Recent content by Sika Hunter

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    Rifle carry

    Like many, rifle pointing up and tape over muzzle.
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    Dramatic drop in velocity with exact same components - strange! Ever seen this??

    This is a video that give a good explanation about the issue of humidity, it is worth a watch.
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    243 powder?

    I very much agree with all the above, as far as my 243 goes.
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    Berger bullet tissue damage

    Try ballisticstudies.com
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    Too late to start?

    I was 52 when I started hunting and I started hunting on my own (with no hunting buddy). If you think you would like to give it a go then you should. That way you will know one way or the other. By the way I now have a hunting buddy, and have been to parts of the country and seen places that I...
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    Dream Hunt

    14" Bull Tahr in the Southen Alps New Zealand.
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    Vortex Viper HSLR zero issues with elevation knob

    Sorry I have been out of town. Here are some pics of my settup. This is a 20 MOA rail and as much offset (0.010") as I could get. This workedout to be about 27 MOA in all.
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    Vortex Viper HSLR zero issues with elevation knob

    I have a Vortex scope with a 20moa rail and zee rings. This gave me aprox 27moa. With this i have shot out to 1000m (on paper).
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    POLL: Preferred Combination of Turrets and Reticle?

    Mil/Mil on all my scopes. The only way to go.
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    Anybody hunting or shooting with their wife/girlfriend?

    My lady likes to go out hunting with me, and she is becoming a very good second pair of eyes for spoting the game. She is not keen to pull th trigger or clean the game. In fact she has segested on more then one occasion that we go on a hunting trip. She is company and keen to learn.
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    Blown primer in .243 Ackley

    What velocities are you getting? QL is only calculated (not knocking it) but real data is better. That will tell you a lot about what is going on. If the velocity is up there then then try the lower starting load.
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    Scope Ring Selection Help

    I have the same scope and use Signature Zee ring and have no issues in 5 years. I would use them again happily.
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    Best long range rangefinder for the common man

    I also run a Sig 2000. Last week I was using it out to 1500 metres with no issues. I once ranged a building out to 4000 metres. This rangefinder has become the goto for then guys I hunt with.
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    checking volume of brass

    Hi. I am sorting my cases by wieght rather that manufacture and have found it to very effective. My reasoning is that brass is 9 times as heavy as water and my scales only read to 0.1 grain, so 1grain of brass has almost the same volume as 0.1 grain water which means that 0.1grain of brass has...
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    Berger Bullets Give Away Contest

    Enter Me In The Berger Bullets Contest
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