.5-10 + a VX3i 2.5-8 and a VX5 3-15. I find the glass/clarity in the VX3 to be superior to the VX3i. As for the VX5, it's resolution is at a higher level again.

No experience in shooting goats in your neck of the woods. I've shot tahr here in NZ - my personal experience with tahr is immobilize them so they end up somewhere that you can't retrieve them. As with one of the earlier comments- spine or smash their shoulders! Good luck with your hunt mate.

If it was me I certainly wouldn't eat it. Infection that bad would be in the animals blood. The positives are the kill was quick and the bulls suffering ended and there's a decent set of antlers to help remember the hunt.

I've been hunting with a suppressed 16" 308 for several years now. I can't say that I've hunted any elk - but I have shot a number of large red deer. I have used a mixture of both factory and handloads. The factory has been both 150 SST & 150 GMX. The attached photo is of 3 recovered 150 GMX...

Other calibers that could be worth considering 7mm saum or 300 WSM. Reason for these to take into consideration, 7 saum has a case capacity which holds a nominal amount of powder which will give you greater flexibility when it comes to powder choices in the shorter barrel (case capacity more...

I'm running 130 TTSX 3,000 fps behind H335. This is out of a 16" barrel (suppressed T3X)

They're good velocities you're getting out of your rifle. I'm running a Tikka T3x 308 with a Hardy over barrel suppressor.

21" barreled T3. Yet to do load work but my plan is to duplicate velocities that others are achieving in similar configured rifles - 3k+ with 162 ELDx and a healthy dose of Reloder 23.

130 TTSX in a 16" T3x 308, 49.5 grains H335 haven't ran it over a chronograph but others that are running it in similar configured. 308's claim the velocity is around 2950 fps. It a load that certainly kills well!